mLive Article Rating'Extreme opposition' to school mask mandates target Michigan health officials with threats of violence
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-50% Moderately Liberal
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-56% Very Liberal
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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| "The Michigan Association for Local Public Health asked the state health department to issue a universal mask mandate in public schools." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "A few days after the raucous board meeting, the Barry-Eaton Health Department rescinded two emergency orders requiring masks and quarantine protocols for public schools." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "The decision was in response to language in the state budget that revokes state funding for departments that issued emergency orders under the Public Health Code." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "In an interview after the incident, Scrimger said she's been in conversation with local law enforcement about safety concerns." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland directed federal authorities to hold strategy sessions with law enforcement to discuss a disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation and threats against school employees nationwide." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Matthew Saxton, executive director of the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, said people who believe their rights have been violated should contact local law enforcement instead of attempting a citizen's arrest." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "The aouncement came days after the National School Boards Association asked the Biden administration to take action." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Threats of violence are completely unacceptable; however, this is nothing more than a scare tactic to silence parents who are pushing back against uecessary mandates and an agenda they disagree with being forced down our children's throats, McClain said in a statement." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Bergman called the investigation an un-American attempt to intimidate parents." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "U.S. Reps. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, and Lisa McClain, R-Bruce Township joined 60 Republicans who sent a letter to the Justice Department expressing concerns about how criminal investigations could stifle free speech." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "U.S. Reps. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, and Lisa McClain, R-Bruce Township joined 60 Republicans who sent a letter to the Justice Department expressing concerns about how criminal investigations could stifle free speech." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called the provision unconstitutional and unenforceable." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
55% : The Michigan Association for Local Public Health asked the state health department to issue a universal mask mandate in public schools.55% : A few days after the raucous board meeting, the Barry-Eaton Health Department rescinded two emergency orders requiring masks and quarantine protocols for public schools.
53% : The decision was in response to language in the state budget that revokes state funding for departments that issued emergency orders under the Public Health Code.
51% : In an interview after the incident, Scrimger said she's been in conversation with local law enforcement about safety concerns.
43% : U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland directed federal authorities to hold strategy sessions with law enforcement to discuss a "disturbing spike" in harassment, intimidation and threats against school employees nationwide.
37% : Matthew Saxton, executive director of the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, said people who believe their rights have been violated should contact local law enforcement instead of attempting a citizen's arrest.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.