A Michigan judge has ruled that mail-in ballots postmarked by election day must be counted if they are received up to 14 days later.
Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Diane Stephens issued a preliminary injunction on Friday, arguing in a 21-page filing that recent events have rendered the statutory deadline for mail-in ballots unconstitutional. The state Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a similar ruling on Thursday.
“In light of delays attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, mail delivery has become significantly compromised, and the risk for disenfranchisement when a voter returns an absent voter ballot by mail is very real,” Stephens wrote, according to <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/09/18/michigan-clerks-must-accept-late-ballots-if-mailed-nov-2-judge-rules/3492245001/">The Detroit News</a>.
The decision is a victory for Democrats across the state and a blow to Republicans and the Trump campaign which argued for more restrictions on mail-in ballots. The ruling means campaign officials will continue to accept mail-in ballots postmarked by election day for two weeks following the election.
Stephens cited 6,400 ballots received after the state’s Aug. 4 primary that were discarded because they were late as evidence that the current framework of election security laws were burdensome and effectively disenfranchised voters amid the pandemic.
“Where the current state of affairs has riddled that option with uncertainty after uncertainty, the Court concludes that the 8:00 p.m. ballot receipt deadline unnecessarily curtails the self-executing right to vote by absent voter ballot and to return that ballot by mail,” Stephens wrote. “Applying the strict, 8:00 p.m. ballot receipt deadline on absent voter ballots imposes too great a restriction for the upcoming general election. Some flexibility must be built into the deadline in order to account for the significant inability of mail to arrive on what would typically be a reliable, predictable schedule.”
Attorneys for the GOP argued that the extended two-week window to accept ballots, and other similar proposals, will delay election results and increase the likelihood of voter fraud, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/09/18/trump-biden-live-updates/#link-RE6VBIQVNZDNTJCQFOCB5C44YU">The Washington Post</a>. Michigan has outlawed the practice known as ballot harvesting, campaign workers or activists gathering completed absentee ballots from voters.
“The documentary evidence in this case reveals that the incidences of voter fraud and absentee ballot fraud are minimal and that the fears of the same are largely exaggerated,” Stephens added.
The decision comes in a critical swing state that President Trump won by a slim margin of just 0.3% of the vote in 2016. A tight presidential race and a hold on Michigan’s election results could delay a winner being declared in the 2020 presidential election for up to two weeks.
On Thursday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-court-sides-with-pennsylvania-democrats-mail-in-ballots-to-be-counted-3-days-after-election-day">Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court</a> issued a ruling in another victory for Democrats seeking to bolster the mail-in vote, which heavily favors Democratic candidates. The court ruled that ballots received within three days of election day should be counted. The court decision came after a difficult primary in which a flood of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pennsylvania-democrats-very-worried-about-mail-in-voting-causing-election-chaos">mail-in ballots</a> delayed election results in some races for weeks.
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Detroit Chief of Police James Craig blamed lawmakers for caving to “protest pressure” and calling for an investigation into his police force’s tactics for handling protests and riots in the city.
Craig appeared on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/detroit-police-chief-lawmakers-feeling-protest-pressured-to-investigate-response">Fox News</a> on Wednesday and slammed Michigan lawmakers, as well as elected mayors in major U.S. cities where rioters have smashed, looted, and burned while police have taken heat for alleged misconduct. Elected officials such as Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-police-chief-rips-tlaib-were-talking-about-violent-protesters">Rashida Tlaib</a> (D-MI) have pushed for an investigation of Craig’s handling of recent protests.
“This is nothing more than protest pressure,” Craig said on Wednesday. “Some who are in political leadership are folding to the pressure by the protesters, so it’s not by accident that you see the number of chiefs across the country who are leaving in large numbers. They don’t feel supported. The men and women who are on the ground doing this work don’t feel supported. And so it’s really about this pressure. That’s the bottom line.”
In recent weeks, at least half a dozen police chiefs in major American cities have announced their resignations as riots have raged and police undergo intense scrutiny for their tactics. Many of the police chiefs who have resigned are black, such as Seattle’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-seattle-police-chief-resigning-after-democrat-city-council-votes-to-cut-police-budget">Carmen Best</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-entire-rochester-command-force-police-chief-resign-over-daniel-prude-case">La’Ron Singletary</a> of Rochester, New York.
Late last week, a Detroit judge <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-judge-bans-police-from-using-tear-gas-batons-on-blm-protesters-even-if-demonstrations-escalate">barred Craig’s police force</a> from using non-lethal tools such as tear gas and batons on protesters in response to a lawsuit from the activist group Detroit Will Breathe. Craig said the order was meaningless because his officers only used those tools in response to violent protesters, not against “peaceful protesters,” as stated in the order.
Craig slammed mayors for failing to back their police departments, and in some cases heavily criticizing them, to placate Black Lives Matter protesters. Craig said that he and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan are in “lockstep” together with how to deal with protests, and credited that relationship with keeping Detroit from suffering a fate similar to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/business-owners-stunned-to-learn-insurance-wont-cover-demolition-costs-of-buildings-destroyed-by-blm-rioters">Minneapolis</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-kenosha-city-owned-property-sustained-2m-in-damages-mayor-asks-for-30m-riot-relief">Kenosha, Wisc.</a>
The police chief asserted that many of the protests are not actually about racial equality like they claim, but about changing the social and economic systems of the United States.
“It has nothing to do with the ethnicity or gender of a police chief. These folks are calling for mayors to resign as well. It doesn’t matter if you’re Left or Right. It has to do [with] what their agenda is, and it’s not supporting anybody who sits in office, anybody who was appointed as a police chief,” Craig said.
“Let’s face it, we saw what happened in Portland. You know, there was this big hue and cry over federal officers on the ground to protect their facility. But then when they retreated—the federal officers—[activists] continued to riot, they continued to attack local police. So it’s never about what it appears. They hide behind these issues, whether it’s the unfortunate death of Mr. Floyd, but it is not about that,” Craig continued.
“This is total anarchy, and what’s obvious is there’s political leadership, I’ve said it before, who, not in all cities [but in] some cities, who are standing by and saying nothing in fear that they may then be attacked,” Craig concluded. “But the problem is they’re being attacked anyway, so you gotta understand what the true agenda is. It’s certainly not about race. It’s something much deeper than that, and we just need to start talking about it, and we need to stand up and call it what it is: total anarchy.”
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Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer slammed President Donald Trump for holding a rally in her state amid a pandemic immediately before voicing approval for an event scheduled for Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Whitmer appeared Tuesday on CNN and called Trump’s event, scheduled for Thursday, “distressing” because of the chance of spreading the coronavirus. She added that in the case of Biden’s event, scheduled for Wednesday, she trusted that the organizers are “following the science” regarding the coronavirus.
“It’s distressing, to say the least,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigans-whitmer-says-she-supports-idea-of-defund-the-police-then-suggests-police-are-underfunded">Whitmer</a> said, referring to the Trump campaign rally. “You know, we have been following the science here in Michigan. We have a mask mandate, we’ve got gathering rules to ensure that we don’t have super-spreader events, yet, we anticipate that he will be descending on this state, and perhaps encouraging people to come mask-less and come together in the ways that we’ve seen them happening across the country, and I think this is very distressing.”
“We’ve pushed our curve down. We’ve saved thousands of lives. We’ve gotten people back to work, and events like this threaten all that we’ve made and I would love to see the leader of our country embrace masks and encourage people to do the right thing,” Whitmer continued. “This is an economic crisis. This is a public health crisis. We’ve got to get serious about it and focus on getting this right.”
Later in the interview, the governor said that although Michiganders are generally following social distancing rules, some people showing up to Trump’s rally will “take the lead” from the president, shun masks, and “subject themselves to COVID-19.”
“The fact of the matter is we’ve been educating our public. People understand the science, they get it. The vast majority of people in the state are doing the right thing. I don’t doubt that there are people who will show up at that event and will take the lead from the man himself and drop their guard and could subject themselves to COVID-19,” she said.
