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Gretchen Whitmer’s job approval crashes — 55% disapprove of performance
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s legacy is circling the drain.
An EPIC-MRA poll of 600 Michiganders conducted last week found a total of 55% disapprove of her performance as the state’s 49th governor wraps up her second term.
Just 41% of those polled gave her a positive rating, and a mere 10% rated her job performance “excellent.”
The governor’s job approval rating is now the lowest it’s been since March 2019, just three months into her first term, WKZO reported.
It’s also down more than 10 percentage points from May, when the Glengariff Group found Whitmer’s job approval at 52.2% among 600 general election voters.
While it’s not entirely clear what is driving the drastic decline, there’s plenty of clues. Click here to read more.
Trump admin orders 270 trucking schools to shutter in crackdown on licensing of illiterate, illegal immigrant drivers
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy shut down 270 commercial driver’s licensing (CDL) schools Monday for offenses including graduating illegal immigrant truck drivers who can’t speak English or offering subpar training facilities.
“If you’re here illegally and you can’t speak the language and you’re not well-trained, you don’t deserve to be in a big rig, driving American roads, endangering American citizens,” Duffy said at a press conference in Detroit alongside Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and federal prosecutors.
Duffy announced that his department was removing 110 CDL schools from the federal Training Provider Registry, forcing them to “immediately cease all operations.” The schools had been found to have trained 5,000 enrollees later found to be unable to speak English. Click here to read more.
As California Burns Billions To Fail At High-Speed Rail, China Laid Enough Track To Circle America Three Times
Nearly two decades after California and China started their high-speed rail race, China has laid enough high-speed rail to circle the globe — while California’s bullet train has yet to carry a single passenger.
The stark contrast comes as Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday another $2.7 billion for more than 150 transportation projects across the state while touting progress on California’s high-speed rail system. None of the $2.7 billion announced Friday was identified as funding for the bullet train, which separately secured a $1 billion annual commitment through 2045 from the state’s Cap-and-Invest program.
The Newsom administration did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. Click here to read more.
‘We’re not getting a tablet’: A veteran teacher’s warning about screens in the classroom
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. - Misty Gossett did not have a computer in her classroom when she first started teaching in Walker County Schools in 1998.
“I had a chalkboard in my first classroom.”
The next year, “two very big computers” were added. By year 12, there were enough iPads for each student to have their own.
“I remember being so excited because it was new,” said Gossett, who began her 29th year teaching in August.
Now, Gossett keeps the classroom set of iPads on a shelf. She didn’t even charge them last year.
“The handwriting was slipping, and the attention, he was slipping,” said Gossett. Click here to read more.
‘A well-earned life’: How a Florida program cares for retired K-9s
MIAMI — Police canine handlers bet their lives on their dogs, yet the majority of American law-enforcement agencies don’t financially support their K9s once they retire, according to the Retired Police Canine Foundation.
Canine medical needs are pricey, foundation spokesman Lt. John Pappas said. An annual check-up can cost more than $1,000 in some cities. Chemotherapy or emergency procedures might have a price tag of more than $10,000. The cost typically falls on the law-enforcement agency while the K9 is on active duty, but in retirement, the handler often takes on the financial burden.
In a bid to fully cover or offset these costs, Florida offers handlers of eligible canines up to $5,000 per canine per year for veterinary expenses, according to Pappas. The Retired Police Canine Foundation was selected as the recipient of these funds and is in charge of dispersing them to handlers across the state. Click here to read mo
