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From NBC's Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Carrie Dann and Melissa Holzberg FIRST READ: With impeachment trial over, the political storyline shifts back to Biden Think of last week's Senate impeachment trial as the final chapter of the Trump presidency.   And now we return to your regularly scheduled programming, as President Biden works to sell and pass his $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, as well as get millions more Americans vaccinated over the coming months. Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Later this afternoon, Biden heads to Milwaukee, Wis., for his first official trip as president, where he participates in a CNN town hall airing at 9:00 pm ET.   Tomorrow, Vice President Harris does an exclusive interview with NBC's Savannah Guthrie on "Today."   On Thursday, Biden travels to Michigan to visit a Pfizer facility that produces the vaccine.   And on Friday, he participates – virtually – in the Munich Security Conference and a G-7 discussion on the pandemic.    Also on Biden's to-do list: the tricky issue of school re-openings, getting the rest of his Cabinet confirmed (more on that below), and now an immigration bill for later this week.   Whether it was during the 2020 campaign, or the transition, or even the first month of Biden's presidency, the former president always had a knack for overshadowing the current one – usually deliberately.   But now that the impeachment trial is over and now that Trump no longer has a Twitter account, we're back to Biden – who faces a global pandemic, a major legislative test, an opposition party ready to pounce on any misstep and higher stakes than ever before.      Then again, Trump and memories of Jan. 6 aren't going away, especially with the news that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a 9/11-style commission on the Capitol attack. The Sixth Censure Another reminder that Trump hasn't vanished from our politics: On Monday night, the North Carolina GOP voted – unanimously – to censure retiring Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., who voted to convict Trump in the Senate impeachment trial.   "It is truly a sad day for North Carolina Republicans," Burr said in a statement responding to the censure. "My party's leadership has chosen loyalty to one man over the core principles of the Republican Party and the founders of our great nation." TWEET OF THE DAY: When politics becomes bigger than family Data Download: The numbers you need to know today 2 million: The number of households without power in Texas amid a brutal winter storm.   At least 30: The number of law enforcement officers who took part in the rally that preceded the January 6 Capitol riot   52 percent: The share of Americans who have heard of "cancel culture," according to a HuffPost/YouGov poll.   27,807,409: The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States, per the most recent data from NBC News and health officials. (That's 50,416 more than yesterday morning.)   488,364: The number of deaths in the United States from the virus so far, per the most recent data from NBC News. (That's 1,069 more than yesterday morning.)   65,455: The number of people currently hospitalized with coronavirus in the United States.   336.2 million: The number of coronavirus tests that have been administered in the United States so far, according to researchers at The COVID Tracking Project.    72: The number of days left for Biden to reach his 100-day vaccination goal Lagging the competition When former Presidents Trump and Obama made it to the one-month mark of their respective first terms in office, they both had near-full Cabinets.   By Feb. 20, Trump had a confirmed attorney general and secretaries of Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, State, Transportation, Treasury and Veterans Affairs.   A confirmation for his Commerce nominee, Wilbur Ross, came soon after on Feb. 27.   It was an even fuller Cabinet table for Obama in 2009. He had a confirmed attorney general and secretaries of Agriculture, Education, Energy, DHS, HUD, Interior, State, Transportation, Treasury and the VA. Obama's Defense secretary, Robert Gates, was a holdover from the Bush administration and didn't require a confirmation vote.   So why is President Biden's Cabinet still mostly unconfirmed?   After Democrats won control of the Senate on Jan. 5, the tie-making senators from Georgia weren't sworn in until Jan. 20. And then it took weeks for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to agree on a power-sharing agreement that officially handed the Senate committee gavels over to Democrats.   But now, similar to Obama's first term and Trump's term, Biden's nominees will face a friendly Senate and pathway to near-certain confirmation as long as Democrats continue to vote on nominees together. And the number of the week is: 57 percent For Presidents' Day, we looked back at presidential job approval through history, and how the last four years compared to other popularity rollercoasters.   Check it out here. ICYMI: What ELSE is happening in the world? Mitch McConnell says he's willing to get involved in primaries to try to win back the Senate.   Democrats in Nevada are moving toward a potential threat to the existing primary calendar.   Politico writes that Ron DeSantis's Covid response and combative style are giving him lots of political juice in the GOP.   Recently defeated David Perdue is taking a first step towards a possible challenge to Raphael Warnock.   Andrew Cuomo admitted that his administration's lack of transparency about how it calculated Covid deaths in nursing homes was an error.   Nancy Pelosi wants a "9/11-type" commission to look into January 6.   The American Federation of Teachers is giving its thumbs up to new CDC recommendations for school reopenings.   Democrats and the Biden administration will unveil a new immigration bill this week.   Who's afraid of inflation?   Thanks for reading. If you're a fan, please forward this to a friend. They can sign up here.   We love hearing from our readers, so shoot us a line here with your comments and suggestions.   Thanks,  Chuck, Mark, Carrie and Melissa  Follow Meet The Press Download the NBC News Mobile App Privacy Contact Unsubscribe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Michigan creates task force to address racial disparities in state’s child protection system

