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After Mass Shootings, Many GOP Leaders' ‘Concern Is For Guns,' Experts Say
But in the nearly three decades that have passed since then, gun politics have shifted dramatically.

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But in the nearly three decades that have passed since then, gun politics have shifted dramatically.

The state is currently awash in cash — quite a contrast from the early days of the COVID pandemic in 2020 when huge budget deficits loomed.
“The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act represents a strong commitment to addressing the current biodiversity crisis."
Grand Rapids had the highest cause for concern in the state for lifetime cancer risk from industrial sources.
A Detroit school and a city park is named in Erma Henderson’s honor. So is the City Hall’s auditorium.
“You should not be paying for contaminated water,” Rev. Edward Pinkney, a longtime pastor in Benton Harbor, said last month.
“Mr. Meadows received numerous text messages, which he has produced without any privilege claim."
“We’re not asking corporations to do the right thing or to save our democracy. It really is about holding them accountable.”
That vote was the sixth failed agreement between the parties since the union began its strike on Oct. 5.
Nearly a year ago, vaccines to protect people against COVID-19 were rolled out to the world.
“The time it takes a shooter to reload their weapon can be critical in enabling victims to escape and law enforcement to intervene."
“The administration supports S. 513 and the registration requirement for all citizens, which further ensures a military selective system."
“It felt good. I needed every ounce of that support,” recalled Sinclair, now 80.
Upton noted he was one of eight Republicans in both 2018 and this year to vote for the Bipartisan Background Checks Act.
The new numbers combine Thursday’s and Friday’s recorded cases and deaths, with an average of 9,222 new confirmed cases per day.
Cases and outbreaks are still surging in schools, as health officials say the latest statewide spike is being driven by the unvaccinated.
The Michigan Advance asked Whitmer if the CDC’s May guidance was a mistake and if it made it harder for officials to issue future mandates.
The deaths announced include 143 deaths identified during a vital records review.
The House didn’t include a pathway to citizenship either, but dozens of House Democrats urged the Senate to act.
Kevin Rinke, a Bloomfield Township businessman, on Monday officially announced his candidacy for governor in a press release.