COVID-19 policies have already hurt Michigan businesses, and “the federal government getting further into their underwear is unnecessary, unwarranted, unproductive and indefensible,” Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, said Wednesday.
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Opinion | Gov. Whitmer, you broke your promise to our auto-injured children
Gov. Whitmer, as a mother, you would move heaven and earth to help your daughters. Do that for our children!
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Michigan officials agree to budget deal to avoid government shutdown
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and GOP leaders say they have a deal to keep the lights on in state government for another year.
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Whitmer, GOP race toward budget deal as shutdown deadline looms in Michigan
Michigan is flush with federal stimulus cash, but annual budget talks are headed to the wire. One potential sticking point: Higher education spending, because of university mask mandates.
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U.S. House Jan. 6 panel probes Trump talks with Michigan officials
The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol on Wednesday requested copies of communications between the White House and state Republican leaders.
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Opinion | Hey Mike Shirkey, questioning face masks is just ignorant
How do you suppose we get children back in school and not vaccinate and not have them wear masks? If we want children to benefit from sports participation and in-person school, we need common-sense measures to protect students.
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Opinion | Republicans are spreading disinformation about vaccine, face masks
With so much at risk to every child who isn’t vaccinated, discouraging a simple safety measure that can protect lives – wearing a mask in school – is as reckless and foolish as it is negligent.
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Opinion | Science— not politics — should guide policy on masks in schools
Michigan’s Republican Senate Majority Leader argues that mask mandates are a ‘solution in search of a problem’ and inconvenient facts about COVID-19 are ignored by policymakers and public health officials.
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Top Michigan Republican will skip Mackinac conference over vaccine mandate
Sen. Majority Leader Mike Shirkey says he’s already immune because he had COVID-19. But organizers of the Mackinac Policy Conference say all attendees must prove they are vaccinated.
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Latest effort to reform Michigan’s mental-health system finds critics
Two GOP lawmakers say their plans cut bureaucracy and save millions of dollars. Some worry, though, that any reform that shifts care to the private sector or distant agencies will compromise vulnerable patients.