GOP legislators argued that graduations are a tradition that should be preserved despite concerns that large events risk spreading coronavirus infections.
In-person high school commencements couldn’t be banned under approved Michigan Senate bill
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Yasmeen Franks, left, and Tesneem Tuleimat, both 17 and graduating seniors, watch a 90-minute graduation film as about 650 Grand Blanc High School graduates attend a commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at US-23 Drive-In in Mundy Township. The school district switched to the location for the commencement ceremony to provide a safe space for social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jake May | MLive.com)
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, sponsored by Rep. Ann Bollin, R-Brighton. It would also ban emergency orders to limit or shutdown high school commencement ceremonies. It passed 60-48.
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Lansing Michigan Senate Republicans cast votes Thursday to block two of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s appointees to the state cherry committee, a panel that oversees marketing efforts for the cherry industry.
Whitmer had appointed Juliette McAvoy of Central Lake and Emily Miezio of Suttons Bay to the committee, which can have up to 13 members. The Senate voted 20-14, along party lines, to reject the appointments. GOP lawmakers have now blocked 20 Whitmer appointees this year amid disagreements over the governor s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, said two other candidates for the committee had been passed over without explanation. And Sen. Kevin Daley, R-Lum, indicated that some cherry farmers were opposed to the selected appointees.
Michigan Senate approves creation of child abuse offenders registry
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Michigan State Senator Curtis Hertel Jr. in a September 21, 2020 file photo. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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LANSING, MI - In 2013, Erica Hammell received a call from her ex-husband about their 1-year-old son Wyatt.
The St. Clair Shores mother heard over the phone that her son was transported to Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit for treatment of a massive brain hemorrhage, according to the hospital. The father’s girlfriend at the time, Rachel Edwards, was later charged with abusing Wyatt, who survived the ordeal.
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