Trump has <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1285299379746811915">touted</a> wearing masks, when social distancing is not possible, as “patriotic.” Whitmer went on to contrast the Trump event with one planned by Biden’s campaign and to praise Biden’s team for “scrupulously following the science.”
“The fact of the matter is that we’ve got Joe Biden coming into town tomorrow. I know that they are scrupulously following the science. They want to keep their supporters and the general public safe,” she said. “Whether you are going to one event on Wednesday or the other on Thursday, I’m going to do everything I can to keep the people of this state safe whether they are supportive of all the measures we’ve taken or not, my job is to protect the people of this state.”
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Michigan state lawmakers and others have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/most-idiotic-thing-michigan-to-get-first-full-look-at-pandemics-impact-on-nursing-homes-months-after-outbreak">criticized Whitmer</a> for her coronavirus response, and most significantly over her policies regarding <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-reps-say-whitmer-stonewalling-requests-to-testify-over-michigan-nursing-homes">nursing and long-term care homes</a>. The Department of Justice has stepped in and requested that Michigan, along with three other states, turn over data on the virus’s impact on nursing homes in the state. Michigan was late to track the data and rolled out a database in late May, more than two months after the lockdowns began in the U.S. over the pandemic.
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On Sunday, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-september-6-2020-n1239438">speaking</a> on NBC’s “Meet The Press” with host Chuck Todd, Michigan Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson insisted that it could take a week after Election Day for all of Michigan’s ballots to be tallied, saying, “We should be prepared for this to be closer to an Election Week, as opposed to an Election Day.”
The conversation began with Todd asking, “Jocelyn Benson, what did you learn from Michigan&#8217;s experience? You ended up with a high volume of mail-in ballots. And obviously, you&#8217;ve gone through a whole bunch of election changes since 2016 that you&#8217;re going to be implementing for the first time. So give me your assessment of where you feel like Michigan is right now.&#8221;
“Well, yeah, Chuck, one of the silver linings of 2020 for us has been options for voters and opportunities to clarify those options,” Benson replied. “Voters in Michigan can vote early by mail. They can return ballots through a drop box. We&#8217;ve placed close to 1,000 secure drop boxes all around the state. They can vote early in person at their clerk&#8217;s office, and then every precinct will be open on Election Day. We&#8217;ve been able to hone this plan for November through three successful elections that we&#8217;ve had already this year where we&#8217;ve seen in every single one turnout has doubled, putting us on track to have Michigan&#8217;s November election be the highest turnout ever in the history of our state.”
Todd persisted, “I want to go to the postal service issue. You were pretty concerned about it at one time. Where are you now? Have you had reassurances from the postal service folks that you&#8217;ve dealt with since this kerfuffle began?”
“Well, yes. I mean, I have spoken directly with the postmaster general,” Benson agreed. “And we&#8217;ve been in near constant communication with our postmaster leaders and postal leaders on the ground here in Michigan. We&#8217;re approaching this from a two-pronged strategy. One is to make sure the system works, that citizens can receive their ballots and return them on time. We&#8217;ve created drop boxes as a workaround for citizens who may not feel comfortable or wait till the last minute to return their ballots.”
“But we&#8217;re now also facing a perception issue,” she continued. “That the changes in the postal service, if nothing else, have created confusion and chaos where none existed prior. And so, the voter education and the confidence-boosting we now have to do and will do to ensure voters feel confident that their vote is sent through the mail and will count is a key part of our work moving forward.”
Todd asked, “You guys can&#8217;t start processing until Election Day. It took a long time to get some results during your primary. Should we be prepared for Thanksgiving and the Michigan results to be coming together?”
Benson answered, “No, but we should be prepared for this to be closer to an Election Week, as opposed to an Election Day. I mean, the bottom line is we are not going to have the full results and a counting of all of our ballots on Election Night. We already know that. We&#8217;ve asked the legislature to make changes to the law to give us more ability to be prepared and count those ballots more efficiently. They have not acted for reasons that I don&#8217;t fully, completely understand. But that said, we&#8217;re increasing tabulators. We&#8217;re increasing capacity to more efficiently and securely count those ballots. But I&#8217;m also laser-focused on accuracy. And if it takes a few extra days to ensure we have a full and accurate counting of the results of every race, that&#8217;s what it&#8217;s going to take. And we&#8217;re going to be transparent throughout that whole process to make sure every citizen knows exactly where we are in the counting process and how many more ballots we have to get through.”
At the Democratic National Convention, Benson joined California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to speak on a video where Padilla stated, &#8220;But now, Trump has admitted he&#8217;s trying to sabotage the post office to undermine voting-by-mail. And we&#8217;re not gonna let him do that.&#8221;
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Though left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore will be pulling the lever for Joe Biden this November, he has not failed to let his discontent be known regarding the former vice president&#8217;s election conduct.
Over the weekend, after Biden accepted the endorsement of former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, a Republican, the &#8220;Bowling for Columbine&#8221; director scolded the presidential candidate for going after &#8220;white racist redneck votes.&#8221;
“The Biden campaign, in an effort to convince Flint voters to stay home on Nov 3 and lose Michigan again, happily announced &amp; embraced the endorsement of former Gov. Rick Snyder — the man who poisoned Flint’s water. 10,000 children [with] permanent brain damage,” Michael Moore tweeted. “Countless dead. Shame!”
“So the Biden campaign thought getting a few more White racist redneck votes in Michigan was more important than getting the Black vote in Flint?” he later added. “Better to embrace the mass-poisoning Republican ex-Governor than worry about &#8216;those Black people?&#8217; Are u nuts? Apologize &amp; retract NOW.”
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The Biden campaign, in an effort to convince Flint voters to stay home on Nov 3 and lose Michigan again, happily announced &amp; embraced the endorsement of former Gov. Rick Snyder — the man who poisoned Flint’s water. 10,000 children w/ permanent brain damage. Countless dead. Shame! <a href="https://t.co/ra0MhuN75k">https://t.co/ra0MhuN75k</a> <a href="https://t.co/XV6IwhbZxA">pic.twitter.com/XV6IwhbZxA</a>
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So the Biden campaign thought getting a few more White racist redneck votes in Michigan was more important than getting the Black vote in Flint? Better to embrace the mass-poisoning Republican ex-Governor than worry about “those Black people?” Are u nuts? Apologize &amp; retract NOW.
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After his followers clapped back for being too critical of Biden, Michael Moore reiterated that he will still vote for him in November, emphasizing that he simply will not lie for him.
&#8220;To be clear: I will vote for Biden. But I will not lie for Biden. For the millions of us spending every waking moment for the next 59 days trying to remove Trump, we won’t succeed if we have to also fight the Party and the Campaign who seem to be stupidly working against us,&#8221; he tweeted.
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To be clear: I will vote for Biden. But I will not lie for Biden. 
For the millions of us spending every waking moment for the next 59 days trying to remove Trump, we won’t succeed if we have to also fight the Party and the Campaign who seem to be stupidly working against us.
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Ever since President Donald Trump&#8217;s rousing performance at the RNC, Moore has been warning Democrats not to get complacent. In late August, he shared a poll from Michigan that had Trump besting Biden by 2 points (47% to 45%), citing it as evidence that Democrats are not sounding the alarm enough.
“Someone needs to pull the fire alarm NOW. Where are the stories about Trump gaining on Biden?” he tweeted. “Below’s a poll from Fri in Michigan. Last week Trump pulled within 4 pts of Biden. Now in one poll Trump is AHEAD of Biden in MI 47-45. Yet so many Dems convinced Trump’ll lose. DANGER!” he tweeted.
Prior to that, Moore took to Facebook on the Friday after the RNC to warn Democrats that the enthusiasm among Trump&#8217;s base is still &#8220;off the charts.&#8221;
“Sorry to have to provide the reality check again, but when CNN polled registered voters in August in just the swing states, Biden and Trump were in a virtual tie. In Minnesota, it’s 47-47. In Michigan, where Biden had a big lead, Trump has closed the gap to 4 points,” he wrote. “Are you ready for a Trump victory? Are you mentally prepared to be outsmarted by Trump again? Do you find comfort in your certainty that there is no way Trump can win? Are you content with the trust you’ve placed in the DNC to pull this off?”
