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The state of Michigan Tuesday said it would select a different vendor and software platform for the management of thousands of data points related to Michigan's coronavirus contact tracing project.

The change comes after Republican operatives criticized the choice of a software company with connections to dozens of Democratic candidates to manage the data. Public health officials use contact tracing to identify individuals who may have come into contact with an infected person and subsequently collect more information about them, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The contract should have been approved by the State Emergency Operations Center, but was not, said Tiffany Brown, a spokeswoman for Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

GOP state Rep. Shane Hernandez of Port Huron sent a letter Tuesday to Whitmer questioning the use of the company.

“I want to know how Gov. Whitmer’s administration decided to hire this company without a competitive bid process, or letting the Legislature — charged with ensuring accountability within state government — know about it,” said Hernandez, chairman for the House Appropriations Committee. “I want to know what safeguards the governor has in place to ensure the information gathered during this COVID-19 response doesn’t wind up in the hands of any campaigns."

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/21/michigan-covid-19-contact-tracing-project-use-democrat-connected-firm/2999267001/

Curious.....

The owner of one of the firms that Whitmer abruptly pulled from collecting tracing data (she pulled back on both firms) has gone dark....... wonder why?

The Democratic operative who was awarded a coronavirus-related contract by Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer's administration has deleted his website and removed identifying information from social media platforms.

Democratic consultant Mike Kolehouse scrubbed his online presence as state lawmakers push for oversight into Whitmer's handling of the pandemic, voicing concerns about hiring political operatives to run a public health project. GOP state representative Shane Hernandez sent Whitmer a letter Tuesday demanding answers on the contract. House speaker Lee Chatfield said the legislature would convene Friday to create an oversight committee examining the state's coronavirus response.

On Tuesday the Whitmer administration terminated a door-to-door pandemic tracing contract awarded to Great Lakes Community Engagement, an organization led by Kolehouse, just one day after its announcement. Within 24 hours of the cancellation, Kolehouse, who was set to take in nearly $200,000 in the deal, took down the website for his consulting firm, K2K strategies, as well as his Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts

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https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/dem-operative-goes-dark-as-mi-lawmakers-question-coronavirus-contract/?utm_source=actengage&utm_campaign=FreedomMail&utm_medium=email

It is curious. It is a good thing the state pulled the contract. How about the Trump firms that are getting disproportionate Federal PPP funding and yet, still have active contracts and are fully functioning companies?

What "Trump" firms would those be? Trump's businesses were prohibited from receiving funds.

Hasn’t stopped them from asking. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/business/trump-hotel-coronavirus.html

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The state of Michigan Tuesday said it would select a different vendor and software platform for the management of thousands of data points related to Michigan's coronavirus contact tracing project.

The change comes after Republican operatives criticized the choice of a software company with connections to dozens of Democratic candidates to manage the data. Public health officials use contact tracing to identify individuals who may have come into contact with an infected person and subsequently collect more information about them, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The contract should have been approved by the State Emergency Operations Center, but was not, said Tiffany Brown, a spokeswoman for Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

GOP state Rep. Shane Hernandez of Port Huron sent a letter Tuesday to Whitmer questioning the use of the company.

“I want to know how Gov. Whitmer’s administration decided to hire this company without a competitive bid process, or letting the Legislature — charged with ensuring accountability within state government — know about it,” said Hernandez, chairman for the House Appropriations Committee. “I want to know what safeguards the governor has in place to ensure the information gathered during this COVID-19 response doesn’t wind up in the hands of any campaigns."

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/21/michigan-covid-19-contact-tracing-project-use-democrat-connected-firm/2999267001/

Curious.....

The owner of one of the firms that Whitmer abruptly pulled from collecting tracing data (she pulled back on both firms) has gone dark....... wonder why?

The Democratic operative who was awarded a coronavirus-related contract by Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer's administration has deleted his website and removed identifying information from social media platforms.

Democratic consultant Mike Kolehouse scrubbed his online presence as state lawmakers push for oversight into Whitmer's handling of the pandemic, voicing concerns about hiring political operatives to run a public health project. GOP state representative Shane Hernandez sent Whitmer a letter Tuesday demanding answers on the contract. House speaker Lee Chatfield said the legislature would convene Friday to create an oversight committee examining the state's coronavirus response.