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 16, 2021  MDHHS CONTACT: Bob Wheaton, 517-241-2112, wheatonb@michigan.gov  MPHI CONTACT: Dr. Paul Elam, 517-388-7651, pelam@mphi.org                                       Michigan creates task force to address racial disparities in state's child protection system  LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has created a task force to prevent and eliminate systemic racism in the state's child protection system and transform it to make family well-being and preventing abuse, neglect and trauma the top priority of the department's Children's Services Agency. MDHHS is partnering with MPHI, a non-profit public-private partnership created to support MDHHS, to establish the Child Welfare Improvement Task Force to address racial disparities in child welfare. The action is an acknowledgement of the beliefs of Gov. Whitmer and MDHHS that systemic racism is a public health threat. The independent task force will be co-chaired by David Sanders, Ph.D., executive vice president of systems improvement at Casey Family Programs, and Tommy Stallworth, director of the Michigan Coronavirus Taskforce on Racial Disparities. MPHI will convene the task force, led by Dr. Paul Elam, chief strategic officer. MDHHS believes overrepresentation of children of color in the child protection system requires a fundamental system change. Children of color enter foster care at higher rates and stay in care longer than their white peers. They are more likely to be placed in institutional facilities rather than in family homes, remain there for long periods, and leave the foster care system without a family. While 16% of children in Michigan are Black, children who are Black make up 29% of the state's foster care population. While 31% of children in Michigan are children of color, they make up 51% of the foster care population. As a result of these experiences, Black and Brown children and their families are at greater risk for adverse health, social, and economic effects that can last a lifetime. "As well-intentioned as we are, our current system perpetuates injustices and keeps us from meeting our core values," said JooYeun Chang, executive director of MDHHS's Children's Services Agency. "This is primarily driven by systemic issues and we must therefore acknowledge and then address systemic racism and bias wherever it exists. This task force provides an opportunity to set a path for the future where racial and ethnic equity and justice is assured. This will transform our child protection system into a family well-being system that prevents harm to children by supporting their families and communities before abuse or neglect occurs." MDHHS has acknowledged the disparate treatment of Black children and families as a barrier to achieving that goal and has identified specific strategies to address this challenge. "We recognize that deep systemic racial biases exist in this country and that the child welfare and juvenile justice systems have an important role in dismantling underlying injustices and setting a path for a future where racial and ethnic equity and justice is assured," Sanders said. Stallworth agreed. "The over-representation of children of color in foster care in Michigan is unacceptable and demands a fundamental change in our system," he said. The Child Welfare Improvement Task Force's goals are to support MDHHS to improve the child protection system to provide safe, fair and equitable treatment of all Michigan's children and families. The task force will: Be responsible for reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the strategies identified by the Children's Services Agency, assessing whether the agency is implementing the identified strategies, and seeking necessary community support – including legislative support – to implement effective strategies. Oversee the planning, implementation and evaluation of this new approach. The goal is to fully implement a new approach that improves safety and equity and reduces unnecessary and potentially harmful investigations of Black families. Provide policy and practice recommendations to improve equity in group care of children who are removed from their homes. MPHI is a Michigan-based, nonprofit public health institute leading public health efforts across the country. # # #   Child Protection Disparity Press Release.pdf   Become a foster parent through Michigan Department of Health & Human Services foster care program. Questions?  Contact Us SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe All |  Subscriber Help STAY CONNECTED:       This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Michigan Dept of Health & Human Services · 235 S. Grand Ave W. · Lansing, MI 48909 · 1-855-275-6424

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