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The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party denounced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel after she reportedly made comments comparing President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler.
According to Gongwer reporter Jordyn Hermani, Nessel not only compared Trump to Hitler during the virtual 2020 State Nominating Convention of the Michigan Democratic Party on Aug. 29 but even jokingly suggested that the murderous dictator was more virtuous because he was &#8220;brave enough&#8221; to fight for his country in World War I.
&#8220;AG Dana Nessel kicking off her Democratic Nominating Convention by comparing President Trump to Adolf Hitler, before joking: &#8216;Hitler, by all accounts, could read and write &#8230; and he also was brave enough to serve in his nation&#8217;s military,'&#8221; Hermani tweeted. &#8220;Adds that people should be concerned Republican state leaders are backing Trump, who has in recent weeks joked that he might not leave office if not reelected.&#8221;
&#8220;For context, re: Hitler — Her lead up to the statement was that neither had received the popular vote and yet still took office, denigrates immigrants, seeks to destroy unions, degrades those who disagree with them, etc. and then said she wasn&#8217;t talking about Trump but Hitler,&#8221; Hermani added.
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AG Dana Nessel kicking off her Democratic Nominating Convention by comparing President Trump to Adolf Hitler, before joking: &quot;Hitler, by all accounts, could read and write &#8230; and he also was brave enough to serve in his nation&#39;s military.&quot;
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For context, re: Hitler — Her lead up to the statement was that neither had received the popular vote and yet still took office, denigrates immigrants, seeks to destroy unions, degrades those who disagree with them, etc. and then said she wasn&#39;t talking about Trump but Hitler.
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Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox condemned Nessel&#8217;s comments to The Daily Wire, saying, &#8220;Not only is comparing President Trump to a man who murdered 10 million innocent people totally insane but to go as far as glorifying Hitler by praising his intelligence and calling him brave, makes me sick to my stomach. Nessel has proved yet again to be an embarrassment to Michigan, its citizens, and its laws.&#8221;
When reached for comment, Nessel&#8217;s communications director Kelly Rossman-McKinney doubled down on her comparison, telling The Daily Wire, &#8220;AG Nessel is passionate about this election and deeply concerned about the direction of our country under the current president.&#8221;
&#8220;The president’s actions — with the addition of the pomp and circumstance at the White House last week — was reminiscent of a certain historical figure and she chose to point that out after doing an extensive, careful and accurate historical comparison that resulted in a very long list of similarities. People deserve to know who they are voting for,&#8221; she added.
Noah Arbit, the founder and chair of the <a href="https://www.mijewishdems.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michigan Jewish Democratic Caucus</a>, came to Nessel&#8217;s defense in a statement to The Daily Wire:
<blockquote>Dana Nessel is not only the greatest Attorney General in the history of the State of Michigan, but a stellar representative of Michigan’s Jewish community. Any suggestion otherwise is not only absurd, but deeply offensive. As a proud Jewish woman, AG Nessel has spoken powerfully about the historical reverberations of many of the Trump administration’s most heinous acts, including rampant demagoguery and the persecution of minority groups and political opponents, which characterized Nazi Germany. Unlike Donald Trump, Dana Nessel knows a thing or two about history, and works to protect us from hate, not inflame it like he does. Michigan’s Jewish community stands with Dana Nessel against the most antisemitic president since Richard Nixon.</blockquote>
Nessel has faced blowback before for <a href="https://www.migop.org/icymi_nessel_s_praise_of_hitler_just_scratches_the_surface" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">comments she has made</a> that some deemed insensitive. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-attorney-generals-white-folks-coronavirus-tweet-sparks-blowback" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>, she sparked a backlash in April when she framed the coronavirus pandemic in racial terms.
Related: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2393655607338558" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Ben Shapiro Show, Ep. 851 &#8211; When Everyone Is Hitler</a>
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The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party denounced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel after she reportedly made comments comparing President

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The primary in Detroit, Michigan, was so poorly counted that one member of the State Board of Canvassers even asked whether Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson should get involved in November. The board also suggested an investigation into what went wrong.
The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/21/michigan-election-officials-call-detroit-primary-voting-problems-alarming-appalling/3410790001/">reported</a> that all “four members of the State Board of Canvassers on Friday blasted problems with counting ballots in Detroit&#8217;s primary election as ‘alarming’ and ‘concerning.’” Two of the board members are Republicans, one of whom, Norm Shinkle, called for an investigation into the problems the city had counting ballots in the primary.
&#8220;I think we need an investigation with a conclusion that somebody else is going to run that election or not,&#8221; Shinkle told the outlet.
The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/20/benson-asked-investigate-detroit-perfect-storm-voting-problems/5616629002/">reported</a> Thursday that Wayne County election data “showed 72% of the absentee voting precincts in Michigan&#8217;s largest city had ballot counts that were out of balance by at least one vote for the Aug. 4. primary.” As the outlet explained, this “means the number of voters tracked in precinct poll books did not match the number of ballots counted.”
The outlet further reported that 46% of Detroit’s precincts were out of balance when counting absentee and Election Day votes. The problem is nothing new, as the city also failed to accurately count vote totals in 2015, with 59% of precincts showing out-of-balance totals.
More from The Detroit News:
<blockquote>In 2017, then-Secretary of State Ruth Johnson ordered that the state help retrain election workers and provide other assistance to correct what a Michigan Bureau of Elections audit of 136 Detroit precincts called &#8220;significant discrepancies&#8221; in votes and <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/09/state-audit-finds-questionable-votes-detroit/97696820/">“an abundance of human errors.&#8221;</a>
Having balanced precincts is particularly important in Michigan because precincts whose poll books don’t match with ballots can’t be recounted, according to state law.
The Board of State Canvassers was scheduled to certify the statewide results of the Aug. 4 primary on Friday but the virtual meeting stopped after about 30 minutes because of technical issues. The board scheduled a new meeting for 10 a.m. Monday.</blockquote>
Julie Matuzak, a Democrat on the board, called the problems in Detroit “appalling” and suggested a call to the community to recruit new precinct workers.
Detroit Clerk Janice Winfrey blamed the primary issues on the fact that there weren’t enough election workers on primary day, forcing some to work more than 20 hours. She also asked the state legislature to allow absentee ballots to be processed before election day to cut down on the number of ballots needed to be counted after the election.
Winfrey also noted, The Detroit News reported, that the ballot totals were three or fewer ballots off.
President Donald Trump has warned of dangers involved with widespread mail-in ballots. Some Democrats have called for increased absentee ballots, while some have suggested simply mailing ballots to all homes, which would allow for significant fraud and uncertainty.
Trump won Michigan by less than 10,000 votes.
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Michigan and Nevada both declared that &#8220;racism&#8221; was a &#8220;public health crisis&#8221; on Wednesday, joining Wisconsin, with Colorado set to soon become the fourth state to do so.
Michigan Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/08/05/whitmer-give-update-state-michigans-coronavirus-response/3298237001/">created</a> a Black Leadership Advisory Council to &#8220;elevate Black voices&#8221; and reportedly push state employees to undergo implicit bias training.
&#8220;Today, I also signed an executive directive declaring racism as a public health crisis in Michigan,&#8221; Whitmer said on Wednesday, later adding, &#8220;We have a lot of work to do to eradicate the systemic racism that black Americans have faced for generations, and it’s going to take time. But the most important thing we can do during this time is work closely with leaders across the state, in every community, to find the root cause of problems and work to eradicate them.&#8221;
In Nevada, Democrat Governor Steve Sisolak signed a proclamation on Wednesday that also declared that racism was a public health crisis.
