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WHAT YOU MISSED IN THE WEEKEND EDITION

Will Michigan’s big tax incentive bet pay off in new auto jobs?

Michigan’s new economic development incentives, mostly designed to help Michigan better compete with other states for new electric vehicle assembly and battery plans, remind me of a hilarious scene in the 1996 hit movie, “Jerry McGuire.”

Traverse City-area county getting armored vehicle

Northern Michigan’s largest county is spending $260,000 on an armored police vehicle, despite criticism in the community.

Men accused in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot want entrapment evidence admitted at trial

Five men charged in the 2020 plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are asking a federal judge to allow evidence at trial they believe shows entrapment by FBI agents.

Gov. Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Legislation Cutting Taxes for Small Businesses and Addressing the School Bus Driver Shortage

Governor Whitmer today signed bipartisan legislation to put Michigan first by supporting Michigan’s small businesses and address the school bus driver shortage. She also signed legislation expanding healthcare options, among other legislation.

'First Amendment audits' attract attention of West Michigan law enforcement

The trend prompted the state of Michigan to notify all 50,000 state employees on how to handle people recording in public buildings. The encounters often include, "behavior that is designed to provoke a reaction that could be viewed as a violation of First Amendment rights," the state said in a notification sent in November.

Whitmer, ACLU, Catholic group weigh in on Michigan law and sexual orientation

Several groups filed their stances this past week to the Michigan Supreme Court on whether the state's anti-discrimination law should include protection based on sexual orientation in a case that could settle a long-debated issue.

Hospitals are overrun by the unvaccinated. What happens to the rest of us?

Michigan has already been devastated by a late fourth surge, with hospitals across the state being overrun for weeks by mostly unvaccinated people. We’ve hurtled past 1.4 million cases and 25,000 deaths — and reports that the worst is behind us seem wildly optimistic between omicron and the impending holidays.

Congressman Moolenaar continues to fight against science

If this mandate goes forward employers will be forced to find new workers and pay for millions of tests, and those costs will be passed on to Michigan families who are already facing rising prices for everything they buy. I will continue to fight this executive overreach in Congress and push for my legislation, the No Vaccine Mandate Act."

Detroit struggles with COVID-19 vaccination rate after year

The city of Detroit is approaching the one-year anniversary of its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines as officials continue to urge residents to get vaccinated or receive booster shots.

Patients staying at hospitals longer during latest COVID-19 swell

People are staying longer at Michigan hospitals during the latest rush of COVID-19 patients.

See how marijuana is grown at Skymint's Harvest Park facility

In the video above you'll be able to take a tour of a facility that's full of strong odors, loud fans, and thousands of pounds of marijuana: Skymint's indoor grow facility at Harvest Park near Dimondale.

County commissioners will get 4-year terms starting in 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills into law that will extend a term to four years instead of two years. The change will begin with the fall 2024 election.

NAACP "Protect MI Vote" rally held in Saginaw

Following unfounded claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election and a series of recounts in cities across the state, a petition drive is underway asking for strengthened voter rights laws in Michigan.

OMINOUS!

The number of confirmed Omicron cases in the U.S. has nearly doubled in a period of 24 hours, and six Northeastern states saw a record number of daily COVID cases this week as the variant is now confirmed in 44 states, with New York hit the hardest.

Moderna says its COVID booster increases protection against omicron

Moderna said Monday preliminary data showed its COVID-19 booster shot is effective against the omicron variant of the coronavirus currently surging in the U.S. and around the world.

Trump Played the Conspiracy Theory Hits at Bill O’Reilly ‘History Tour’ in Dallas

When I arrived at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, for the “History Tour” featuring former President Donald Trump and former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, it quickly dawned on me exactly what I was in for.

'President' Manchin kills Build Back Better...

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he cannot back his party’s signature $2 trillion social and environment bill, dealing a potentially fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s leading domestic initiative heading into an election year when Democrats’ narrow hold on Congress was already in peril.

White House Responds to Manchin Betrayal

Senator Manchin’s comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Boasts of ‘Yellow People’ and Other Minorities at Turning Point Rally: ‘The Left Calls This a White Supremacist Party’

“When I walked in yesterday, I was like, what kind of people come here?” Greene said. “So I’m walking around and seeing some good people, and I see white people, Black people, brown people, yellow people.”

Sens. Warren and Booker test positive for breakthrough COVID

Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey say they have tested positive for COVID-19, as the country deals with another surge in cases and the emergence of the omicron variant.

Sarah Palin on Covid vaccines: 'It will be over my dead body that I'll have to get a shot'

"We were led to believe that we wouldn't have to have the shot," Palin said. "Well then they changed their tune and now those of us who have had Covid, they're telling us that even though we've had it and we have natural immunity now that we still have to get a shot."

DeSantis proposes legislation to let parents sue teachers who tell the truth about U.S. history

Last week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Stop WOKE Act, which is presented as an effort to ban Critical Race Theory (CRT) and "woke indoctrination" in Florida schools. In reality, the legislation would allow parents to sue teachers who provide accurate information about the founding of the United States.

NHL pauses cross-border games, shuts down 6th team

The NHL and its players association temporarily clamped down on teams crossing the Canadian border and shut down operations of a sixth team on Sunday in hopes of salvaging the season as COVID-19 outbreaks spread across the league.

Lions bounce back from another ugly loss to stun Cardinals

The Lions finally played the type of game coach Dan Campbell imagined — tough on both sides of the ball — and stunned the Arizona Cardinals with a 30-12 victory on Sunday.

Pistons topple Heat 100-90, snap 14-game losing streak

Saddiq Bey scored 26 points and the Detroit Pistons snapped their franchise record-tying, 14-game losing streak with a 100-90 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday.

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