Build Back Better, Allison Donahue on school board elections, Matt Grossman on the new maps and the Voting Rights Act

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...

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

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@MattGrossmann
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@RepHaleyStevens
@RepSlotkin
@donahual
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@CraigDMauger
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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

If a Congresswoman in MI is negotiating with Chinese middlemen for masks, our supply chains have failed us.

Here’s the breakdown of my bipartisan bill – that just passed the House – to revamp our stockpile, reduce our dependence on China, & make more critical supplies in the US. pic.twitter.com/zKncbRMUCV

— Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) October 26, 2021

Great to join @RoopRajfox2 today to talk about my bipartisan bill to overhaul the Strategic National Stockpile, produce more PPE here at home, and make sure our health care workers have the equipment they need to stay safe when the next crisis hits. pic.twitter.com/qxIeJa7tVM

— Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) October 25, 2021

 

Michigan Senate votes to block school mask, vaccines requirements via @CraigDMauger https://t.co/0BGmQ5yGFz via @detroitnews

— Jennifer Chambers (@jchambers_DN) October 26, 2021

Michigan's COVID-19 delta variant surge might be on its way out, experts say https://t.co/M8eZSyJS3I

— Detroit Free Press (@freep) October 27, 2021

this fucking loon https://t.co/OCKvasL6mx

— Jeff Timmer (@jefftimmer) October 27, 2021

 

When it comes to representing our teams with pride, celebrating responsibly, preventing the spread of COVID-19, and treating each other with respect, we are all on the same team. @michiganstateu pic.twitter.com/nmdFitE0e6

— University of Michigan (@UMich) October 27, 2021

Merch to save America


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by MCBT_Store

 

Allison Donahue from Michigan Advance on school board elections

Allison Donahue author page at Michigan Advance
Allison Donahue on LinkedIn
Anti-mask county boards undermine Michigan health officials, push them to quit – mlive.com
They disagreed, but both caught hell. Welcome to Michigan’s mask mandate wars | Bridge Michigan
Here's why political parties are already training candidates ahead of 2022 school board elections ⋆ Michigan Advance

There's about to be 1200-1400 open seats in Nov '22 ... there are definitely a lot of people that are looking at school boards right now. ~@donahual @michiganadvance Click To Tweet
Critical Race Theory #CRT is not a #K12 curriculum at all. It's actually just a grad school program elective so it is not being taught in schools. ~@donahual @michiganadvanceClick To Tweet

 

https://t.co/fy8x9pYCkI

— Allison R. Donahue (@donahual) October 22, 2021

State reports 76 new COVID-19 outbreaks in schools https://t.co/YEvdE2xUjq via @michiganadvance

— Michigan Advance (@MichiganAdvance) October 25, 2021

Michigan school groups “Call on the Legislature to adopt Polehanki’s SB 689, which would increase criminal penalties for anyone who assaults a school employee or school board member. A bipartisan signal against such threats of violence is critical at this unprecidented time.” https://t.co/hAIeCpKDp2

— Senator Dayna Polehanki (@SenPolehanki) October 18, 2021

Last week I co-sponsored SB 689, introduced by @SenPolehanki, which calls for enhanced penalties for anyone who assaults or harms school staff or school board members. Our educators deserve our respect, gratitude & assured safety at their jobs! 1/2 https://t.co/YK0Z1ma03A

— Senator Rosemary Bayer (@rosemarybayer) October 19, 2021

We stand with our Senate colleagues: strongly against the recent wave of violence and terror targeting school employees and board members in Michigan. https://t.co/slbj0RXqKx

— MI House Democrats (@MIHouseDems) October 26, 2021

Call for civility at school board meetings issued after reference to Michigan Militia https://t.co/UGiv2hEq4c

— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) October 26, 2021

In what makes an already horrifying situation worse, Tellier says she saw another video picking up traction on social media of another anti-masker addressing the Michigan school board whose mission was to “defend the students.” https://t.co/A76eRJ6qgV

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 26, 2021

They are right to believe the people who threaten to physically harm board members in order to further the anti-mask ideology are domestic terrorists. That's literally the definition of domestic terrorism. https://t.co/cBBOXRtTn1

— Michigan Policast (@mipolicast) October 27, 2021

NPR: Several organizations are offering toolkits, legal advice and other resources for parents with a range of grievances against their local elected school boards. https://t.co/Jylq11H0fo