On Tuesday the Whitmer administration terminated a door-to-door pandemic tracing contract awarded to Great Lakes Community Engagement, an organization led by Kolehouse, just one day after its announcement. Within 24 hours of the cancellation, Kolehouse, who was set to take in nearly $200,000 in the deal, took down the website for his consulting firm, K2K strategies, as well as his Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts

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https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/dem-operative-goes-dark-as-mi-lawmakers-question-coronavirus-contract/?utm_source=actengage&utm_campaign=FreedomMail&utm_medium=email

It is curious. It is a good thing the state pulled the contract. How about the Trump firms that are getting disproportionate Federal PPP funding and yet, still have active contracts and are fully functioning companies?

What "Trump" firms would those be? Trump's businesses were prohibited from receiving funds.

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What "Trump" firms would those be? Trump's businesses were prohibited from receiving funds.

Trump campaign firms


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/phunware-data-collection-trump-campaign-coronavirus-small-business-loans/

There are several companies in Trump's orbit like this, as well as heavy Trump donors, who received disproportionate relief funds. I don't see these contracts being pulled the way Whitmer pulled the one being complained about above.

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What "Trump" firms would those be? Trump's businesses were prohibited from receiving funds.

Trump campaign firms


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/phunware-data-collection-trump-campaign-coronavirus-small-business-loans/

There are several companies in Trump's orbit like this, as well as heavy Trump donors, who received disproportionate relief funds. I don't see these contracts being pulled the way Whitmer pulled the one being complained about above.

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What "Trump" firms would those be? Trump's businesses were prohibited from receiving funds.

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Anonymous wrote:Good.

The state of Michigan Tuesday said it would select a different vendor and software platform for the management of thousands of data points related to Michigan's coronavirus contact tracing project.

The change comes after Republican operatives criticized the choice of a software company with connections to dozens of Democratic candidates to manage the data. Public health officials use contact tracing to identify individuals who may have come into contact with an infected person and subsequently collect more information about them, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The contract should have been approved by the State Emergency Operations Center, but was not, said Tiffany Brown, a spokeswoman for Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

GOP state Rep. Shane Hernandez of Port Huron sent a letter Tuesday to Whitmer questioning the use of the company.

“I want to know how Gov. Whitmer’s administration decided to hire this company without a competitive bid process, or letting the Legislature — charged with ensuring accountability within state government — know about it,” said Hernandez, chairman for the House Appropriations Committee. “I want to know what safeguards the governor has in place to ensure the information gathered during this COVID-19 response doesn’t wind up in the hands of any campaigns."

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/21/michigan-covid-19-contact-tracing-project-use-democrat-connected-firm/2999267001/

Curious.....

The owner of one of the firms that Whitmer abruptly pulled from collecting tracing data (she pulled back on both firms) has gone dark....... wonder why?

The Democratic operative who was awarded a coronavirus-related contract by Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer's administration has deleted his website and removed identifying information from social media platforms.

Democratic consultant Mike Kolehouse scrubbed his online presence as state lawmakers push for oversight into Whitmer's handling of the pandemic, voicing concerns about hiring political operatives to run a public health project. GOP state representative Shane Hernandez sent Whitmer a letter Tuesday demanding answers on the contract. House speaker Lee Chatfield said the legislature would convene Friday to create an oversight committee examining the state's coronavirus response.

On Tuesday the Whitmer administration terminated a door-to-door pandemic tracing contract awarded to Great Lakes Community Engagement, an organization led by Kolehouse, just one day after its announcement. Within 24 hours of the cancellation, Kolehouse, who was set to take in nearly $200,000 in the deal, took down the website for his consulting firm, K2K strategies, as well as his Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts

.

https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/dem-operative-goes-dark-as-mi-lawmakers-question-coronavirus-contract/?utm_source=actengage&utm_campaign=FreedomMail&utm_medium=email

It is curious. It is a good thing the state pulled the contract. How about the Trump firms that are getting disproportionate Federal PPP funding and yet, still have active contracts and are fully functioning companies?

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Anonymous wrote:Good.

The state of Michigan Tuesday said it would select a different vendor and software platform for the management of thousands of data points related to Michigan's coronavirus contact tracing project.