&#8220;Institutional and systemic racism has gone on far too long in this country and in this State. Based on research, we are taking a proactive approach in joining fellow leaders around the country to declare racism as a public health crisis,&#8221; Sisolak <a href="https://twitter.com/govsisolak/status/1291167751780917248?s=21">announced</a>. &#8220;I am grateful to be joined by the Nevada Legislature in recognizing that racism manifests in measurable ways, including in public health. I look forward to working with Nevada leaders and the Office of Minority Health and Equity on this critical issue.&#8221;
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The Denver Post <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2020/07/31/colorado-racism-public-health-crisis/">reported</a> last week that employees inside Colorado&#8217;s state health department had forced the issue and thus Democrats there are set to declare racism a public health crisis in response &#8220;to ongoing social-justice protests and the inequities highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic.&#8221; Colorado has a far-left governor, Democrat Jared Polis.
&#8220;Since June, employees at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment have pressed Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan to make such a public declaration and became increasingly frustrated when she didn’t move faster to do so,&#8221; the Post added. &#8220;When asked this week about those internal conversations, Hunsaker Ryan told The Denver Post the state will join the American Public Health Association in declaring racism a public health crisis, and that will become formal policy within the health department.&#8221;
In June, Wisconsin Democrat Governor Tony Evers declared that racism was a public health crisis during a press briefing with the Department of Health Services Secretary.
“We must fix what we know is broken in our society.” Evers <a href="https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/gov-evers-declares-racism-a-public-health-crisis/">said</a>. “We cannot look away from the reality that inaction, indifference and institutional racism has harmed generations of black and brown Wisconsinites.”
Pew <a href="https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2020/06/15/racism-is-a-public-health-crisis-say-cities-and-counties">claims</a> that the state of Ohio declared that racism was a public health crisis, yet there are no readily available records to substantiate the claim. The Ohio House and Senate last month were &#8220;considering non-binding resolutions to declare racism a public health crisis,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/local-supporters-urge-racism-declared-public-health-crisis-ohio/VTjk1kGeW1YsvIwkNfHXEP/">Dayton Daily News</a>.
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Michigan, Nevada Declare ‘Racism’ A ‘Public Health Crisis.’ Another State Expected To Do So Soon.

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Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed a Republican bill on Friday that would have kept coronavirus patients out of nursing homes and placed them in entirely separate facilities — an effort aimed at protecting those most vulnerable to developing serious complications from the coronavirus, which originated in China.
&#8220;The bill was a direct challenge to the Whitmer administration&#8217;s current handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has focused on caring for those with the virus in isolated spaces of existing homes,&#8221; The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/31/whitmer-nixes-bill-direct-covid-19-patients-away-nursing-homes/5558640002/">reported</a>. &#8220;About 33% of the state&#8217;s deaths linked to the virus have been nursing home residents or employees, according to state data.&#8221;
Sen. Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Township) blasted Whitmer&#8217;s decision to not take more action to protect vulnerable seniors in nursing homes, which &#8220;account for more than 41 percent of the country’s pandemic fatalities,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-nursing-homes.html">The New York Times</a>.
“I am very disappointed and saddened that the governor vetoed this extremely important and commonsense legislation,” Lucido said in a statement. “Politics should not prevail over the health and safety of our seniors and health care workers, and I urge my colleagues in the Senate and House to consider passing a veto override. We owe this to our citizens, especially the seniors and vulnerable members of our communities who cannot speak for themselves.”
Whitmer said in a <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MIEOG/2020/07/31/file_attachments/1508841/SB%20956%20Veto%20Letter.pdf">letter</a> Friday that she vetoed the bill (SB 956) because it &#8220;is based on the false premise that isolation units created within existing facilities are somehow insufficient to protect seniors — a claim unsupported by the data and refuted by the nation’s highest authorities on infectious disease.&#8221; She also insists in the letter that she has taken steps to protect nursing home residents &#8220;from day one.&#8221;
Whitmer has been embroiled in controversy throughout much of the coronavirus pandemic on issues ranging from her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whitmers-husband-asked-for-special-treatment-in-getting-boat-on-water-after-she-urged-people-to-not-go-to-area-report-says">husband asking</a> for special treatment to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whitmer-gives-taxpayer-funded-coronavirus-contract-to-democrat-firm-man-who-called-for-coughing-on-trump">awarding taxpayer funded contracts to Democrat political groups</a>, which she had to rescind after public backlash.
Whitmer faced criticism in late May &#8220;after her husband reportedly sought special treatment in trying to get his boat placed on the water in an area of the state that she specifically urged people not to go to if they did not live there,&#8221; The Daily Wire reported. Whitmer&#8217;s office initially responded to the controversy by saying that they do not discuss matters related to her family and dismissed the story as a &#8220;rumor.&#8221;
However, after backlash continued to mount, Whitmer finally addressed the situation and claimed that her husband was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whitmer-admits-husband-asked-boating-company-for-special-treatment-claims-he-was-joking">just joking</a>.
Whitmer also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-reps-say-whitmer-stonewalling-requests-to-testify-over-michigan-nursing-homes">stonewalled</a> efforts from Republican members of Congress to testify about the significant coronavirus death toll among nursing home residents in her state.
Whitmer, who said in mid-May that those who were protesting must adhere to social distancing guidelines, was caught not social distancing while marching with Black Lives Matter activists.
Whitmer said of anti-lockdown protesters during an interview on May 13:
<blockquote>They are congregating, they are not wearing masks. They are not staying six feet apart. And then they go back home into communities and the risk the perpetuating the spread of COVID-19 is real. We’ve seen it happen. And that’s why, I respect people’s right to dissent, they need to do it in a way that is responsible and does not put others at risk … Anyone who is contributing to people not observing best practices and endangering others is undermining all that work … and run the very real risk of a second wave.</blockquote>
Photos then emerged of her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whitmer-spokeswoman-my-boss-didnt-violate-social-distancing-guidelines-when-she-marched-here-are-some-pictures">not social distancing</a> during the protests in early June.
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Gretchen Whitmer Blocks GOP Bill That Would Have Kept Coronavirus Patients Out Of Nursing Homes

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A couple who runs a bed and breakfast near Lansing, Michigan, removed a display of the Norwegian flag after passersby repeatedly mistook it for the Confederate battle flag.
According to <a href="https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2020/07/28/st-johns-inns-norwegian-flag-removed-over-confederate-flag-confusion/5502297002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Lansing State Journal</a>, Greg and Kjersten Offenbecker took down the Norwegian flag adorning The Nordic Pineapple, a bed and breakfast they run out of their home in St. Johns, Michigan, about 24 miles north of Lansing. The stately Civil War-era house was built by a Union brevet general in 1861 and sprawls over nearly 9,000 square feet. Kjersten Offenbecker&#8217;s grandfather was born in Norway, and the establishment is named for her Norwegian heritage.
The flag received little attention since they moved to the property in 2018, but the turmoil roiling the country in recent weeks has seen the Offenbeckers&#8217; inbox flooded with &#8220;at least a dozen hateful emails,&#8221; and even more disapproving comments.
Kjersten Offenbecker told the local paper that she first heard members of the community were murmuring about her Norwegian flag when she was visiting a shop downtown. &#8220;I was so happy at first,&#8221; she said, recounting when a shop owner mentioned that he had heard people talking about her bed and breakfast. But then she learned that they were saying she was flying a rebel flag. &#8220;We were panicked initially because we were like, &#8216;Oh my Gosh. This town thinks that we’re hanging the Confederate flag,'&#8221; she said.
The Norwegian flag, adopted by the Scandinavian country in 1821, shares a similar design and color scheme to the Confederate flag, but their differences are distinct. Like several neighboring nations, Norway utilizes a Nordic cross, which is blue, outlined in white, and laid over red. The Confederate flag featured a St. Andrew&#8217;s cross adorned with stars, a design that has roots in Scotland.
