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Michigan s redistricting commission will launch the first of 16 public meetings Tuesday to hear from residents about the factors they hope are considered as voting districts are redrawn.
The public listening sessions begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Jackson and will end in Grand Rapids July 1. People can attend in person, as space and social distancing allow, or online via Zoom.
The 13-member Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is tasked with redrawing Michigan s voting districts for Congress, the state House and state Senate ahead of the 2022 elections.
During the twice weekly public hearings across the state, commissioners hope to hear from residents about how the districts should be drawn to respect a community s interests, history, culture and economy.
Where and when will the redistricting commission s public hearings be held?
The Michigan Constitution requires the commission to hold at least 10 public hearings across the state before drawing any districts.
The commission has planned 16 public hearings that will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Each public hearing will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Social distancing will be enforced at the public hearings and masks will be required. Temperature checks required by venues or local health orders will be enforced, and those with a temperature above 100.4 degrees will not be allowed entrance.
Jackson Tuesday, May 11 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.) at American 1 Event Center, 128 W. Ganson St., Jackson.
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Wayne County Public Health Division is offering walk-up vaccines from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at four locations:
Wayne County Community College District s Downriver Campus, 21000 Northline Road, Taylor
Schoolcraft College s VisTaTech Center, 18600 Haggerty Road, Livonia
Wayne County Community College District s Ted Scott Campus, 9555 Haggerty Road, Belleville
Flat Rock Community Center, 1 Maguire St., Flat Rock
Meijer said pharmacies at each of its stores will have at least 100 doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for walk-ups on a first-come, first-serve basis. Appointments also can be made by texting the word COVID to 75049, by going online to clinic.meijer.com or calling the local pharmacy.
by Alan Stamm More than four months after the first Pfizer vaccines went into arms, Michigan reaches a new stage of efforts to innoculate at least 70% of residents over 16. Now that everyone who wants Covid immunity can get it, the focus turns to attracting holdouts by making it more convenient, more appealing and even mandatory to live on campus. Incentives enter the conversation a soft way of saying payoffs or bribes for a health step that s its own reward. But hey, whatever works to enlarge the protected herd as vaccination efforts enter a critical and perilous stage, in the words of coverage this week at Bridge Michigan:.