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demmiblue

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Tue Feb 5, 2019, 06:03 PM Feb 2019

In one month, Dana Nessel erases many of Bill Schuette's federal pursuits

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel capped a dizzying first month in office by reversing the state’s position in more than a dozen cases previously steered by her Republican predecessor.

Nessel aligned with three other states and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in seeking to join a federal lawsuit protecting the Affordable Care Act, which previous Attorney General Bill Schuette long opposed.

The progressive Democrat also pulled the state from eight cases related to abortion, LGBTQ rights and the separation of church and state — cases Schuette had joined. In addition to those actions, last Thursday, Nessel for good measure withdrew from cases challenging federal environmental regulations and filed legal briefs advocating for mandatory birth control coverage.

“As Michigan’s Attorney General, I will not use this office to undermine some of the most important values in our state,” Nessel said in announcing the state’s reversals.

https://www.bridgemi.com/public-sector/one-month-dana-nessel-erases-many-bill-schuettes-federal-pursuits
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In one month, Dana Nessel erases many of Bill Schuette's federal pursuits (Original Post) demmiblue Feb 2019 OP
I am hopeful that Michigan is on the right track. socdem60 Feb 2019 #1

socdem60

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1. I am hopeful that Michigan is on the right track.
Wed Feb 6, 2019, 11:20 AM
Feb 2019

With Dana Nessel as Attorney General I know we will win. She is a refreshing change from the misogynist, Bill Schuette.

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