Kjersten Offenbecker said she can&#8217;t see the resemblance because she grew up with the Norwegian flag. &#8220;To me they are two distinct flags,&#8221; she maintained. Her husband, Greg Offenbecker, was more blunt and expressed his frustration with people&#8217;s ignorance. &#8220;It bugs me as far as the stupidity of people,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Even if the flag is blowing in the wind or laying limp, there are no stars on it. They look nothing alike.&#8221;
After members of the community accused the Offenbeckers of promoting racism, they decided to remove both the Norwegian and the American flag that flew beside it at their bed and breakfast. &#8220;We love being members of the St. Johns community and are heartbroken to have had to make this decision,&#8221; they wrote in a <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.facebook.com/thenordicpineapple/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">Facebook post</a>. &#8220;Given the current cultural climate and the idea that people are judging us based on the misconception of the national Norwegian flag vs. the Confederate flag, this is what is best for our family and our Inn.&#8221;
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Michigan Bed And Breakfast Owners Remove Norwegian Flag After Backlash

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) addressed allegations of anti-Semitism against her in a recent interview with <a href="https://thejewishnews.com/2020/07/16/rashida-tlaib-its-the-same-folks-coming-after-all-of-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Detroit Jewish News</a> (JN) and described herself as &#8220;one solid, strong advocate &#8230; against the white supremacist in the White House.&#8221;
In her first conversation with the Jewish publication in her home district, Tlaib also compared the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel to the civil rights bus protest in Montgomery, Alabama, and touched on criticism that her fellow Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has faced for offensive tweets.
Regarding what she would say to readers of JN who regard her as &#8220;Public Enemy Number One,&#8221; Tlaib appealed to her work with Jewish people in her community, and claimed her views on Palestine and Israel have been mischaracterized.
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Pointing out how she has a living grandmother and relatives in &#8220;territories occupied by Israel,&#8221; Tlaib said of her views on the Jewish state, &#8220;I think they’ve been misinterpreted or not fully understood. If people saw me more as a granddaughter, versus a congressmember, they would understand why I have said we need to push for true equality and justice in Israel.&#8221;
Regarding her current stance on the BDS movement, an anti-Israel boycott that the <a href="https://www.adl.org/what-we-do/israel/anti-israel-activity-bds" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anti-Defamation League</a> described as &#8220;the most prominent effort to undermine Israel’s existence&#8221; and &#8220;rampant with misinformation and distortion,&#8221; Tlaib said, &#8220;Well, I absolutely support freedom of speech, and people want to taint the freedom to boycott.&#8221;
Tlaib continued, &#8220;It’s a peaceful way to speak up and say, &#8216;I’m against these human rights violations or these policies and this racism.&#8217; And I am absolutely, very much adamant that people need the right to boycott. I raised my voice and said, &#8216;I believe in that kind of movement.&#8217; I don’t know where we would be in our country without the Montgomery bus boycotts. It’s something that’s part of our American fabric.&#8221;
Tlaib pushed back on the idea &#8220;that the BDS movement is somehow anti-Semitic,&#8221; claiming &#8220;there are Jews who support the BDS movement. There are folks who truly believe in stopping racism of all forms, and they use the boycott as a form of speech.&#8221;
Tlaib later said of her Jewish constituents who oppose her for her stance on the BDS movement, &#8220;It’s just this one issue that we might disagree on. I had a few residents who were like, &#8216;I don’t know, Rashida.&#8217; And I said, &#8216;You don’t have to be there, but know it’s coming from a place that I really believe.&#8217; I really, truly believe that both communities can be free if we push back against Netanyahu’s racism and right-wing approach.&#8221;
Tlaib also defended Omar, her congressional colleague, who also supports BDS and even <a href="https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/ilhan-omar-introduces-pro-bds-bill-to-congress-announces-visit-to-israel-595991" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">introduced a pro-BDS resolution</a> in the House of Representatives in 2019. Omar was met with backlash when she tweeted in February 2019 that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) pays politicians to support Israel. Following the backlash, she <a href="https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/ilhan-omar-deletes-aipac-tweets-called-anti-semitic">deleted the tweets</a>.
&#8220;I think there was a gasp,&#8221; Tlaib said of when Omar tweeted those sentiments. &#8220;But at the same time, the way she was vilified — because I know her, she’s not anti-Semitic.&#8221; She then contrasted Omar&#8217;s willingness to apologize for her tweets with President Donald Trump, who Tlaib claims never apologizes.
Of Trump, Tlaib said, &#8220;I think one solid, strong advocate you’re going to have against the white supremacist in the White House is me. And when (Trump) speaks the way he does about Muslims, immigrants, Jews, understand that. What I see is all of us coming together and pushing against that.&#8221;
The Israeli government banned both Omar and Tlaib from making a trip to Israel in August 2019 because of their support for the BDS movement, as well as for an itinerary that listed their trip to Israel as a trip to Palestine. Israel later relented and allowed Tlaib to visit after she requested to see her 90-year-old grandmother, but Tlaib <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-grants-permission-congresswoman-tlaib-visit-west-bank-n1043026" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">refused</a> the offer, saying, &#8220;I have decided that visiting my grandmother under these oppressive conditions stands against everything I believe in – fighting against racism, oppression &amp; injustice.&#8221;
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A teacher in Michigan was fired after tweeting simply that President Donald Trump is the president.
Justin Kucera of Walled Lake School District, about 30 miles northwest of Detroit, faced the wrath of the school&#8217;s administration and was told to either resign or be fired after tweeting on July 6: &#8220;I&#8217;m done being silent. [Donald Trump] is our president. Don&#8217;t @ me,&#8221; according to <a href="https://freebeacon.com/campus/mi-school-fires-popular-teacher-for-saying-trump-is-our-president/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Washington Free Beacon</a>.
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Don’t @ me
&mdash; Coach Kucera (@CoachKWLW) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachKWLW/status/1280312826796675074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I was required to meet with [human resources], the superintendent, and my principal [on July 10],&#8221; Kucera said. &#8220;They initially took my statement on why I tweeted those tweets and they told me they would have a decision about my future employment in the upcoming days. When they completed the meeting, I was told I had the option to either be fired or resign.&#8221;
Kucera, who was described by some at the school as an &#8220;apolitical&#8221; figure who was popular, was adamant that there was no malicious intention behind the tweet. &#8220;I know a lot of people are just rooting for Trump to fail, and I don&#8217;t think that anybody should do that. Agree with him or not, you should want the president to do well. I apologized that [my tweet] brought so much negative attention, but I&#8217;m not sorry for what I said.&#8221;
A parent who spoke to The Washington Free Beacon on condition of anonymity to avoid retribution said, &#8220;Justin coached my son his entire high school career and also was his AP History teacher and student leadership teacher for two years. I know Justin very well. If there&#8217;s one thing that I would commend Justin for is, he always tried to stay apolitical. He always tried to stay right down the middle, avoid [political] conversations, and let the students make their own call based on their own life experiences.&#8221;
The parent blamed the online mob for Kucera&#8217;s downfall more than anyone who was involved in the school district.
The cancellation of Kucera&#8217;s career comes as President Donald Trump faces intense backlash from teachers&#8217; unions that are demanding schools remain closed amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Some have demanded the implementation of far Left policies before schools can be reopened, such as the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA). A 35,000-member union in the Los Angeles Unified School District, UTLA stipulated that the district cannot reopen until charter schools are closed, the local police are defunded, the wealthy are taxed more, there is “Medicare-for-All,” and the district is bailed out by the federal government.
An association of teachers in Durham, North Carolina, similarly demanded welfare for illegal immigrants before in-person classes resume. The Durham Association of Educators (DAE) issued a statement claiming, &#8220;There are concrete policies that have permitted other countries to flatten the curve and return to public life: moratoriums on rent and mortgage, universal health care, direct income support regardless of immigration status.&#8221;
“We must fight together, collectively, for changes that will permit our communities to thrive during this pandemic and beyond,” the association added.
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Michigan Teacher Fired After Tweeting ‘Trump Is Our President’

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A teacher in Michigan was fired after tweeting simply that President Donald Trump is the president. Justin Kucera of Walled Lake School District, about 30

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A <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/us/politics/trump-biden-poll-nyt-upshot-siena-college.html">New York Times/Siena College poll</a> out Thursday shows former Vice President Joe Biden opening up a wide lead among registered voters in six key states President Donald Trump won in 2016.
In some cases &#8212; particularly Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin &#8212; Biden leads the president by double digits, likely giving the Trump campaign some pause as they re-evaluate their campaign team and their campaign strategy.
