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Stateside, Governor Whitmer is in hot water for violating her own COVID-19 safety guidelines. Plus, how Detroit s air pollution is impacting its citizen. And, how the state is planning to help students returning to school after a year at home.
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Whitmer’s night out leads to criticism over COVID guidelines
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Government Ethics & Transparency
Senior Adviser to President Joe Biden, Anita Dunn, is permitted to file confidential financial disclosure reports rather than public ones due to her status as a Special Governmental Employee, a type of federal employee with more lenient ethics requirements that are traditionally reserved for temporary employees. (Lee Fang,
Maryland: The communications director for Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby filed a complaint with the Federal Communication Commission alleging unfair and biased news coverage. However, the filing of the complaint itself raises potential ethics concerns. (Rielle Creighton, Fox 45 News)
Massachusetts: A federal jury heard testimony in the corruption trial of Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II, including claims that the mayor extorted $600,000 in bribes from marijuana vendors seeking to do business in the city. (Christopher Gavin,
Budget talks advance, GOP election bills tweaked: The week in Michigan politics
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LANSING, MI - This week in Lansing was more about molding legislation than passing bills, at least on major topics.
Both chambers made moves to further clarify key initiatives, with budget talks picking up in the House and Senate and amendments made to Senate Republican election bills.
The House continued to tackle ethics reform, while Republicans in both chambers moved to allow high schools to hold in-person commencements. Here’s what happened this week at the Michigan Capitol:
Budget talks evolve
Quarterly budgets for many state agencies, staffing cuts and additional limits on how state agencies can respond to the COVID-19 pandemic all remain on the table as Michigan lawmakers move forward with setting the state’s annual budget.
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The panel discusses a possible missed opportunity for bi-partisan cooperation between the governor and state GOP leaders. The guest is CEO of the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association, Justin Winslow. Panelists Lauren Gibbons, Kyle Melinn and Dave Boucher join senior capitol correspondent Tim Skubick to discuss the week in Michigan government and politics.
Letter from the Editor: Politics can’t do the people’s work when it actively harasses and marginalizes half the people
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An illustration of a woman standing underneath the glass ceiling at the ground level at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing Michigan on Monday April 19, 2021. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com
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MLive political reporter Emily Lawler told her social media audience a story last week that illustrated why she and her colleague Lauren Gibbons knew they had to write about the toxic culture in Lansing for women.
She was 19, still in college and excited to start writing about politics in our state Capitol. She had bought new eyeglasses so she could work better.