Stories tagged: "Lee Chatfield"

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Coronavirus This Local Leader Started a War Over a Homophobic Hire. It Might End Up Protecting All LGBTQ Michiganders.

Should Michiganders be free to love in 2021 without discrimination? Kalamazoo thinks so, and this leader is on the frontlines.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel March 2, 2021 3:05 pm EST
Commentary Republican-led Michigan Legislature's Speaker Lee Chatfield
Commentary Kalamazoo Refuses to Work With Business Group Over Homophobic CEO Hire

This organization hired an anti-LGBTQ former politician as CEO. Kalamazooians aren't having it.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel February 18, 2021 1:31 pm EST
Safety Cynthia Johnson, Lee Chatfield and Jocelyn Benson have all received threats or intimidation in the past week.
Safety The Violent Storm Brewing in the Aftermath of Trump’s Michigan Loss

Threats, racism and an armed protest at an elected official's home are the latest in the rising potential of political violence in Michigan.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 8, 2020 2:53 pm EST
Politics Photo courtesy the Office of the Governor.
Politics ‘Shameful’ Efforts to Impeach Gov. Whitmer Won’t Go to a Vote, Says House Speaker

Despite Republican opposition to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's COVID policies, her handling of the pandemic remains broadly popular.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel November 20, 2020 9:17 am EST
Politics Republican-led Michigan Legislature's Speaker Lee Chatfield
Politics Michigan Republicans File Lawsuit Against Whitmer Over Coronavirus Orders

Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature launched their lawsuit against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Associated Press Associated Press May 6, 2020 7:23 pm EDT

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In this Friday, June 26, 2020 photo, U.S. District Judge Laurie Michelson, left, administers the Oath of Citizenship to Hala Baqtar during a drive-thru naturalization service in a parking structure at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services headquarters on Detroit's east side. The ceremony is a way to continue working as the federal courthouse is shut down due to Coronavirus. The U.S. has resumed swearing in new citizens but the oath ceremonies aren't the same because of COVID-19 and a budget crisis at the citizenship agency threatens to stall them again. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Immigration Biden’s Immigration Reforms Hit Home in Michigan, but the Work Isn’t Done
A finished clean room with stacked chairs in the science room at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston's Mattapan, which were being cleaned for the reopening of school on July 9, 2020. Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Education Here’s the Mess Betsy DeVos Left for Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
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Safety Armed protesters at the Michigan capitol.
Safety Those Assault Rifle Toting Protesters May Have Gotten Guns Banned From Michigan’s Capitol

After protesters stormed the Michigan Capitol Building with assault weapons, the policy allowing firearms to be openly carried in the capitol are being reevaluated.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel May 6, 2020 3:03 pm EDT
Politics Armed protesters at the Michigan capitol.
Politics Protestors Stormed Michigan’s Capitol Again. This Time Legislators Wore Bullet Proof Vests.

A wild, tempestuous protest in Lansing brought rifles, stormed the capitol, threatened Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and got exactly what they asked for from the Republican-controlled Michigan House.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel April 30, 2020 5:04 pm EDT