Comments on: Education Action Group Mailing Warns Against “Union Puppets” http://www.mediamouse.org/news/2009/05/eag-mailer-grps-elections.php Grand Rapids Progressive Left News Blog Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:38:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ed Cutlip http://www.mediamouse.org/news/2009/05/eag-mailer-grps-elections.php#comment-556 Ed Cutlip Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:26:11 +0000 http://www.mediamouse.org/news/2009/05/eag_mailer_grps_elections/#comment-556 Thanks so much for pursuing this! It's great to hear that someone is digging into this. Thanks so much for pursuing this! It’s great to hear that someone is digging into this.

]]> By: Roger http://www.mediamouse.org/news/2009/05/eag-mailer-grps-elections.php#comment-555 Roger Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:13:00 +0000 http://www.mediamouse.org/news/2009/05/eag_mailer_grps_elections/#comment-555 I have filed a Campaign Finance Act complaint against Education Action Group, regarding their actions in the GRPS school board election. I just received Olson's response, which was the mailings and phone calls were paid for him personally, and not by the organization. His filing with the Muskegon County Clerk shows that the total amount for the phone calls and mailings was $4,414.85. I will be sending in my final rebuttal to Seceretary of State on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, and asking the Secretary of State to refer the matter to the Attorney General. The question hinges on whether or not Olson's claim to have paid for the mailings and phone calls in his individual capacity is true. There is no way to determine that conclusively without the issue of subpoenas to the companies that were responsible for the mailings and phone calls. In my rebuttal, I intend to ask the Secretary of State to convene a public hearing on the matter, and to hold that hearing in Grand Rapids. I encourage others who care about this to write to Melissa Malerman, Administrative Law Examiner with the Legal and Regulatory Services Administration at the Secretary of State's office, and support my call for a public hearing on this matter. Please send letters or e-mails regarding this after June 9. Roger McClary I have filed a Campaign Finance Act complaint against Education Action Group, regarding their actions in the GRPS school board election.

I just received Olson’s response, which was the mailings and phone calls were paid for him personally, and not by the organization. His filing with the Muskegon County Clerk shows that the total amount for the phone calls and mailings was $4,414.85.

I will be sending in my final rebuttal to Seceretary of State on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, and asking the Secretary of State to refer the matter to the Attorney General. The question hinges on whether or not Olson’s claim to have paid for the mailings and phone calls in his individual capacity is true. There is no way to determine that conclusively without the issue of subpoenas to the companies that were responsible for the mailings and phone calls.

In my rebuttal, I intend to ask the Secretary of State to convene a public hearing on the matter, and to hold that hearing in Grand Rapids. I encourage others who care about this to write to Melissa Malerman, Administrative Law Examiner with the Legal and Regulatory Services Administration at the Secretary of State’s office, and support my call for a public hearing on this matter. Please send letters or e-mails regarding this after June 9.

Roger McClary

]]> By: greg steimel http://www.mediamouse.org/news/2009/05/eag-mailer-grps-elections.php#comment-554 greg steimel Mon, 04 May 2009 17:32:26 +0000 http://www.mediamouse.org/news/2009/05/eag_mailer_grps_elections/#comment-554 Thanks for taking the time to write about this "group." We've come to call Kyle Olson the Education Action Guy who is neither a group or about school reform. It's an uphill battle to convince reporters to reengage their skepticism when Kyle comes to town and tells them he's part of a school reform group. I contribute to a blog that exposes his lies: <a href="http://eagtruth.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://eagtruth.blogspot.com/</a> Thanks for taking the time to write about this “group.” We’ve come to call Kyle Olson the Education Action Guy who is neither a group or about school reform. It’s an uphill battle to convince reporters to reengage their skepticism when Kyle comes to town and tells them he’s part of a school reform group.

I contribute to a blog that exposes his lies: http://eagtruth.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Mike Saunders http://www.mediamouse.org/news/2009/05/eag-mailer-grps-elections.php#comment-553 Mike Saunders Fri, 01 May 2009 22:06:53 +0000 http://www.mediamouse.org/news/2009/05/eag_mailer_grps_elections/#comment-553 Thank You for posting this info on the Education Action Group. I was wondering who exactly was behind that mailer. Thank You for posting this info on the Education Action Group. I was wondering who exactly was behind that mailer.

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