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Former MEA President Steven Cook Dies At 63
Cook was 63 and passed away from a non-COVID-19 illness.
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Dems Unveil $3T Pandemic Relief Bill, Includes Peters’ ‘Heroes Fund’
The sweeping legislation carries a whopping $3 trillion-plus price tag — more than the four coronavirus response bills passed this year.
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Fauci Warns Reopening Too Soon Could Cause ‘Suffering And Death’
His statements came at a highly anticipated hearing before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Tlaib, Levin Don’t Want Immunity For Fossil Fuel Industry During Coronavirus
The push for fossil fuel industries to be included in stimulus funding is getting traction with Republican members of Congress.
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Devos: Universities Can’t Share Grants With DACA Students
Colleges and universities across the country are getting emergency federal aid for COVID-19, but some of the most vulnerable students won’t.
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Whitmer: Restrictions To Stop Covid-19’s Spread Aren’t ‘Helpful Hints’
Whitmer reminded residents and businesses that now is not the time to let up or break the law.
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Panel Punts On Capitol Gun Ban, Another Right-Wing Protest Planned For Thursday
Another right-wing protest is planned for Thursday at the Capitol, which Democratic lawmakers are worried could lead to violence.
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Lawsuit Claiming Whitmer’s Order Violates Religious Freedom Put On Hold
Last week, a group of churches filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, but now they have paused their action.
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State Awards New Covid-19 Contact Tracing Contracts
The state of Michigan has awarded two new contracts worth more than $1 million to Detroit companies to expand COVID-19 contact tracing.
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Can Lessons From The Great Recession Help States Avoid Budget Disasters?
States are looking for federal money to help stave off the kind of drastic cuts they enacted during the last economic downturn.
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Lawmakers Press Congress For More Relief Cash For Rural America
Federal lawmakers are urging Congress to help rural America in the next round of coronavirus legislation.
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‘It’s Hell’: COVID-19 Concerns Grow At Federal Immigrant Prison In Baldwin
Sixteen staff members at Michigan’s only private, for-profit immigrant prison in the rural village of Baldwin have the coronavirus.
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Nessel Joins 19 States, Kentucky Governor In Defense Of ACA In Supreme Court Case
The fight to stop President Donald Trump’s administration and the state of Texas from repealing the Affordable Care Act continued Wednesday.
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On This Day In 1917: Michigan Helps Lead Way Toward Women’s Suffrage
A ceremony was held on May 8, 1917, when Michigan Gov. Albert E. Sleeper signed the Damon-Flowers bill.
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Dems: Chatfield Only Gave Security Option To GOP During Armed Protest
Democratic House members say that they were not made aware of police security available to them.
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Despite Pandemic, Michigan Has Record-Breaking Election Turnout
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said voters broke a record set in 2015 for the percentage of ballots cast in May elections.
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GOP Leaders Plan Big Budget Cuts, Don’t Say If They’ve Asked D.C. For Help
The state budget is facing a massive shortfall caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chatfield, Dad Both File Lawsuits Against Whitmer On Same Day
State House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) and his father, the Rev. Stanley Chatfield III, both filed lawsuits against Gov. Whitmer.
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From Hospital, Justice Ginsburg Slams Trump Birth Control Rules
Hospitalization didn’t stop U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from assailing Trump administration’s birth control rules.
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Devos Finalizes Sexual Assault Rules That Critics Say ‘Roll Back The Clock’
DeVos said the changes will create a fairer adjudication system for all students.
