Gov. Rick Snyder will appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court the ordered return of more than $550 million collected from school employees to fund retiree health care.
MEA President Steven Cook had this to say:
"It's unconscionable that Gov. Snyder has chosen to continue appealing the recent court decision that school employees should be refunded the 3 percent of their salary that was illegally taken from them.
"In light of Attorney General Schuette's decision not to participate in any appeal of this matter, Gov. Snyder's choice today can only be interpreted as a continued attack on school employees and a continued waste of taxpayer dollars on a politically-motivated appeal, that the state has lost every step of the way."
For Detroit Free Press coverage of the appeal, go here: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/07/05/schuette-wont-continue-school-employee-court-fight/86710950/