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GOP Social Distancing Violations ‘Dangerous, Irresponsible;’ Whitmer's Violation Unmentioned

Governor’s spokeswoman calls Senate majority leader’s haircut ‘playing partisan politics’

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Whitmer Cites COVID-19 Pockets To Delay Reopening State

Statewide, new cases and deaths lower this week than previous week

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Still Waiting: Thousands Not Getting Employment Benefits Months After Applying

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One City, One Decade, One Million Parking Tickets

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Poor Community, Rich School District

Wealthy community’s school funding less rich

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Facebook Moderator Boasts Deleting Users For MAGA Hat

‘I am going to delete them for terrorism’

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Last Three Months' Jobless Benefits Nearly Match State's 2019 School Budget

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Federal Judge Blasts Whitmer’s Lockdown Defense

Describes argument to keep gyms closed as not science but ‘trust us, they’re still dangerous’

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Michigan, Other States Want More Flex On Federal Virus Relief Money

This state in line for more than $3 billion

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Federal Court Orders Michigan To Lift Lockdown On Gyms

Court sees no evidence of 'a rational relation between' closing gyms and public health

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Fed Court: Let Michigan Supremes Decide If Whitmer's Emergency Powers Valid

Current law puts no time limit on assumption of extraordinary powers

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National Teachers Union Wants Police Out Of Schools

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Get the Numbers Straight about School Finance

Complete picture, sound math debunk exaggerated talking points

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Michigan Population Winners And Losers

Surprises include Ann Arbor decline, topped only by last place Detroit

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No Spike In New COVID-19 Cases After Police Brutality Protests

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Whitmer: Attempt To Strip Emergency Powers 'Irresponsible, Dangerous, And Foolish'

Extends her extraordinary powers until end of July or longer

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Media Anecdotes Galore, But Little Data On Frontline Workers Catching COVID-19

Walmart silent since early April; big New York grocer reports 0.5% rate

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Whitmer Extends Emergency Even As Hospital Occupancy Rates Back To Normal

The rate was 66% on June 15, same figure as 1990 and 2010

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Lansing Activists Want To Defund Police

But city owes public safety retirees $764 million in benefits

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Why Can Funeral Directors Only Manage One Home Per County?

Bill seeks to keep rural undertakers from going under

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Michigan Can’t Find $3.5 Million For State Police Body Cams, Spends $15 Million On Tourism Marketing

About $2,200 per officer per year to acquire, operate body cams

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Union Announces Cost To Reopen US Schools: $116.5 Billion

'...should be provided in addition to other funds'

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State and Local Bailouts Would Reward Fiscal Wastefulness

Congress should avoid bailouts

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Completing the Fix for Police Accountability

We must adopt a comprehensive approach to police reform

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Former Ann Arbor Chief Speaks Out On Police Unions

They exploit a process 'staggeringly favorable to bad cops'

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