— Michigan Radio (@MichiganRadio) October 26, 2021

Build Back Better

Nancy Pelosi: Deal on ‘Build Back Better' may come Monday
Pelosi at Michigan roundtable: Build Back Better is about jobs, child care
Opinion | Criticism of Democrats’ negotiations misses a bigger issue: Republicans’ absence from governing – The Washington Post
The Covid-19 crisis as a career shock: Implications for careers and vocational behavior
How Education and Training Affect the Economy
A Well-Educated Workforce Is Key to State Prosperity
THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF EDUCATION
Employment recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Key takeaways from How Education and Training Affect the Economy

The knowledge and skills of workers available in the labor supply is a key determinant for both business and economic growth.
Industries with higher education and training requirements tend to pay workers higher wages.
Differences in training levels is a significant factor that separates developed and developing countries.
An economy's productivity rises as the number of educated workers increases since skilled workers can perform tasks more efficiently.

#MI11 welcomed @speakerpelosi to the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center located in Plymouth this past weekend. The visit provided us the opportunity to share what Michigan needs in forthcoming legislation: pic.twitter.com/o78K6SnZOi

— Rep. Haley Stevens (@RepHaleyStevens) October 25, 2021

Oxus America, said the 10-year-old company has tripled in size in the last year and a half as it works with technology around oxygen concentrators and builds some components for ventilators. “Our biggest challenge is recruiting people,” Abusamra said. “We have have had 10-25 open positions on an ongoing basis for the last 18 months.”

source: Pelosi at Michigan roundtable: Build Back Better is about jobs, child care

 

.@POTUS is right. That's why I'm proud to join him and the rest of the U.S. delegation in Glasgow next week. @ENERGY is ready to forge a thriving global clean energy economy together — one that saves the planet while creating millions of jobs. https://t.co/MpKVFvWJuN

— Secretary Jennifer Granholm (@SecGranholm) October 25, 2021

By guaranteeing that the nearly 700 billionaires in America finally pay their fair share of taxes — we can invest in childcare, universal pre-k, climate action, health care, home care, affordable housing, a roadmap to citizenship, and so much more.

Let's get this done.

— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) October 27, 2021

More jobs, higher wages; the value of people's homes and retirement accounts are up … what they owe in debt is down. A growing economy, so different from where it was 10 months ago.

https://t.co/BTKMZvJ5eE

— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) October 27, 2021

 

GOP legislation attempts to fund private schools with public school dollars

Michigan House, Senate OK bills to create tax credits for scholarships
Michigan GOP pushes for $500 million private school voucher program | Bridge Michigan
Michigan Nonpublic School Aid Amendment, Proposal C (1970) – Ballotpedia
House Dems Call for Release of Federal COVID Relief Funding – housedems.com

“These bills will lower Michigan’s tax revenue, which directly impacts our public schools. As a former school board member, I cannot, in good conscience, vote for anything that draws money away from schools,” said @RepBrendaCarter. https://t.co/OkxPbp0DO8

— MI House Democrats (@MIHouseDems) October 20, 2021

“COVID-19 rental relief dollars can be spent to help people who have become homeless or stayed unhoused because of the pandemic. But an @media_outlier investigation has found that fewer than 100 people statewide have…been able to access that relief.” https://t.co/gMRrFXbEmp

— Jim Malewitz (@Jmalewitz) October 27, 2021

Matt Grossman of MSU IPPSR on the new (redistricting) maps and the Voting Rights Act

Matt Grossman personal website
Dr Matt Grossman MSU page
IPPSR Report Analyzes New Election Maps | IPPSR
Redistricting draft maps violate Voting Rights Act, civil rights director says
Michigan civil rights chief says redistricting maps violate the Voting Rights Act ⋆ Michigan Advance
Facing backlash, Michigan redistricting commissioners may adjust maps | Bridge Michigan
Detroit residents to Michigan redistricting commission: Scrap draft political maps – mlive.com

