Detroit voters on Tuesday shot down by a large margin a contentious ballot measure that would have altered the city s governing document.
Proposal P was struck down with 67% voting against and 33% supporting it, according to Wayne County election results posted at 2:17 a.m. Wednesday morning with 100% of precincts fully reported.
Supporters of the controversial
ballot question sought to revise Detroit s charter in ways that would push toward a more just and equitable Detroit, including better access to broadband internet, greater water affordability, a task force on reparations and justice for African Americans. It shows that Detroiters who were participating in this election were paying attention to the arguments being made for and against Proposal P and decisively rejected the approach that Proposal P was offering, said Sheila Cockrel, a former Detroit city councilmember who was part of the anti-Proposal P Coalition to Protect Detroit s Future campaign. There ma
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Unmasked hardliners regularly protest public-health orders, community s vaccination rate among lowest in province By: Malak Abas | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 18, 2021
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A rural Manitoba community with a low vaccination rate and high level of defiance against public-health measures has become the largest virus hot spot outside Winnipeg.
A rural Manitoba community with a low vaccination rate and high level of defiance against public-health measures has become the largest virus hot spot outside Winnipeg.
Active cases in Winkler spiked Tuesday at 103 after several weeks of numbers between 15 and 20.
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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister.
NEITHER Premier Brian Pallister nor Providence Therapeutics would comment on the status of Manitoba’s deal with the Calgary company to develop a COVID-19 vaccine since its CEO suddenly announced last week that he’s leaving Canada.
NEITHER Premier Brian Pallister nor Providence Therapeutics would comment on the status of Manitoba’s deal with the Calgary company to develop a COVID-19 vaccine since its CEO suddenly announced last week that he’s leaving Canada.
While a provincial spokesman assured Manitoba taxpayers on Friday they won’t be on the hook for the $7.2-million non-refundable deposit the government was to give the vaccine developer, neither the premier nor CEO Brad Sorenson responded to interview requests this week.