&#8220;The surveys – conducted by Siena College for the New York Times – show the former vice president and presumptive Democratic nominee leading the GOP incumbent in the White House 47-36 percent among registered voters in Michigan, 50-40 percent in Pennsylvania, and 49-38 percent in Wisconsin,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-trailing-biden-in-6-key-battleground-states-according-to-new-polling">Fox News reports</a>.
In addition, Biden now leads in Florida, Arizona, and North Carolina &#8212; three states Trump won by a solid margin in 2016, when facing off against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton &#8212; by comfortable margins.
All of the states listed were narrowly &#8220;blue&#8221; before Trump turned them red in the last election, and the campaign is likely to know that Trump needs to make a strong argument for his own continued employment within the Rust Belt, where manufacturing and industrial workers make up the vast majority of swing voters.
Although the New York Times leans left editorially, the NYT/Siena College polls have often been good predictors of electoral success and failure &#8212; and it was an NYT/Siena College poll, which showed that progressive 2020 contenders like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) losing dramatically to Trump in places like Florida and Arizona that drove many key Democrats to abandon the far left and embrace the more &#8220;moderate&#8221; Biden candidacy back in early 2020.
Fox News also notes that &#8220;most of the polls released on Thursday are pretty much in line with results from other recent surveys in the six key battleground states. An average of the latest polls in these states compiled by Real Clear Politics shows Biden with an 8.6 point margin in Michigan, 8 points in Wisconsin, 6.3 points in Pennsylvania, 6.2 points in Florida, 4 points in Arizona and 1.4 points in North Carolina.&#8221;
And while other polls have seemed to indicate voters currently see the 2020 election as a referendum on Trump&#8217;s performance, the NYT/Siena College poll specifically shows support for Trump eroding among white voters &#8212; the president&#8217;s key constituency. Although white voters approve of Trump&#8217;s handling of the economy &#8212; in this case, by a wide margin &#8212; they remain concerned about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and of the widespread unrest that followed the death of George Floyd, a black man who perished while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department.
&#8220;Trump faces headwinds on his handling of the protests against police brutality and racial injustice as only 31% believe he has handled them well,&#8221; <a href="https://www.axios.com/biden-leads-trump-battleground-polling-nyt-5675f5ad-09ac-46ca-827b-406cdce28c34.html">Axios reports</a>. &#8220;55% of the battleground voters said they believe the federal government should be working to limit the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy, while just 35% said the federal government needs to restart the economy.&#8221;
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POLL: Biden Leading Trump In Six Key Battleground States, Some By Double Digits

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A New York Times/Siena College poll out Thursday shows former Vice President Joe Biden opening up a wide lead among registered voters in six key states

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Law enforcement officials in Flint, Michigan, are looking to talk to two men after an attack was caught on camera earlier this week at a Macy&#8217;s store in which a man attacks a Macy&#8217;s employee, claiming that the employee called him the &#8220;n-word.&#8221;
The video, which is violent and contains graphic language, does not show that the employee used any racial slurs but does appear to show the other man repeatedly striking him while he was on the floor.
&#8220;Damire Palmer, 18, of Mount Morris and Damarquay Palmer, 22, of Flint Township have been identified by police as the two suspects involved,&#8221; WNEM TV5 reported. &#8220;Police say they learned that an employee of the store was assaulted by a male who fled the scene with a second individual after the assault. The store surveillance video confirmed the assault against the employee. Investigators also learned that the assault was recorded by the second individual and shared on social media.&#8221;
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Damire Palmer, 18, of Mount Morris and Damarquay Palmer, 22, of Flint Township have been identified by police as the two suspects involved that were allegedly involved in the attack on a Macy&#39;s employee in a viral video earlier this week. <a href="https://t.co/z5pM8eAHal">pic.twitter.com/z5pM8eAHal</a>
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Macy&#8217;s released a statement that said that it was clear, based on the evidence that they had, that the attack was unprovoked.
&#8220;We are deeply saddened about the incident that took place on Monday at Macy’s Genesee Valley as the safety of Macy’s customers and colleagues is our top priority,&#8221; Macy&#8217;s said. &#8220;Violence in the workplace of any kind is unacceptable.  All the materials from the evening have been reviewed and it is clear that the attack was unprovoked. We are working closely with local authorities on this investigation, and will defer any further comments about the case to them per policy.&#8221;
Macy&#8217;s added, &#8220;Since this event, Macy’s and mall management have added additional security to ensure our customers and colleagues can safely enjoy their shopping experience.&#8221;
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“I just want people to know the real story of really what happened and what’s in the description of me and my brother just walking into Macy’s just minding our own business,” one of the two suspects told The New York Post. “And, yes, we made a petty joke and asked the guy was the shirt too little when he could’ve asked me. He was just being funny. And just the fact of the remark that he said that we all heard. And just, what else were we supposed to do? In this age and time, he didn’t know what else to do. That was just his instinct.”
“At the moment, it was surprising,” he continued. “I’m behind my brother fully, because with everything else going on, what else can we do at this point? All the hate and everything is not needed because nothing works. It was spur of the moment. That was his instinct.”
Throughout the month of June, Macy&#8217;s has made statements expressing support for the leftist Black Lives Matter movement, which gained steam last month after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Across Macy&#39;s today, we will stop to observe, celebrate &amp; acknowledge Juneteenth. Every colleague will have the opportunity to learn the importance of the day and be given resources to take action, because <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://t.co/9I0kwHDfig">pic.twitter.com/9I0kwHDfig</a>
&mdash; Macy&#39;s (@Macys) <a href="https://twitter.com/Macys/status/1273963779106226178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2020</a></blockquote>
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As a company, we are committed to doing our part to end systematic racism.
We see you. We hear you.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://t.co/hlOwCiXjDg">pic.twitter.com/hlOwCiXjDg</a>
&mdash; Macy&#39;s (@Macys) <a href="https://twitter.com/Macys/status/1269732576941551616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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George Floyd’s tragic death is a senseless loss of life. This injustice must end, along with the racial injustice that pervades this country. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> Read an open letter from our CEO to employees: <a href="https://t.co/TGgLrINtXh">https://t.co/TGgLrINtXh</a>
&mdash; Macy&#39;s (@Macys) <a href="https://twitter.com/Macys/status/1267260157274329090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Man Brutally Beats Macy’s Employee, Claims He Was Called ‘N-Word’. Macy’s Responds: ‘It Is Clear This Attack Was Unprovoked’

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During an online event for Michigan Democrats on Monday, a U.S. congresswoman who had rightly sounded the alarm about then-candidate Donald Trump&#8217;s potential of winning the state in 2016 delivered a similar message to her fellow Joe Biden supporters. The Trump Victory campaign has since responded to the event by issuing a taunting statement swiping at &#8220;hidin&#8217; Joe Biden&#8221; and predicting success again in the longtime &#8220;blue wall&#8221; state.
The message from multiple Michigan Democrats during the event Monday was beware &#8220;complacency.&#8221; Among those urging continued vigilance despite very promising poll numbers out of the state was Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), who says she simply does not &#8220;believe these numbers.&#8221;
“Some people say, ‘Oh, look at the numbers.&#8217; I don’t believe these numbers,&#8221; said Dingell, who <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/15/dingell-i-dont-believe-these-numbers-showing-biden-big-lead/3195827001/">The Detroit News</a> notes introduced herself as &#8220;Debbie Downer.&#8221;
Real Clear Politics&#8217; average of the latest Michigan polls shows Biden leading Trump by nearly <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/mi/michigan_trump_vs_biden-6761.html">9 points</a>. While a recent EPIC-MRA poll shows the Democrat ahead by <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/06/16/michigan-poll-biden-trump/3190077001/">16 percent</a>, a CNBC/Change Research poll gives Biden a narrow <a href="https://www.changeresearch.com/post/states-of-play-battleground-wave-6">2-point</a> advantage. A Fox News poll from April gave Biden an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-biden-tops-trump-in-michigan-where-gov-whitmer-is-more-popular-than-president">8-point</a> lead.
