Build Back Better, Allison Donahue on school board elections, Matt Grossman on the new maps and the Voting Rights Act
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Michigan Policast for Tuesday, October 26, 2021
- COVID updates
- Allison Donahue from Michigan Advance on school board elections
- Build Back Better
- GOP legislation attempts to fund private schools with public school dollars
- Matt Grossman of MSU IPPSR on the new (redistricting) maps and the Voting Rights Act
- Political notes
- Interesting stuff that's not in the show
Folks to follow on Twitter:
- @MattGrossmann
- @ippsr
- @RepHaleyStevens
- @RepSlotkin
- @donahual
- @MichiganAdvance
- @CraigDMauger
- @jchambers_DN
- @SykesCharlie
Jump to a topic:
- Segment one: COVID updates
- Segment two: Allison Donahue from Michigan Advance on school board elections
- Segment three: Build Back Better
- Segment four: GOP legislation attempts to fund private schools with public school dollars
- Segment five: Matt Grossman of MSU IPPSR on the new (redistricting) maps and the Voting Rights Act
- Political notes
- Interesting stuff that's not in the show
We must stand up for one of our most fundamental American rights and pass the Freedom to Vote Act. Read more on why it’s important here: https://t.co/b5M04xxXlA
— Rachel Hood (@RachelHood76) October 25, 2021
COVID updates
- Michigan coronavirus vaccine rate, percentage, curve, COVID-19 map | Bridge Michigan
- 370 Beaumont workers suspended for refusing COVID vaccines. 70 more quit. | Bridge Michigan
- Michigan counties that voted heavily for Trump have more COVID-19 cases, deaths ⋆ Michigan Advance
- Sexton closed after more than 200 potentially exposed to COVID-19
- Grinnell College Poll – Trust, mandates
- Far-left group plans lawsuit against Whitmer to demand vaccine mandates in Michigan schools – mlive.com
- BAMN – Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (Facebook Page)
- Group says it plans to sue Gov. Whitmer, Detroit schools over vaccine mandate, masking, COVID testing | Click on Detroit
COVID vaccine for 825,000 Michigan children nearer to federal approval https://t.co/UuzdyRYxiJ via @BridgeMichigan @HealthBridgeMI
— Jonathan Oosting (@jonathanoosting) October 27, 2021
“In Michigan alone, we’ve lost more than 21,000 individuals. It’s not just rhetoric to those families. It’s personal. One sat here. One sat down the hall. “ — Sen. @rosemaryBayer’s no-vote explanation for SB 600, which prohibits COVID mitigation policies in schools #MIleg 5/5
— MI Senate Dems (@MISenDems) October 26, 2021
“lack of leadership”
“It feels like we’re on our own.”
“I’m perplexed as to why (masking in schools) is not required across the entire state.”
A blistering assessment of Whitmer's current pandemic handling from health officials across Michigan. https://t.co/9SlFYM7Maw
— Emily Lawler (@emilyjanelawler) October 27, 2021
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