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Michigan Policast for Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Covid. Sick and tired of being sick and tired. Independent Redistricting Commission goes behind closed doors. Build Back Better Sneak Preview: Alexander Vindman on A Republic If You...

Michigan Policast for Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Covid. Sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Independent Redistricting Commission goes behind closed doors.
Build Back Better
Sneak Preview: Alexander Vindman on A Republic If You Can Keep It
Political notes

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@AVindman
@CurtisHertelJr
@mwilk_Bridge
@BridgeMichigan
@notpoliticians
@NancyWangVotes
@RedistrictingMI
@MichiganAdvance
@LavoraBarnes
@SecGranholm
@SecretaryPete
@GaryPeters
@ARepublicPodca1

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Segment one: Covid. Sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Segment two: Independent Redistricting Commission goes behind closed doors.
Segment three: Build Back Better
Segment four: Sneak Preview: Alexander Vindman on A Republic If You Can Keep It
Political notes

Covid. Sick and tired of being sick and tired.

COVID-19's global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years
Thousands of Michigan firms face Dec. 8 COVID vaccine mandate deadline | Bridge Michigan
Opinion | Young Kids Should Get the Covid Vaccine. Here’s Why.  – The New York Times
Michigan Senate votes to block school mask, vaccines requirements
Senate passes vaccine mandate ban for students, Dem calls bills ‘patently pointless’ ⋆ Michigan Advance
CDC study: Vaccination offers better protection than previous COVID-19 infection
Bridge Michigan coronavirus dashboard
Whitmer administration’s ‘lack of leadership’ a factor in current COVID surge, local health officials say – mlive.com
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break about COVID mandates, K-12 education in Michigan | Bridge Michigan

 

Asked what she thinks is driving the opposition to masks even as COVID has killed more than 23,000 in Michigan, Tellier said: “It’s a twisted, destroyed view of liberty, that’s what it is,” she said. “It’s like the dumbing down of America.”https://t.co/A76eRJ6qgV

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

It has never been clearer: Masks are an effective tool at combating the spread of COVID-19, and here’s the recent data to prove it. Schools without mask mandates are endangering students. https://t.co/NW7hKqEyMW

— Steve Neavling (@MCmuckraker) November 2, 2021

Mandates for masks, vaccinations, and COVID testing would be restricted under Republican legislation the Michigan Senate approved Tuesday as it seeks to sharply limit school coronavirus prevention protocols. via @traciemaurie https://t.co/sCBpMsubB3

— Chalkbeat Detroit (@chalkbeatDET) October 28, 2021

 

 

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Independent Redistricting Commission goes behind closed doors.

Michigan redistricting panel shuts out public to discuss legal memos
Michigan redistricting panel, which pledged openness, meets in secret | Bridge Michigan
Senators ask AG to weigh in on legality of redistricting panel's closed session
Michigan redistricting may help Democrats. But will it hurt Black voters? | Bridge Michigan
Americans Don’t Trust Their Congressional Maps To Be Drawn Fairly. Can Anything Change That? | FiveThirtyEight

 

The Michigan GOP just now: “Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission Holds Closed Session in Clear Violation of State Constitution” https://t.co/5l261QDQku

— Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) October 27, 2021

Michigan lawmakers want Nessel to issue opinion on redistricting commission closed session https://t.co/dLZvBxEMV5

— Detroit Free Press (@freep) October 28, 2021

Michigan redistricting commission holds controversial closed session during public meeting https://t.co/T5SXiQ1oSe

— ClickOnDetroit (@clickondetroit) October 28, 2021

Build Back Better

Michigan Democrats, parents call for Child Tax Credit extension ⋆ Michigan Advance
What’s in Biden’s spending plan – The Washington Post
Data for Progress Polling – Climate Change
The billionaires are angry – by Judd Legum – Popular Information
The Morning: You pay a wealth tax
Wage surge hits Michigan businesses as they struggle to fill jobs
GOP Senators Haven’t Represented a Majority Since 1996
Opinion | Mitt Romney: We must keep the filibuster. Democrats may regret if they eliminate it. – The Washington Post

Our guest blogger Anita Cobb, a Lansing mother of 3 teenagers, describes how the expanded #childtaxcredit is helping families like hers renew their optimism for the future. Read it here: https://t.co/Gq3MhHbGdQ pic.twitter.com/iwSoyFSZiD

— Michigan's Children (@MichChildren) July 29, 2021

We hear a lot about our nation’s power grid, but what does it actually do?

Check out @DOEelectricity‘s explainer video on how we rely on our power grid every single day — from access to the internet, emergency public services, to home appliances, and more. 1/ pic.twitter.com/L1cT3bZj1E

— Secretary Jennifer Granholm (@SecGranholm) November 2, 2021

NEWS: We’re putting the pedal to the metal to reach a net-zero future @ENERGY! Proud to join @VP to announce ~$200M to put cleaner medium- and large-duty trucks, powered by batteries & fuel cells, on America’s roadways. https://t.co/j1op33Je4Z 1/ pic.twitter.com/F7lYKgku4p

— Secretary Jennifer Granholm (@SecGranholm) November 1, 2021

History will remember this as the deciding decade for climate action. The #BuildBackBetter Framework and the Infrastructure Bill get us closer to:

50-52% reduction in carbon emissions by the end of the decade

100% clean electricity by 2035

Net-zero economy by 2050

— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) November 2, 2021

Sneak Preview: Alexander Vindman on A Republic If You Can Keep It

Alexander Vindman, Key Witness To Trump Impeachment, Shares His ‘American Story'
In ‘Here, Right Matters,' Alexander Vindman Reflects On The Power Of Truth
A Republic If You Can Keep It

 

“…I turned out to be my own best advocate. And you are yours. Where right matters, anyone can do it, and that can change history.” Here, Right Matters #HereRightMatters pic.twitter.com/p8Ww1USTaC

— Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman) August 3, 2021

It was my family in the eye of the storm, weathering ugly and vile attacks and withering criticism from the president and some lawmakers as my husband, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, testified during Trump's first impeachment. https://t.co/cGoq8gNsQS

— USA TODAY Opinion (@usatodayopinion) November 1, 2021

 

Political notes

Peters Introduces Financial Literacy “Piggy Bank” Act
Election claims, COVID response spur surge of Michigan GOP candidates
GOP, Democrats agree: Time to end Michigan’s $7 million tampon tax | Bridge Michigan
‘Filter first’ school water bills get warm bipartisan reception at Senate hearing  ⋆ Michigan Advance
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoes Michigan election bills as GOP petitions to bypass her | Bridge Michigan
Project Home Fire Brief Shot: Election Law Changes – Sabato's Crystal Ball
Controversial GOP Senate bill banning ‘critical race theory' passes in committee ⋆ Michigan Advance

 

Detroit McDonald’s workers strike over sexual harassment and violence https://t.co/ZOG0n5JwcZ via @michiganadvance

— Michigan Advance (@MichiganAdvance) November 2, 2021

The shenanigans on the Senate floor reached a new level today.

On the bright side: it was also a reminder how valuable it is to have @ltgovgilchrist presiding over the Senate.

Today, we stopped some terrible voter suppression bills. And we will get up and fight again tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/1rG6yz5V7Q

— Senator Curtis Hertel (@CurtisHertelJr) October 7, 2021

 

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