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Original Publication Date December 09, 2021 - 12:26 AM

SCHOOL SHOOTING-MICHIGAN

School district faces two $100M suits after Oxford shootings

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent and others after four students were fatally shot and others wounded at Oxford High School. Attorney Geoffrey Fieger says the lawsuits were filed in Detroit federal court and a county court by Jeffrey and Brandi Franz on behalf of their daughters, Riley, a 17-year-old senior who is recovering after being shot in the neck Nov. 30, and her sister Bella, a ninth grader who was next to her. Named in the suits are the Oxford school district, Superintendent Tim Throne, Oxford High's principal and others. The Associated Press sent an email seeking comment from the district. Ethan Crumbley, 15, was arrested and is charged as an adult with murder, terrorism and other crimes.

MICHIGAN DIOCESE-TRANSGENDER BAPTISMS

Michigan diocese: Transgender must `repent' to be baptized

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — A Catholic diocese in Michigan is asking its pastors to deny baptism, confirmation and other sacraments to transgender and nonbinary people unless they have “repented,” a policy that’s possibly the most sweeping of its kind in the U.S. The guidance from the Diocese of Marquette also stipulates that transgender people may not receive Communion. The document lists several sacraments that LGBTQ people may not receive “unless the person has repented.” The Washington Post reports that the the diocese issued the policy in July but it only recently sparked a debate after a prominent priest and advocate for LGBTQ Catholics shared it on Twitter.

BUSINESS INCENTIVES

Michigan Senate OKs incentives after Ford expands in South

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate has quickly endorsed bills that would boost job-creation and expansion incentives offered to businesses, amid efforts to land unspecified major projects in the auto industry as it shifts to greener technology. The 27-10 votes Thursday came a day after the House approved identical legislation. Final action will not occur until next week due to legislative rules and because lawmakers are discussing how much funding to put into the newly proposed Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve Fund. The measures could give legislators more involvement in deals.

ALL STATE-DIVISION 3-4

Detroit MLK QB Dante King named AP D3-4 Player of the Year

Dante King has been a highly regarded prospect since walking onto the Detroit Martin Luther King field. He just wasn’t always sure of himself. Moore said he was nervous as a freshman when the Crusaders lost in the state championship game. He had plenty of confidence leading Detroit MLK to the Division 3 state title this year. Moore is widely considered one of the top quarterback prospects in the country. He's also the Michigan Associated Press Division 3-4 Player of the Year.

DETROIT SYMPHONY-CEO

Erik Rönmark selected as Detroit Symphony CEO, president

DETROIT (AP) — Current Detroit Symphony Orchestra Vice President and General Manager Erik Rönmark has been selected as its new chief executive. The DSO says Wednesday that he will succeed Anne Parsons and also serve as the organization’s president. The orchestra says Rönmark led the search committee that brought new music director Jader Bignamini to the orchestra and also shepherded it through the COVID-19 pandemic with innovative musical selections and resourceful use of the orchestra’s streaming capabilities. Rönmark has been DSO general manager for the past eight years and its vice president for the past five years. Parsons will continue to serve as president and CEO until March 7, 2022. She will remain with the DSO through next November as president emeritus.

AP-US-GENERAL-MOTORS-CEO

GM CEO says making ventilators changed the company culture

DETROIT (AP) — The CEO of General Motors says the automaker learned valuable lessons last year when it stepped in to boost emergency production of ventilators to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients. Mary Barra said the company was able to help a small West Coast ventilator maker start large-scale production in about a month. That gave GM confidence to speed up other tasks. She told the Automotive Press Association of Detroit on Thursday that the experience helping Ventec Life Systems ramp up production changed GM's culture. Now the company moves faster on electric vehicles, software and other projects.

CAPITOL BREACH-MICHIGAN

Michigan man charged in assault on officers in Capitol riot

ROMEO, Mich. (AP) — A 41-year-old Michigan man has been arrested and accused of using chemical spray on law enforcement officers as part of a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., says Tim Boughner was charged with engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, civil disorder, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers with a dangerous weapon. Boughner is from Romeo, north of Detroit. He had an appearance Wednesday in federal court in Detroit and was ordered jailed pending a detention hearing Thursday. The government says video shows him using a chemical spray against officers attempting to secure the Capitol.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MICHIGAN

Record-high Michigan COVID-19 hospitalizations still rising

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have reached a new high, exceeding the previous record for the fifth straight time that the state has reported data. Nearly 4,700 patients were in the hospital statewide Wednesday. The roughly 4,400 hospitalized adults with confirmed cases — most of them unvaccinated — were at the highest point in the 21-month coronavirus pandemic. The state health department reports the total three times a week. Michigan recorded 351 additional deaths, including 166 in the most recent 48-hour period. The state House began considering a $1.2 billion proposal to spend federal funds to address the pandemic.

BUSINESS INCENTIVES

Michigan House OKs incentives to land major business deals

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan would create new economic development funds to help the state land major business expansions, including possible electric vehicle and battery plants, under fast-tracked bills that have received initial approval. Lawmakers aren't saying how much money they will put into the accounts to offer manufacturers and other companies and create shovel-ready industrial sites. Proponents said Wednesday the state must stay competitive in the auto industry. They pointed to Ford and Toyota’s recently announced plans to build battery factories in southern states. The House passed the bills 83-21 and sent them to the Senate, which is expected to consider them in the coming days.

MICHIGAN REDISTRICTING

Newspapers sue redistricting panel over closed meeting

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Newspapers have sued Michigan's redistricting commission, demanding it release a recording of a closed meeting and make public two memos commissioners discussed in the meeting. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, The Center for Michigan Inc./Bridge Michigan and Michigan Press Association. It asks the Michigan Supreme Court to declare that commissioners violated the constitution by conducting business in a nonpublic meeting, must do all future business in open meetings and release all materials used to develop redistricting plans. The commission's spokesman says it “looks forward to asserting its right to attorney-client privilege in court.”

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