Long-term political effects of policy design decisions are likely to be larger than short-term backlashes, especially as the implementation of complicated programs often face unintended difficulties

https://t.co/OAgw9KhGo7

— Matt Grossmann (@MattGrossmann) October 27, 2021

Political notes

Former U.S. president Donald Trump launches ‘TRUTH' social media platform | Reuters
This Trump rumor could become a ‘nightmare' for the GOP in 2022: report – Raw Story – Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism
10/19/21 – 78% Of Republicans Want To See Trump Run For President In 2024, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Americans Now Split On Border Wall As Opposition Softens | Quinnipiac University Poll
Michigan SOS candidate Kristina Karamo to speak at QAnon conference ⋆ Michigan Advance
Michigan Senate weighs $2.5B ‘transformational' water plan
AG Nessel Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Supporting Local Journalism
AG Letter to Congress in support of the e Local Journalism Sustainability Act of 2021, H.R. 3940 and S. 2434
H.R.3940 on Congress.gov and on Govtrack.us
S.2434 on Congress.gov and on Govtrack.us
Whitmer continues to outraise GOP opponents; has $12.7M in the bank
QAnon-linked convention kicks off in Las Vegas with misinformation

Top donors to James Craig campaign include former Govs. Engler and Snyder, former Michigan GOP Chair Bobby Schostak, business people Cindy Pasky, Mark Murray and Ron Boji https://t.co/do2rZvIjjQ

— Jonathan Oosting (@jonathanoosting) October 25, 2021

Really, really, really interesting contribution here.

Billionaire Peter Thiel apparently gave $20,000 to the leadership PAC of Michigan state Rep. Andrew Beeler in July. pic.twitter.com/SdPhahl5cf

— Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) October 25, 2021

Someone pointed this out to me this morning.

The James Craig campaign's 2nd and 3rd largest expenditures for the quarter were for “executive protection services.” pic.twitter.com/xOdXKriZyd

— Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) October 27, 2021

 

Interesting stuff that's not in the show

 

Every Michigander deserves to feel safe in their community. That's why I proposed the $75 million MI Safe Communities plan to reduce crime and keep families safe. I'm continuing to meet with law enforcement, community leaders, and others on the ground. pic.twitter.com/m49d8fpWnN

— Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) October 27, 2021

Michigan governor set to sign legislature that will eliminate “Tampon Tax” https://t.co/XWcbCnuq3j

— MI Senate Dems (@MISenDems) October 27, 2021

The water—and humanitarian—crisis communities of color like Benton Harbor face need urgent action. Folks are living in fear of children brushing their teeth, waiting hours for bottled water. We must pass #BuildBackBetter and #GetTheLeadOut everywhere. https://t.co/1YPhrSbR5U

— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) October 27, 2021

Happy birthday, boss. 25 years later and it’s still an adventure! @HillaryClinton

: @barb_kinney pic.twitter.com/favD6racJu

— Huma Abedin (@HumaAbedin) October 26, 2021

Rep @RachelHood76 testifies in front of the House Energy Committee on community solar expansion legislation.

“It’s rare to find a truly-bipartisan issue that is a win-win for all parties involved, but that’s what community solar is.” #MICommunitySolar pic.twitter.com/lR9SCp0JzQ

— Michigan Community Solar Alliance (@MichCommSolar) October 27, 2021

In these polarized times, I think it’s important to acknowledge that bipartisanship is still going on — you just may not hear about it.

This past week, 28 of my provisions were passed in the House as part of the NDAA, and 27 of them were bipartisan. pic.twitter.com/EYK78GdmL0

— Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) September 25, 2021

Every Member of Congress who was involved should be expelled.

Every staffer who was involved should be fired.

Every lawyer who was involved should be disbarred.https://t.co/hsUqo9oFi6

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) October 25, 2021

Interestingly, Secure MI Vote, the group pushing to institute new voter ID requirements, didn't have to file a fundraising disclosure Monday.

The Secretary of State's office chose to waive the filing on Monday because the group has to file a disclosure on Nov. 2.

— Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) October 27, 2021

A little scoop with @daithaigilbert:

At this weekend's QAnon conference, a Nevada secretary of state candidate announced he & three Trump-endorsed candidates have formed a coalition to “control the election system.”

Mike Lindell is involved.https://t.co/Yp71NBFdMf

— Cameron Joseph (@cam_joseph) October 27, 2021

The 1776 Commission report? Incredibly racist.

That's why we're suing for records about how the Trump admin apparently weaponized the Education Department to advance Trump's political agenda. https://t.co/2dM84915nA

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 27, 2021

 

OMG this campaign ad. Seriously, OMG.

 

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