The right to vote is a sacred, inviolable right of American citizens.
Democracy is strongest when participation is greatest.
Safe are and secure voting options are vital
Government must support equitable access to the ballot.
Government must avoid actions that reduce participation in elections, particularly among historically disenfranchised communities.
Election laws must be developed in a bipartisan fashion.
A state Senate committee is expected to begin consideration of some of the bills Wednesday.
The Michigan bills would, among other measures, require absentee voters to mail in a paper copy of their ID with their ballot application, shorten the deadline for returning absentee ballots, bar clerks from purchasing prepaid postage for absentee ballot return envelopes and limit the secretary of state’s ability to help voters request an absentee ballot, require video surveillance of drop boxes for absentee ballots and allow only political parties designate election challeng
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Michigan Losing Covid Race as Cases Outstrip Vaccines’ Reach Bloomberg 8 hrs ago David Welch
(Bloomberg) Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who once enacted some of the toughest restrictions in the U.S. to slow the spread of Covid-19, is letting restaurants, bars and school activities remain open even as the virus grows faster in her state than any other.
Whitmer has sped up vaccinations, but a variant-driven spread is putting pressure on her to reinstate the kind of restrictions that last year prompted lawsuits some successful to curb the governor’s powers. It also led to armed protesters swarming the State Capitol in Lansing and a foiled attempt to kidnap her.
Report: Michigan health insurers post big margin gains in first nine months of 2020
Enrollment up nearly 9%, despite COVID-19 pandemic impact
Hospitals do well financially in 2019, but fate not totally certain for 2020
Allan Baumgarten
Allan Baumgarten
For the third consecutive year, Michigan health plan insurance companies in 2020 recorded historically higher net income and margin gains, according to the latest edition of the Michigan Health Market Review.
Michigan HMOs, especially Medicaid plans, reported lower medical costs and stronger profits for the first nine months of 2020 as higher expenses for COVID-19 patients were more than offset by reduced claims for surgeries and other care that were deferred because of the pandemic, said Allan Baumgarten, a Minneapolis-based consultant who publishes the Michigan report and six other state health care reports.
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