&#8220;Four years ago, many of you on this phone call thought that I was nuts,&#8221; Dingell said in reference to her warnings back in 2016 about Trump potentially taking the state. &#8220;I was in enough communities and heard enough people talking that I was very worried about the outcome of that election.&#8221;
After Hillary Clinton infamously neglected Michigan <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/11/05/hillary-clinton-michigan/93356788/">until the eleventh hour</a>, Trump narrowly defeated her in the state by just 10,704 votes. Democratic polling showed Clinton with a healthy <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/michigan-hillary-clinton-trump-232547">5-point</a> advantage in the state heading into Election Day.
Dingell pointed to the chaos of the recent months as evidence that positive polling now doesn&#8217;t mean electoral victory in November. &#8220;[L]ook at what’s happened in five months,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The world is upside down and not one of us on this phone call would have predicted that the world will be as it is today. And it is five months from now until November.&#8221;
Also involved in the online event was Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a vocal critic of Trump, who likewise urged her fellow Democrats not to &#8220;let our guard down&#8221; because of strong polling.
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&#8220;I believe we are going to be successful, but we cannot for one second let our guard down,&#8221; said Whitmer, as reported by The Detroit News. &#8220;We cannot for one second make an assumption that Michigan is going to go with Joe Biden.&#8221;
The Trump Victory campaign responded to the event by touting Trump&#8217;s economic progress prior to the lockdown crisis and mocking Biden.
&#8220;While hidin’ Joe Biden is too scared of his own shadow to emerge from his basement, Michiganders know that President Trump already built the world&#8217;s greatest economy once, and he&#8217;ll do it again,&#8221; said Trump Victory campaign spokesman Chris Gustafson.
Trump&#8217;s battle with Michigan&#8217;s Democratic leadership reached its peak in late May when, despite prior warnings from the governor and the attorney general, he refused to wear a face-mask in front of the cameras while visiting a Ford plant in Ypsilanti, stating he &#8220;didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing&#8221; his mask.
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Michigan Democrat Who Warned Of Trump Win In 2016 Says She Doesn’t Believe Poll Numbers; Team Trump Agrees In Taunting Response

During an online event for Michigan Democrats on Monday, a U.S. congresswoman who had rightly sounded the alarm about then-candidate Donald Trump&#039;s

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Two state legislators in Michigan have introduced a resolution that would declare racism a public health crisis.
Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-lawmaker-michigan-racism-public-health-crisis">reported</a> that the state senators, Marshall Bullock (D-Detroit) and Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) requested Michigan “commit to working collaboratively with the Governor and every sector of society to develop an ongoing strategy to address, fund, and support solutions that strategically reduce the long-term impact that racism has on the quality of life and health for citizens of color.”
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<blockquote>Bullock said on the Senate floor that the coronavirus trends have been attributed to diabetes, high blood pressure and a lack of access to reliable health care, as well as crowded living situations.
But he said underlying health conditions in communities of color can be linked to social and economic factors like discriminatory housing and education policy.
“The only pre-existing condition that truly impacts black people and their health is racism,” Bullock said.</blockquote>
Geiss used terms from the coronavirus public health crisis when she discussed systemic racism, saying it “continues to be a pervasive sickness.”
“The primary vaccine for this public health crisis must lay in recognizing the crisis and intentionally working to destroy it,&#8221; she added.
As Fox reported, the “Senate resolution was co-sponsored by the rest of the Democrat caucus and one Republican, state Sen. Dale Zorn.” Zorn (R-Ida) <a href="https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/06/michigan-lawmakers-want-to-declare-racism-a-public-health-crisis.html">told</a> MLive in a statement that he joined the effort “because it’s the right thing to do.”
“I want to be a part of the solution going forward and I think this is one situation where I can help,” he said.
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<blockquote>The resolution was directed to the Senate Government Operations Committee. An identical resolution is set to be introduced in the House by Rep. Cynthia Johnson, D-Detroit, later Wednesday.
Resolutions are non-binding and do not have a direct impact on existing laws, but can be used by government bodies as a statement of priorities or to declare intentions.</blockquote>
The resolution was introduced as protests and riots spread across the country following the police-involved death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd. The officer who held his knee to Floyd’s death for nearly nine minutes, Derek Chauvin, was arrested within days of the incident, yet the protests and riots continue.
Michigan is not the first state to introduce a resolution likening racism to a disease.
“Ohio on Wednesday also <a href="https://fox8.com/news/ohio-statehouse-resolution-would-be-first-in-u-s-to-declare-racism-a-public-health-crisis/">introduced a statewide resolution</a> to declare racism a public health crisis, after cities like Cleveland and Columbus had already done so,” Fox reported. “The Indianapolis City-County Council <a href="https://fox59.com/news/proposal-would-declare-racism-a-public-health-crisis-in-marion-county/">unanimously passed</a> a proposal Monday night to declare racism a public health crisis in Marion County, Ind. Montgomery County, Md., will vote to <a href="https://www.fox5dc.com/news/montgomery-county-introducing-resolution-to-declare-racism-a-public-health-crisis">declare racism a public health crisis</a> in the county next week.”
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Democrats In Michigan Introduce Resolution Declaring Racism A Public Health Crisis

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stated that she supports the “idea” of the “defund the police” movement before dismissing any potential push to cut funding to Michigan law enforcement.
Whitmer, a Democrat, voiced support for “defund the police” on Tuesday in an interview with The Root. In general, “defund the police,” means cutting or abolishing police departments and spending those resources in areas such as education or social programs.
“It’s really about reprioritizing and rebuilding communities, not just policing,” Gov. Whitmer said, according to <a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/06/09/michigan-gov-whitmer-supports-spirit-of-defunding-police-open-to-ending-qualified-immunity/">WDIV</a>. “You look at budgets and they’re focused on policing — they should be focused on education, transportation, access to health care, access to skills and leveling the playing field.&#8221;
“I think you do all those other things, you don’t need all the money that’s going to the police departments. So, yeah, I mean, the spirit of it, I do support that spirit of it,” Whitmer said.
She later backtracked on her comments in an interview with the <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/06/09/defunding-police-michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer/5329633002/">Detroit Free Press</a>, saying that she does not support cutting funding to law enforcement. She also suggested that Michigan police should get more money, not less.
“Perhaps the words that I used on &#8216;The Root&#8217; were maybe a little confusing, but they have never been other than I support rebuilding communities and rebuilding them in a way that creates real opportunity in an equitable and just manner,” Whitmer said.
“I don&#8217;t believe police should be defunded,” she added. “What I hear from all of my friends who are part of this moment and who are leading on the front lines is we have a real need for greater investment in communities” and “we need to rebuild and level the playing field through better schools and better transportation and access to health care and those are all the critical investments that I absolutely support.&#8221;
Asked if she believed funding to police should be decreased, Whitmer said, “we are underinvested in almost every realm in the state government.” When pressed again, she stated that police budgets should not be cut in order to fund social programs elsewhere.
Whitmer has been rumored to be in contention for the vice president spot on the campaign of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Whitmer has never explicitly denied the reports or said that should not serve if asked.
Former Vice President Biden wrote an op-ed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-pushes-back-on-calls-to-defund-police-proposes-300-million-for-law-enforcement-in-op-ed">published</a> on Wednesday reiterating his stance against defunding police departments. The Democratic candidate also went a step farther pushing for more funding for law enforcement to build up “community policing” initiatives that allow police officers to become more familiar with the neighborhoods and residents they cover.
“I do not support defunding police,” Biden wrote. “The better answer is to give police departments the resources they need to implement meaningful reforms, and to condition other federal dollars on completing those reforms.”
“I’ve long been a firm believer in the power of community policing — getting cops out of their cruisers and building relationships with the people and the communities they are there to serve and protect. That’s why I’m proposing an additional $300 million to reinvigorate community policing in our country,” he said.
