Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 10

LocalState 4B Lansing State Journal Saturday, April 10,1993 ABORTION ISSUES: PROTEST Police association fights for IRS exemption TTT 1 irtgary j. "Wi jut agency said, and, "There has been inurement to private parties." With its petition to the Tax Court, MAP did not include the IRS' notice of revocation, so precisely what the government objects to is not clear. The private parties who were supposed to have benefited were not named. MAP, which is based in South-field, denies any breach of regulations concerning tax exemption. It describes its mission as "promoting professionalism among law enforcement officers and organizing (them) for the purpose of collective bargaining." It said it "represents some 40 local collective bargaining units of law enforcement officers." Its income is from dues and the sale of advertising in its official magazine.

Police Report, it says. With the cutoff of the tax exemption, the IRS demanded Gannett News Service The federal tax collector has yanked the exemption of the Michigan Association of Police. That was disclosed when the union asked the U.S. Tax Court in Washington D.C. to find that the Internal Revenue Service was wrong in revoking the exemption and imposing an income tax on the association for 1988-90.

Loss of the exemption means not only that MAP must pay taxes on its own income, but donors no longer can deduct contributions to MAP when they compute their own income taxes. The IRS said it took the action because MAP has not been operated exclusively for the purpose for which it got its exemption. Its tax-exempt activities were not commensurate with the amount of money collected, the $50,016 in taxes for the year ending March 31, 1988, and $38,777 and $48,249 for each of the two succeeding years. In the petition, MAP says the IRS erroneously "allocated expenses between membership activities and advertising activities." If it is indeed non-exeflipt, the union argues, then it is entitled, in figuring its taxes, "to deduct all of its expenses from all of its income." The result, it says, is an overpayment of taxes, for. which it is entitled to a refund.

Among the union services MAP provides to the 40 locals are filing of petitions claiming a union represents employees, providing representatives who appear-at proceedings to certify or re-certify unions as bargaining agents, collective bargaining, mediation, fact-finding and arbitration. Associated Press Pro-life protesters locked arms Friday near the front door of a clinic in Bloomfield Township before a clash erupted with pro-choice activists. 1 1 rum Safe SAVE UP TO $COO per gallon on our best nterior finishes Sw Carr plans to slow up Congress Lansing State Journal Congressional travel would be limited under a resolution being pushed by U.S. Rep. Bob Carr, D-East Lansing.

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Most were released with citations ordering them to appear in 48th Judicial District Court in about two weeks, according to Bloomfield Town bosinoai Bloomfield clinic provides setting or protests Associated Press BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP Pro-life and pro-choice protesters clashed Friday outside a suburban Detroit family planning clinic before police made 23 arrests, including five juveniles. The arrests came when the groups shouted and scuffled with each other as pro-life protesters tried to block the clinic entrance, many kneeling at the doorstep and singing religious hymns. About 30 officers and 200 protesters roughly 150 pro-life and 50 pro-choice gathered early Friday at the Midwest Gynecologists family planning clinic in Bloomfield Township. Signs bearing pictures of aborted fetuses, and signs calling for abortion rights and an end to abortion, were carried by many as a light rain fell. Pro-life protesters also planned to gather at an Ann Arbor clinic.

Members of Operation Rescue, a national pro-life group, have been holding protests on the Christian holiday of Good Friday for several years. This is the day Christ died for us. We feel we should stand up for others the way Jesus did for us," said Terry Navarra of Wyandotte, carrying a sign that read. "Even now, God will forgive you." She said she opposed all violence, including the killing in Florida last month of Dr. David during an anti-abortion demonstration outside the physician's clinic.

She wore a black ribbon to symbolize her disdain for the murder. Pro-choice activists wore black arm bands for the same reason. "Frankly, we're a little nervous after the death of Dr. Gunn," said Carol King, of the Michigan Abortion Rights Action League. "We feel these people are on the edge Channel 10 moves to Lansing By MIKE HUGHES Lansing State Journal WILX-TV Channel 10 is preparing to move its studio to Lansing.

"We've got all the plans ready," said owner Paul Brissette. "We're starting as soon as possible." The plan calls for a large addition to the Lansing branch, at 500 American Road, off Edgewood Boulevard, including studio and administrative offices. Brissette said it should be finished this year and the Jackson headquarters will be sold. Similar plans began a decade ago, when WILX was mainly in Jackson. Instead, a compromise emerged: Most of the news and advertising people work in Lansing, but the anchors are in Jackson.

Now comes the go-ahead to combine them. It marks a turnaround for Brissette. Earlier this year, he had put eight of his 10 stations up for sale, either collectively at $170 million to $200 million or individually. Now he's pulled back six of them. That includes WILX, which will instead get a building boost.

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