Gov. Whitmer names Detroit Tigers great Miguel Cabrera as co-chair of the Protect Michigan Commission By Will Kriss
Apr 28, 2021 | 12:12 PM
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced today that Detroit Tigers great Miguel Cabrera has volunteered to serve as a co-chair of the Protect Michigan Commission, which is meant to help promote the state’s COVID-19 vaccination and education efforts.
“We are grateful that ‘Miggy’ is stepping up to the plate to help inform Michiganders on the importance of getting their COVID-19 vaccinations,” Governor Whitmer said in a statement. “We appreciate the tremendous support and advocacy from the Detroit Tigers because this is an all-hands-on-deck moment in our state’s effort to persevere and overcome the pandemic.”
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OPINION A partisan response to an imaginary crisis : Georgia voting law changes reflects badly on the state s image
SB202 harms state s image as a progressive, business-friendly state and does little to ensure greater election integrity
Mark Murphy
This is a column by Mark Murphy, a Savannah-area physician and author. He is a longtime contributor to the Savannah Morning News.
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental privileges in any free nation. The capacity of voters to peacefully change the trajectory of government is a powerful tool, forcing elected officials to be held accountable for their actions on a regular basis.
A partisan response to an imaginary crisis : Georgia voting law changes reflects badly on the state s image Mark Murphy
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This is a column by Mark Murphy, a Savannah-area physician and author. He is a longtime contributor to the Savannah Morning News.
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental privileges in any free nation. The capacity of voters to peacefully change the trajectory of government is a powerful tool, forcing elected officials to be held accountable for their actions on a regular basis.
As originally ratified, the U.S. Constitution granted each state the right to determine voting qualifications for its residents. After the Civil War, there were three Reconstruction amendments that limited this discretion. The 15th Amendment, passed in 1870, was the most important of these, providing that “[t]he right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on a
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) called on President Joe Biden to use an executive order to restore Section 4 and Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Officials of the organization, which was co-founded and first led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said the order would restrict states like Georgia from passing legislation that prevents some citizens from participating in the voting process without pre-clearance of the U.S. Department of Justice. Dr. Charles Steele Jr.
SCLC President & CEO/Dr. Charles Steele Jr.
âWe have to do it all over again,â said Dr. Charles Steele Jr., president and CEO of the SCLC. âWe are asking President Joe Biden to do an executive order, not on a new Voting Rights Act, but on the existing 1965 Voting Rights Act. Some members of Congress are working on a new voting rights bill. We simply need to bring back the 1965 Voting Rights Act with expansion.â
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