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Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help
Read full article: Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to helpA top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety.
Satisfy your smoked whitefish craving at these 5 top spots
Read full article: Satisfy your smoked whitefish craving at these 5 top spotsThe Great Lakes might be home to the worldโs most abundant supply of freshwater whitefish, and to many, that treat tastes even better when it is smoked to give it even more flavor.
I stayed at a โhauntedโ Airbnb for two nights and this is what happened
Read full article: I stayed at a โhauntedโ Airbnb for two nights and this is what happenedTo some, staying in a haunted hotel or Airbnb is a bucket list experience, but when I found out my friends booked an Airbnb in a building that used to be a psychiatric hospital, all I could think was that some ghosts were going to visit me at night.
States rapidly expanding vaccine access as supplies surge
Read full article: States rapidly expanding vaccine access as supplies surgeGiving the vaccine to teachers and other school staff โwill help protect our communities," Pennsylvania Gov. The Department of Health and Human Services has ordered all states to make teachers, school staff, bus drivers and child care workers eligible for shots. In Wisconsin, teachers will get priority when the state receives its first shipment of about 48,000 doses of the J&J vaccine, health authorities said. In Texas, where teachers have been battling to gain access to shots, state officials on Wednesday ordered vaccine providers to begin administering shots to school workers. โThe more people we can get the safe and effective vaccine, the faster we can return to a sense of normalcy,โ Michigan Gov.
Gun provocation reveals tensions in Michigan tourist haven
Read full article: Gun provocation reveals tensions in Michigan tourist havenActivists Tyasha Harrison, left, and Holly T. Bird pose along the Grand Traverse Bay waterfront in Traverse City, Mich., Feb. 13, 2021. โIn this age, no place is an island,โ said Warren Call, president of a business organization in Traverse City, the county seat. Producers of the fruit for which Traverse City bills itself โcherry capital of the worldโ are struggling to survive. The area remains solidly Republican, although Democrats have captured two county commission seats representing Traverse City, which has a gay mayor. Her organization formed after a Black Lives Matter rally along the Traverse City waterfront last summer.
Michigan governor seeks shutdown of Great Lakes oil pipeline
Read full article: Michigan governor seeks shutdown of Great Lakes oil pipelineGretchen Whitmer took legal action Friday to shut down a pipeline that carries oil beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. โEnbridge has routinely refused to take action to protect our Great Lakes and the millions of Americans who depend on them for clean drinking water and good jobs,โ the Democratic governor said in a statement. "They have repeatedly violated the terms of the 1953 easement by ignoring structural problems that put our Great Lakes and our families at risk. One of the pipeline supports was damaged this summer, apparently by a boat cable. Placing the pipes beneath a busy shipping lane with no protective cover violated the state's duty to protect the public's interest in Great Lakes waters and bottomlands, the document said.
FBI investigates robocalls warning voters to 'stay home'
Read full article: FBI investigates robocalls warning voters to 'stay home'TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. โ Voters across the U.S. received anonymous robocalls in the days and weeks before Election Day urging them to โstay safe and stay homeโ โ an ominous warning that election experts said could be an effort to scare voters into sitting out the election. The FBI is investigating calls that seek to discourage people from voting, a senior official at the Department of Homeland Security told reporters Tuesday. The brief calls, which featured a computerized female voice, made no mention of the election. Stay safe and stay home.โWhoever created the robocalls used sophisticated tactics, routing the calls in a way that masked their identity and location, Quilici said. Nessel filed charges Oct. 1 against two political operatives accused of orchestrating a series of robocalls โaimed at suppressing the voteโ in the general election.
Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states
Read full article: Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states(AP Photo/John Flesher)WASHINGTON โ Education Secretary Betsy DeVos planned a โMoms for Trumpโ rally in her home state of Michigan. It's long been one of the benefits of incumbency that a president can enlist his Cabinet to promote administration accomplishments. โThe Trump administration has completely obliterated that line," said Austin Evers, executive director of American Oversight, which describes itself as a nonpartisan watchdog organization. "The White House is now the seat of government, where the president lives, and one of his chief campaign props. โThe Trump administration takes the Hatch Act seriously and all events are conducted in compliance with the law,โ White House spokesman Judd Deere said.
Anti-government groups shift focus from Washington to states
Read full article: Anti-government groups shift focus from Washington to statesMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigns with Dan O'Neil, a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House in Traverse City, Mich., Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Whitmer visited the area the day after police announced a foiled plot to kidnap the governor. (AP Photo/John Flesher)
US wildlife officials aim to remove wolf protections in 2020
Read full article: US wildlife officials aim to remove wolf protections in 2020TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. The Trump administration plans to lift endangered species protections for gray wolves across most of the nation by the end of the year, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. The administration also is pushing ahead with a rollback of protections for migratory birds despite a recent setback in federal court, she said. Skipwith said the Fish and Wildlife Service was still evaluating the judges decision and planned to issue a final rule by the end of the year. The agency remains committed to making sure were not criminalizing these unintentional actions while stepping up efforts to protect migratory birds, she said.