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Dems Criticize GOP School Reopening Plan For ‘Devos Agenda’ Of Privatizing Services
Teachers were again not included in the hearing Tuesday.
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Poll: Americans On Board With Mask Mandates
A new national survey suggests that Americans strongly support wearing masks to help prevent COVID-19 spread.
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Trump Claims Michigan Is Blocking His Rallies, But Whitmer’s Office Says That’s ‘Inaccurate’
President Donald Trump said during a national TV interview Sunday that he wasn’t allowed to hold an in-person rally in Michigan.
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Dingell Pans Dem-Led Committee For Axing PFAS Cleanup From Defense Bill
An effort to crack down on toxic chemicals has been thwarted again — this time by Democrats.
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MSU Converting Residence Hall To Covid-19 Isolation Housing
Michigan State University is designating one of its residence halls as isolation housing for students infected with or exposed to COVID-19.
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‘Strike For Black Lives’: Nursing Home Workers Rally Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Union workers at several metro Detroit nursing homes plan to strike Monday.
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Leaked White House Docs: Michigan Should Enforce Mask Mandate To Stop Coronavirus Spread
Michigan is designated in the “yellow zone” in terms of cases, per the document.
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Border Officials Didn’t Follow Guidelines On Migrant Children’s Health Care, Govt. Investigators Find
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not consistently followed new guidelines for medical care of migrant children.
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Board Faces Suit After Approving ‘Defective’ Anti-Whitmer Petition Language
The “Keep Michigan Safe” committee filed the lawsuit Tuesday in the Court of Appeals seeking to have Unlock Michigan’s petition withdrawn.
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Medical Professionals Call For More Voting Options Amid Covid-19 Crisis
A voting rights advocacy group and medical professionals called on state and local officials to enact necessary election reforms.
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Michigan Teachers Not Invited To Legislative Hearing On Reopening Schools
The state House and Senate Education committees met Wednesday to discuss reopening plans for schools this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Michigan Sees ‘Notable Rebound’ In June Unemployment Rate
Michigan’s unemployment rate declined to 14.8% in June, signaling a 6.5 percentage point decrease from the month before.
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Survey: Blacks, Asian Americans Face Discrimination During Covid-19 Crisis
American adults said it has become more common for people to express racist views toward Asians since the COVID-19 crisis began.
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Nessel Sues ICE For Threats To Deport International Students If Classes Are Online
Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit on Monday to stop a new federal rule that threatens deport international students.
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Report Criticizes Prisons Nationwide Over COVID-19, Michigan Doc Touts Testing, PPE
A new report from the Prison Policy Initiative has graded Michigan’s response to the state’s COVID-19 outbreak as a “D-."
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Almost 200k Michigan Jobs Could Be Lost If Unemployment Benefits Expire
The $600 weekly federal unemployment insurance benefits meant to stimulate the economy during the pandemic expire on July 31.
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Key Senators Predict Victory Over Trump In Renaming Military Facilities Honoring Confederates
Key U.S. senators are preparing for battle with the White House over renaming military facilities that honor Confederates.
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Meat And Poultry Processing Facilities Have New Workplace Safety Guidelines During Pandemic
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday outlined workplace safety guidelines for meatpacking plants Thursday through Executive Order 2020-145.
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State COVID-19 Report: 612 New Cases, 15 Deaths
Combining the state’s confirmed positive cases with probable cases brings the total up to 75,063 statewide cases and 6,271 deaths.
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Whitmer, Trump Offer Vastly Different School Reopening Plans, As Educators Worry About Funding
President Donald Trump and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer both have their own ideas about what it means to reopen schools safely this fall.
