Whitmer urges in person classes despite high COVID cases
Governor Gretchen Whitmer told Friday that it is safe for K 12 students to return to classrooms even as Michigan faces high COVID 19 caseloads setting a March 1 goal for some in person learning The state will not penalize districts that do not offer it and she urged districts to provide as much face to face instruction as possible with robust infection controls and masking The Detroit Free Press reports on Holland and Black River districts already offering in person learning with shifts back to remote learning as needed.
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Detroit Free Press
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Fennville
DeVos resigns amid Capitol riot rhetoric
Betsy DeVos resigns as education secretary saying President Trump incited a mob that overran the Capitol. She cites the violent protest as the inflection point for her departure and urges focusing on the administration's accomplishments.
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West Michigan
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DeVos
U.S
Trump officials resign after Capitol riot list released
Several Trump administration officials announced resignations following the Capitol storm as Congress certified Biden's Electoral College win. Betsy DeVos Elaine Chao Mick Mulvaney Matthew Pottinger John Costello Taylor Goodspeed Stephanie Grisham Rickie Niceta Sarah Matthews Ryan Tully and an NSC official stepped down amid the turmoil.
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Northern Ireland
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Commerce Department
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White House Council of Economic Advisers
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Rickie Niceta
Sarah Matthews
Ryan Tully
National Security Council
Schools report modest COVID-19 counts after break
As area districts resume in person learning a update shows Holland Public Schools with five active cases including four students and one staff member. So far this year HPS reports 59 student and 33 staff cases. Holland Christian records Jan 7 data with student and one staff case active, totaling 51 student and 14 staff cases. Hamilton Community Schools dashboard Jan 7 lists four active student cases and two staff cases. total cases to date are noted.
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Michigan COVID-19 daily totals and county tallies on Jan 8
Michigan reports 3,625 new cases and 38 deaths on January 8. Cumulative totals reach 516,376 confirmed cases and 13,132 deaths, with 43,279 probable cases and 781 probable deaths. Ottawa County shows 630 new cases, 18,394 confirmed, 263 deaths, 1,043 probable and 25 probable deaths, 16,222 recoveries. Allegan County reports 34 new cases and 1 death, 5,606 confirmed, 81 deaths, 541 probable cases, 4,889 recoveries. All figures from MDHHS and local health departments.
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