Campaign & polls, COVID updates, defund the police, right to read. Sean Hammond w/MEC on trash and recycling

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Michigan Policast for Monday, June 15, 2020

  In this episode:

Campaign spending and polling Covid-19 updates Whitmer recall, voting lawsuit The latest on the Right to Read settlement Defund the Police Political Notes John James says what? Sean Hammond of MEC on trash and recycling in Michigan Transcript

@MichEnvCouncil @MeidasTouch @ProjectLincoln @GovWhitmer @MIAttyGen @DanaNessel @AnotherAcronym @GaryPeters @SenGaryPeters

 

Jump to:

• Segment one: Campaign spending and polling
• Segment two: Covid-19 updates
• Segment three: Whitmer recall, voting lawsuit
• Segment four: The latest on the Right to Read settlement
• Segment five: Defund the Police
• Segment six: Political Notes
• Segment seven: John James says what?
• Segment eight: Sean Hammond of MEC on trash and recycling in Michigan
• Transcript
• Comments

Campaign spending and polling

• Polls show Biden ahead of Trump in battleground state Michigan
• Joe Biden has doubled his lead over Donald Trump in Michigan, poll says
• FWIW: Joe's big week 💰 | ACRONYM
• President Trump Job Approval (Real Clear Politics)
• The Meidas Touch | Because Truth is Golden
• White House coronavirus task forces continues retreat even as virus reemerges
• Coronavirus task force fades from view as Trump White House moves on

 

Vice President Mike Pence tweeted, and then deleted, a photo showing a large group of President Donald Trump's reelection campaign staff not wearing face masks or social distancing, two recommendations of the coronavirus task force that Pence leads. https://t.co/lpQcA0Qq9B

— CNN (@CNN) June 11, 2020

Source 

 

I have retained highly respected pollster, McLaughlin & Associates, to analyze todays CNN Poll (and others), which I felt were FAKE based on the incredible enthusiasm we are receiving. Read analysis for yourself. This is the same thing they and others did when we defeated…

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 8, 2020

Covid-19 updates

• Study: Whitmer stay-home orders saved perhaps tens of thousands of lives
• Tracking The Pandemic: Are Coronavirus Cases Rising Or Falling In Your State?
• Whitmer lifts ban on summer camps, some school sport activities
• Report 23: State-level tracking of COVID-19 in the United States
• Poll: Michigan Dems, GOP disagree whether schools will be safe for kids after coronavirus | Bridge Magazine
• Michigan high school sports activities may begin under certain conditions
• Michigan Coronavirus Information
• CDC Considerations for Schools
• Reopening Schools During a Time of Triple Crisis: Financial Implications
• Will schools be safe this fall? Experts weigh in

“…states that were more successful at keeping people at home were also more successful at reducing the spread of COVID-19. And mobility decreased more in Michigan under Gov. Whitmer's stay-home orders than… most states in the United States.”https://t.co/luHAvvqufp

— Garlin Gilchrist II (@LtGovGilchrist) June 12, 2020

A new report from the Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team shows that very few states dropped their #COVID19 infection rate as low for as long as Michigan has.

This means that Michiganders who have done their part to slow the spread have, without a doubt, saved lives. pic.twitter.com/kX7s8wgaah

— Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) June 11, 2020

Whitmer recall, voting lawsuit

• Board approves Whitmer recall petition language
• Lawsuit: Jocelyn Benson allowing ‘suspiciously high’ Michigan voter registration rates | Bridge Magazine
• GOP voter sues Benson, clerks alleging suspect voter registration hikes
• Leelanau voter turnout tops in state
• Registered voter county by county (Mich Voter Information Center)
• The American Community Survey
  An Esri® White Paper
• About the American Community Survey
• Top Questions About the Survey
• MI NVRA Complaint // Daunt vs Benson, etc.

The latest on the Right to Read settlement

• Right to literacy settlement stands as court rejects legislature's appeal
• AG – Nessel Issues Statement on Sixth Circuit Decision in Literacy Case
• The ‘right to read’ lawsuit is closed, literacy not considered a constitutional right
• Michigan right to literacy settlement stands as court rejects Legislature's appeal

The full 6th Circuit will not hear the Detroit “Right to Read” case. This means the question of whether there is a federal right to a basic education will be left unaddressed for now. See @apmreports updated story from @CLPeak. https://t.co/luJwB9gAdb

— Emily Hanford (@ehanford) June 15, 2020

The fight for a fair, equitable and high-quality education for all of Michigan’s children is not over.

