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To reduce harm of lead on children, start with water filters in schools | Opinion
We know those natural parental instincts all too well: Are our children excelling in school? Are they making friends? Now, in the midst of a worldwide pandemic, we, like all parents, are worrying so much more about our children’s wellbeing. Fortunately, school systems and childcare centers have been proactive about their students’ safety from COVID-19. They offered virtual learning and rolled out strict sanitary measures. They did not wait for students to come down with the virus.
Senate Democrats call for removal of Lewis Cass statue in National Statuary Hall
Senate Democrats call for removal of Lewis Cass statue in National Statuary Hall LANSING, Mich. —Today, Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D–Flint) and the Michigan Senate Democratsannounced that they are calling for the removal of the statue of Lewis Cass from National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
Opinion: Divisive remarks have no place in Michigan’s recovery
OPINION Jim Ananich Published 10:23 p.m. ET April 15, 2020 The coronavirus has left more than 1,900 hundred Michigan residents dead and more than 28,000 thousand sick. Cases are confirmed in 76 of our 83 counties, as of this writing. People have lost their jobs. Grocery store employees and delivery service workers are risking their lives in to make sure we can feed our families.
Opinion: Whitmer supports workers with overtime rule
Jim Ananich Published 11:00 p.m. ET Oct. 29, 2019 Buy Photo Gov. Gretchen Whitmer along and with Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist announce their plan to expand the right to overtime for more Michigan workers during a news conference at the Fisher Building in Detroit on Thursday. (Photo: Max Ortiz, The Detroit News) If you’re a salaried worker in 2019, this should sound familiar: You’re working well over 40 hours per week. Your boss can (and does) contact you at any time with requests.
Ananich Announces Parameters for MEGA Rollback
Ananich Announces Parameters for MEGA Rollback Plan will cap corporate payouts, end giveaways in two years LANSING, Mich. — As a part of ongoing state budget negotiations, Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D–Flint) today announced his plan to give an early end to MEGA tax credit payouts to corporations. The state has given out billions of taxpayer dollars in tax credits to corporations since the program’s start during the Engler Administration. Sen.
Opinion: Plans will win Michigan, not rhetoric
Jim Ananich Published 11:00 p.m. ET July 27, 2019 Most people have made up their minds on President Donald Trump. They either like him or loathe him. So, when all eyes are on Michigan as 20 candidates running for this nation's highest office take the stage at Detroit's Fox Theatre, the debate’s primary purpose should be to convince us of their real plans to take our country down a better path, not to dwell on the faults of the current president.
Sen. Ananich on Gov. Snyder Ending Bottled Water for Flint
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) issued the following statement after Governor Snyder declared that he was ending bottled water services for the people of Flint: “It’s beyond belief that the governor expects the folks in Flint to trust the government now, when they lied to our faces about lead in our water just a few years ago. That trust was broken, and families in Flint still don’t feel that the water in their homes is safe to drink.
Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich on New Charges in Flint Water Crisis
LANSING, Mich. — Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D–Flint) issued the following statement regarding charges announced this morning in the Flint water crisis: “These charges are an important step on a very long journey to getting justice for the people of Flint. I have said from the beginning that anyone who played a role in harming my city—no matter who—needs to be held accountable for their actions.
Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich on three years since beginning of Flint Water Crisis
LANSING, Mich. — Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D–Flint) issued the following statement on today being three years since Flint began receiving untreated water from the Flint River, which led to the water crisis that the city continues to deal with: “My city was poisoned on April 25, 2014 — three years ago today. To this day, we are still reeling from the devastating effects of reckless emergency management and a state government that failed to keep us safe.
Don’t stick taxpayers with lawyer bills
For a state that’s scrounging for money to fix roads, improve education and help a poisoned city recover, the last thing we should be doing is spending taxpayer dollars on lawyers for officials who mess up. But that’s exactly what’s happening. The message couldn’t be clearer: If government officials screw up, the people of Michigan are stuck with the bill.
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