Ottawa County’s board was taken over by ultraconservative candidates promising to undo the injustice of COVID restrictions. Now they are targeting public health officials.
The public health department in Ottawa County in Michigan is facing deep cuts to its funding. County commissioners who were elected after taking a stance against COVID-19 restrictions want the
HOLLAND The fastest growing county in Michigan has seen its local government transformed in the wake of backlash to pandemic restrictions, and the new commi
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) The fastest growing county in Michigan has seen its local government transformed in the wake of backlash to pandemic restrictions, and the new commissioners claiming COVID is over are threatening to cut millions of dollars from the county’s health department. Local public health officials say the potential loss of […]
The fastest growing county in Michigan has seen its local government transformed in the wake of backlash to pandemic restrictions, and the new commissioners — claiming COVID is over — are threatening to cut millions of dollars from the county’s health department. Local public health officials say the potential loss of funding could severely impact several essential services, including vaccines, cancer screening and testing for sexually transmitted infections. A national public health expert said the situation is unique in the U.S. and a threat to the entire public health field — especially going into an election year when health officials and their department could again become political targets.