Keith Flynn is the Chair of the Genesee County Democratic Party and a labor and employment attorney with Miller Cohen PLC representing workers in the public and private sectors. In a recent study conducted in 2013 by the Journal of Patient Safety, an estimated 440,000 patients die every year from preventable medical errors making...
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May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
To Our Fellow Democrats – During our county party meeting on April 12, 2018, we, the Genesee County Democratic Party, passed a motion to recognize May as Mental Health Awareness Month. The Genesee County Democratic Party is also asking the Michigan Democratic Party and membership to recognize May as Mental Health Awareness Month due...
The Case for Expanded Medicare
Guest blogger, Pegge Adams, is a former Genesee County Commissioner and a graduate of Central Michigan University (BS, MA) with most of her pre-retirement years spent in various areas of education. She is a lifelong resident of Genesee County as well as a card-carrying Democrat and Precinct Delegate for over a decade. I began...
Access to Healthcare Saves Lives
Nicole Derusha-Mackey is the third vice-chair of the Genesee County Democratic Party and the founder and current chairperson of the Equality Caucus of Genesee County. A lifelong resident of Genesee County, Nicole has worked on numerous political campaigns, ranging from local millage renewal to US Congressional campaign; and as a legislative aide for State...
Our Healthcare Rally
A message from Keith Flynn, who is the Co-Chair for the Genesee County Democratic Party’s Policy Committee, about this past Saturday’s Healthcare Rally. Thank you to everyone who came out to show their support this past Saturday and made the GCDP rally against Trumpcare a huge success! Here are a few of the news...
Obamacare Saves Lives!
Guest Blogger, Jia Ireland, is a two time graduate from the University of Michigan-Flint and lifelong Flint resident. She is involved in the Flint community regarding water rights, civic engagement, and politics. Jia is a Millennial who votes and is a proud card carrying Progressive Liberal Democrat. I am saying, “Obamacare” because it is...
Doing Everything Right but Winding up in Bankruptcy Because of Medical Expenses
Written by Guest Blogger, Bobbie Walton, a member of the Genesee County Democratic Party, political activist, & progressive. As a parent, I admired my son and his wife when they used good judgment before they decided to have a child. They were both employed as teachers, they had bought a nice house on a little lake,...