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‘Stood up to Goliath and won.’ Reporter gets access to Michigan’s COVID nursing home death data
Just the News ^ | May 22, 2021 | Scott McClallen

Posted on 05/23/2021 8:26:38 AM PDT by CheshireTheCat

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff has reached a settlement with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to gain access to data on the number of COVID-19 nursing home deaths in the state.

The health department agreed to release some of the public records LeDuff requested. The department also acknowledges it can’t determine if some patients killed by COVID-19 contracted the virus at a nursing home or other long-term care facility.

LeDuff sued March 9 after submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for data on COVID-19 deaths but the MDHHS failed to produce the requested records. The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation represented him.

“We stood up to Goliath and won,” LeDuff said in a statement. “While I'm pleased that some of the records were released, the state's overall response is alarming and disappointing. Still, this is a win for the people of Michigan, and I'm glad this lawsuit was able to shed some light.”

MDHHS has now provided records for the ages and death dates of the COVID-19 victims, but inadequate tracking meant the department couldn’t provide the dates when a specific vital record death was added to the state’s tally, or whether the deceased contracted COVID-19 at a long-term care facility....

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: charlieleduff; gestapogretchen; gretchenwhitmer; michigan
Score one for the little guy and the Mackinac Center.
1 posted on 05/23/2021 8:26:38 AM PDT by CheshireTheCat
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To: CheshireTheCat

There are still a couple of ‘Real Reporters’ working for news sites and feature shows. Everyone is always surprised when such a News Hound makes themselves known. I don’t mean that legion of yapping Chihuahuas that incessantly bit at Donald Trumps ankles over stories with no substance. Those are fake reporters.


2 posted on 05/23/2021 8:46:41 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: CheshireTheCat

The Top Five killer governors re Covid 19


3 posted on 05/23/2021 8:50:50 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Don’t mask! Don’t tell! by: GranTorino!!)
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To: Grampa Dave

btt


4 posted on 05/23/2021 9:00:10 AM PDT by KSCITYBOY (The media is corrupt)
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To: CheshireTheCat

Good for Charlie LeDuff! I’ve always viewed him as a bit liberal, maybe libertarian leaning. This should lend credence to the issue with the middle of the roaders. He was an investigative reporter in Detroit for years.


5 posted on 05/23/2021 9:06:22 AM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: FrdmLvr

The truth slowly but surely emerges

The virus is a commie plot. Covid 19 sars 2 doesn’t exist. It’s repackated influenzas

The election was stolen. In every state. Trump lost.

The vaccine industry is evil and the vaccine theory is a fraud

Masks. Social distancing. Etc. don’t do crap

Jan 6 was a Demoncat set up

On and on


6 posted on 05/23/2021 10:13:21 AM PDT by Truthoverpower (Arizona !!!! Now the TRUMP TRAIN is getting back on TRACK ! TRUTH! FREEDOM ! LIBERTY! )
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To: CheshireTheCat

You have to read this carefully...
They are releasing SOME... Not all


7 posted on 05/23/2021 11:07:26 AM PDT by joe fonebone (bush league chamber of commerce worshiping republiCAN'Ts are the enemy)
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To: CheshireTheCat

TIME TO SUE THE HELL OUT OF THOSE MURDERING DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS!!!


8 posted on 05/23/2021 11:15:36 AM PDT by high info voter
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