The ‘right to read’ lawsuit is closed, literacy not considered a constitutional right

⁦@Detroitk12⁩ #RightToRead #RightToProtest https://t.co/Z8qy8llcGs

— Rose L. Jones (@maximumharvest) June 11, 2020

Defund the Police

• Spike Lee Cautions Against “Defund The Police” Message, Warning Trump Tries to “Twist the Narrative” | Hollywood Reporter
• ‘Defund the police' : A complicated idea sabotaged by a bad hashtag
• Ex-officer held on $1 million bail as Democrats unveil police reform bill – The Washington Post
• As Detroit protests near third week, civil rights leaders eye big changes
• MLive photographer among journalists fired upon with pellets by Detroit police officer during protest coverage

 

Political Notes

• Frustrations rise over 340K frozen jobless claims, Michigan’s lack of answers | Bridge Magazine
• Unemployed Americans have their benefits delayed as states fight massive fraud – The Washington Post
• Task force cracking down on unemployment fraud in Michigan
• State validates 41% of unemployment accounts frozen for suspected fraud
• SOS – More than 2,000 election workers recruited through Democracy MVP campaign
• SOS – Michigan Department of State launches online absentee voter application
• Appeals court sides with Enbridge over Dana Nessel in Line 5 tunnel dispute | Bridge Magazine
• Dana Nessel and Enbridge argue Line 5 pipeline shutdown to Michigan judge
• Michigan gay rights proposal off fall ballot; ruling opens door for 2022 | Bridge Magazine
• Trump Administration Erases Transgender Civil Rights Protections in Health Care – The New York Times

This #PrideMonth, I’m reminded of what we’ve learned from our LGBTQ+ community:
You’ve taught us to be brave.
You’ve taught us to find joy during difficult times.
You’ve taught us to stand up for what is right.
I’m proud to be your ally, and, as always, I’ve got your back. pic.twitter.com/ScE15UXWhE

— Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) June 8, 2020

 

John James says what?

• Peters Named Among Most Effective Senators in 115th Senate
• Fact Squad | Gary Peters touts veterans work, bipartisan record in first ad
• Trump accused of violating federal law by promoting Senate candidate John James at Ypsilanti event
• Trump Jr. says John James is ‘all for' the president's agenda
• Black Michigan Republican accepted campaign cash from group tied to white nationalists (2018 article)

 

Thank you to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for naming me as a winner of the Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship. I will never let party affiliation get in the way of getting results for Michigan.https://t.co/b1BwBE3nva

— Gary Peters (@GaryPeters) June 15, 2020

This is a step in the right direction for the residents of Oscoda & the veterans who served there.

I'll keep working to pressure the @usairforce to swiftly clean up the pollution & protect Michigan families who have endured many hardships due to PFAS. https://t.co/Gwa84KPqPT

— Senator Gary Peters (@SenGaryPeters) June 14, 2020

 

Reforming our criminal justice system in this country not only requires immediate changes but a broader review of the entire system.

My bipartisan National Criminal Justice Commission Act would help find long-term solutions needed to ensure it works for all Americans. pic.twitter.com/CxjgJs6ZD9

— Senator Gary Peters (@SenGaryPeters) June 14, 2020

 

 

Sean Hammond of MEC on trash and recycling in Michigan

• Sean Hammond on LinkedIn
• MEC | SEAN HAMMOND
  POLICY DIRECTOR
• Michigan Environmental Council
• MEC Environmental Roadmap
• House Bill 5813 (2020)
• A series of new bills seeks to make Michigan's waste-management system more environmentally responsible

If we triple our recycling, right, we can see hundreds of millions of dollars in economic return from that. ~Sean Hammond @MichEnvCouncilClick To Tweet We need to shift the mindset from planning landfills to planning recycling diversion goals, and how to get access to recycling to all residents and how to manage all the materials ~Sean Hammond @MichEnvCouncilClick To Tweet It's cheaper for Canadian companies to pick up trash in Toronto, drive across the border to Michigan and dump trash in our landfills than it is for them to dump it in any landfill in Ontario ~Sean Hammond @MichEnvCouncilClick To Tweet

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