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Michigan’s Whitmer Says She Supports ‘Idea’ Of ‘Defund The Police,’ Then Suggests Police Are Underfunded

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stated that she supports the “idea” of the “defund the police” movement before dismissing any potential push to cut funding

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The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday overruled an appeals court that had ordered a local barbershop to close after violating the state’s coronavirus lockdown orders.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been in an escalating legal battle with Owosso barber <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-state-targets-elderly-barber-for-opening-shop-order-closure-owner-says-hes-staying-open-until-jesus-walks-in-or-they-arrest-me">Karl Manke</a> since Manke reopened his shop on May 4. The 77-year-old barber said that after weeks of a government-mandated shutdown he had to open or risk losing his business.
“It is incumbent on the courts to ensure decisions are made according to the rule of law, not hysteria,” State Supreme Court Justice David Viviano said in the <a href="https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/Clerks/RecentCourtOrders/19-20-Orders/161394%202020-06-05%20or.pdf">ruling</a>. “One hopes that this great principle — essential to any free society, including ours — will not itself become yet another casualty of COVID-19.”
The Supreme Court remanded the decision back down to the appeals court to decide again because the court violated court procedures in ordering an injunction against Manke’s business, according to Viviano.
The appeals court ordered Manke to close in a 2-1 ruling which did not meet the 3-0 threshold necessary to issue an injunction. The appeals court also rushed the judgment without “plenary consideration, full briefing, oral argument, or an opportunity for amici curiae to file briefs.”
In reconsidering the decision, the Court of Appeals should also weigh whether the issue of Manke’s shop being open is moot since Whitmer has said barbershops and salons will be allowed to open up on June 15. Whitmer opened much of the state last week, lifting the stay-at-home order. Restaurants and bars may begin serving patrons inside at 50% capacity on Monday.
State Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Manke in mid-May to force him to close his business for violating Whitmer’s lockdown order. The state had already attempted to force Manke closed by citing him and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-barber-promises-im-not-caving-after-state-suspends-his-license-for-violating-lockdown-order">revoking</a> his health license.
Whitmer’s reopening decision conflicts with her six-stage plan that classified restaurants and bars together with hairdressers and salons in stage 5 of reopening. When asked last week about the decision to keep barbershops closed, the governor said that people should “google” how to cut hair if they want a haircut.
Whitmer later apologized for her comment.
“I didn&#8217;t mean to offend people who are in the profession,” Whitmer said. “I think that it&#8217;s important, I think that it is licensed for a reason. These are professionals who take it seriously and intimately interact with the public, and that&#8217;s why we have to take this very seriously about how we proceed to keep people safe.
Barbershop and salon representatives have heavily <a href="https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/salon-barbershop-owners-still-waiting-want-apology-from-whitmer-for-suggesting-to-google-how-to-cut-hair">criticized</a> Whitmer’s handling of the shutdown and reopening. Some have pointed out the contradictions in the governor’s reopening plan and her own decision-making, while others took issue with her directive for people to “google” how to cut hair while the state mandates professionals to be licensed.
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During her Monday press conference, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) appeared to insult barbers and hairstylists when she suggested people who wanted their haircut should just “Google” how to cut their own hair.
Whitmer, whose own hair looks perfectly maintained despite the state’s coronavirus lockdown orders (which were lifted this month), had been asked during her press conference about Michigan residents traveling to Ohio to get their hair cut, since most other businesses were allowed to open in The Great Lake State.
“If you’re one of those people that’s going to Ohio I hope and pray that you are doing your part not to bring COVID-19 home. If you haven’t resorted to that, Google how to do a haircut, or throw your hair in a ponytail or curl it and get through the next couple of weeks so we can resume some of these things,” Whitmer said, <a href="https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/06/hairstylists-demand-apology-from-whitmer-for-suggesting-people-google-how-to-cut-hair.html">according to MLive</a>.
Whitmer was already facing criticism from salons and barbershops for leaving them out of Phase 4 of Michigan’s reopening, which allowed bars and restaurants to begin inviting guests inside.
In a press release, Mike Sarafa of the Alline Group and Kevin Lent of BAMF X2 expressed their dismay over Whitmer’s reopening plan.
“We are extremely frustrated by Governor Whitmer’s decision to open most of Michigan’s economy while keeping salons and barber shops closed,&#8221; the two wrote, adding that Safe Salons for Michigan had created a plan to allow salons and barbershops to reopen safely.
&#8220;Not only is this gutting the salon industry, but we are also losing business to neighboring states every day. We firmly believe we are safer open than closed. We urge Governor Whitmer to review our plan and allow licensed salons and barber shops to open immediately,” the press release said.
Sarafa was further insulted by Whitmer’s comments suggesting people could simply look up how to cut their own hair.
“I want to take this opportunity on behalf of the entire industry and the over 100,000 licensed cosmetologists and barbers in the state of Michigan, to ask the governor to apologize for this remark. She is speaking about the jobs of tens of thousands of Michigan voters that are either furloughed or unemployed,&#8221; Sarafa said while briefing state lawmakers on the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lansing on Tuesday. &#8220;It is insulting and degrading and a slap in the face to an industry already reeling from forced closures and shutdowns, and it is tone-deaf in the height of arrogance.”
Rachel and Scott Harned were also at the briefing, MLived reported, and explained to lawmakers just how many hours stylists spend learning proper sanitation techniques.
“They actually spend 130 hours devoted to sanitation, equipment safety, personal hygiene, we teach them not only hygiene in the salon but their own personal hygiene,” Scott Harned told the lawmakers.
So far, Whitmer has not apologized for her remarks.
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Senate Republicans have released their first attack ad against Sen. Gary Peters as the GOP tries to oust the vulnerable Democrat.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) unveiled its ad against Peters on Monday, hitting the Michigan senator over his investments and personal finances. The ad strings together images of manufacturing workers and military members before cutting to Peters and accuses him of profiting at the expense of U.S. workers.
&#8220;Attention: if you or someone in your family worked in a Michigan manufacturing facility, or you prefer to buy &#8216;American made,&#8217; then this unfortunate message is for you,&#8221; the ad says. &#8220;Sen. Gary Peters and his family invested in companies that outsourced nearly 1,000 Michigan jobs to foreign countries, jobs that may be gone forever. But there is some good news, if you’re Gary Peters. Peters personal financial wealth has doubled since getting elected. How nice … for him.&#8221;
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Peters’ office did not respond to a request for comment.
Peters invests in a wide variety of companies in sectors such as insurance, communications, and transportation. He holds stock in dozens of companies that operate in Michigan including AT&amp;T, McDonald’s, and Humana, according to reports on <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/assets/Gary-Peters?cid=N00029277&amp;year=2018">Open Secrets</a>. It is unclear whether he or an independent third party controls his investments.
Late last month, <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/dem-senator-wants-bailout-for-his-own-pension/">The Washington Free Beacon</a> uncovered that Peters, who had an estimated net worth of over $4 million in 2018, has been accepting payments of $50,000 a year from the Michigan state pension fund, earned after serving eight years in the Michigan state legislature. At the same time, Peters and other Democrats have pushed for a federal bailout of the system while hundreds of thousands of Michigan workers lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. The annual payment from the pension fund alone is nearly equal Michigan’s median income.
Peters is running for reelection against Republican challenger John James. James lost his initial bid for Senate against Democratic incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabenow in 2018, but his campaign won him national attention and ample favor among party officials and influential conservatives in Michigan and across the country.
On May 14, National Review published a <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/06/01/john-james-the-michigan-gops-rising-star/">profile</a> of James titled “John James, the Michigan GOP’s Rising Star.”
Michigan Republicans see James’ candidacy as a chance to send a member of the GOP to the U.S. Senate for the first time in a quarter century. In Washington, James’ candidacy could prove key to holding Michigan for President Donald Trump against former Vice President Joe Biden, as well as fending off a Democratic effort to flip the Senate.
James&#8217; campaign has built an impressive fundraising machine with plenty of support, pushing him to <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/07/michigan-us-senate-race-john-james-outraises-gary-peters/2960325001/">outraise</a> the incumbent Peters for three quarters in a row. James’ total campaign finances still trail Peters’ by about $2.6 million, however, according to campaign finance <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2020&amp;id=MIS1">reports</a> from the first quarter of 2020.
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