The change comes after Republican operatives criticized the choice of a software company with connections to dozens of Democratic candidates to manage the data. Public health officials use contact tracing to identify individuals who may have come into contact with an infected person and subsequently collect more information about them, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The contract should have been approved by the State Emergency Operations Center, but was not, said Tiffany Brown, a spokeswoman for Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

GOP state Rep. Shane Hernandez of Port Huron sent a letter Tuesday to Whitmer questioning the use of the company.

“I want to know how Gov. Whitmer’s administration decided to hire this company without a competitive bid process, or letting the Legislature — charged with ensuring accountability within state government — know about it,” said Hernandez, chairman for the House Appropriations Committee. “I want to know what safeguards the governor has in place to ensure the information gathered during this COVID-19 response doesn’t wind up in the hands of any campaigns."

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/21/michigan-covid-19-contact-tracing-project-use-democrat-connected-firm/2999267001/

Curious.....

The owner of one of the firms that Whitmer abruptly pulled from collecting tracing data (she pulled back on both firms) has gone dark....... wonder why?

The Democratic operative who was awarded a coronavirus-related contract by Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer's administration has deleted his website and removed identifying information from social media platforms.

Democratic consultant Mike Kolehouse scrubbed his online presence as state lawmakers push for oversight into Whitmer's handling of the pandemic, voicing concerns about hiring political operatives to run a public health project. GOP state representative Shane Hernandez sent Whitmer a letter Tuesday demanding answers on the contract. House speaker Lee Chatfield said the legislature would convene Friday to create an oversight committee examining the state's coronavirus response.

On Tuesday the Whitmer administration terminated a door-to-door pandemic tracing contract awarded to Great Lakes Community Engagement, an organization led by Kolehouse, just one day after its announcement. Within 24 hours of the cancellation, Kolehouse, who was set to take in nearly $200,000 in the deal, took down the website for his consulting firm, K2K strategies, as well as his Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts

.

https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/dem-operative-goes-dark-as-mi-lawmakers-question-coronavirus-contract/?utm_source=actengage&utm_campaign=FreedomMail&utm_medium=email

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Anonymous wrote:Cambridge Analytica says hold my beer.

Peter Thiel’s Palantir is tracking the virus for Health & Human Services.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-administration-turns-to-peter-thiels-palantir-to-track-coronavirus/body

Anonymous wrote:Good.

The state of Michigan Tuesday said it would select a different vendor and software platform for the management of thousands of data points related to Michigan's coronavirus contact tracing project.

The change comes after Republican operatives criticized the choice of a software company with connections to dozens of Democratic candidates to manage the data. Public health officials use contact tracing to identify individuals who may have come into contact with an infected person and subsequently collect more information about them, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The contract should have been approved by the State Emergency Operations Center, but was not, said Tiffany Brown, a spokeswoman for Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

GOP state Rep. Shane Hernandez of Port Huron sent a letter Tuesday to Whitmer questioning the use of the company.

“I want to know how Gov. Whitmer’s administration decided to hire this company without a competitive bid process, or letting the Legislature — charged with ensuring accountability within state government — know about it,” said Hernandez, chairman for the House Appropriations Committee. “I want to know what safeguards the governor has in place to ensure the information gathered during this COVID-19 response doesn’t wind up in the hands of any campaigns."

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/21/michigan-covid-19-contact-tracing-project-use-democrat-connected-firm/2999267001/

The Democratic operative who was awarded a coronavirus-related contract by Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer's administration has deleted his website and removed identifying information from social media platforms.

Democratic consultant Mike Kolehouse scrubbed his online presence as state lawmakers push for oversight into Whitmer's handling of the pandemic, voicing concerns about hiring political operatives to run a public health project. GOP state representative Shane Hernandez sent Whitmer a letter Tuesday demanding answers on the contract. House speaker Lee Chatfield said the legislature would convene Friday to create an oversight committee examining the state's coronavirus response.

On Tuesday the Whitmer administration terminated a door-to-door pandemic tracing contract awarded to Great Lakes Community Engagement, an organization led by Kolehouse, just one day after its announcement. Within 24 hours of the cancellation, Kolehouse, who was set to take in nearly $200,000 in the deal, took down the website for his consulting firm, K2K strategies, as well as his Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts

Anonymous wrote:Fox News polls have a lot to say about Michigan.




https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-biden-tops-trump-in-michigan-where-gov-whitmer-is-more-popular-than-president

Anonymous wrote:Cambridge Analytica says hold my beer.