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Here’s How State Moves Propane Without Line 5

State agencies Friday released a propane security plan they say will make sure Michigan has enough energy for when “Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipelines that run through the Great Lakes […]

March 16, 2021

Everyone Over 16 Will Be COVID Vaccine-Eligible April 5

By April 5, every Michigander aged 16 and older will be allowed to get a COVID vaccine, the state announced Friday. The expanded vaccine access comes after President Joe Biden said in […]

March 9, 2021

Business Organizations Want In-Person Workplace Restrictions Eased

State officials should give employers more leeway in bringing employees back into the office once the current emergency rules limiting the practice expire April 14, according to a coalition of […]

March 9, 2021

Nursing Home Visitors; Restaurants, Gatherings & More Expand Under New Order

Nursing home residents can take visitors, while restaurants, bars, residential and non-residential gatherings and other venues will be allowed increased capacity under the newest epidemic orders announced by Gov. Gretchen […]

March 2, 2021

No Sales Tax On PPE Under Bills On The Move

The now-daily uniform of personal protective equipment (PPE) wouldn’t have the 6% sales and use tax attached to it under legislation that moved out of a House committee Thursday morning.  HB […]

March 2, 2021

Gyms Restricted To 25% Capacity Say Their COVID Spread Rate is .0057%

After fighting for months to get the green light from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration to reopen fitness centers around the state, operators got the OK last September 9 at 25% capacity.  Now […]

February 23, 2021

$84M Clawed Back From Fraudulent Unemployment Claims

The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) clawed back approximately $84 million in benefit payments due to suspected fraud during the unprecedented demand for benefits this past 11 months, a Senate […]

February 23, 2021

Restaurants’ Reopening Plan Would Allow For 50% Capacity Right Now

Restaurants would be allowed to open to 50% capacity instead of the state-ordered 25% under a reopening plan proposed by the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association (MRLA). The MRLA plan […]

February 16, 2021

AG Wants MSC To Reconsider Its ‘Erroneous Interpretation’ Of Consumer Protection Act

The Attorney General’s office asked the Michigan Supreme Court (MSC) to revisit its “erroneous interpretation” of an exemption in the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA) that allows for a “free […]

February 16, 2021

$3B In More Spending, Not Cuts, Highlights Gov’s ’22 Budget

Who would have thought we’d be here? Eleven months deep into the first pandemic in 100 years and state government is wrestling with how to spend $3.3 billion ($2.4 billion […]

February 9, 2021

State Projecting July-August Vaccination Start For ‘Everyone Else’ Category

If you’re not a senior, a frontline essential worker or someone with a health issue, you may not get a COVID vaccine until July or August at the earliest, according […]

February 9, 2021

Are You More Likely To Get COVID-19 In A Plane Or A Restaurant?

An epidemiologist and 15-year Harvard School of Public Health faculty member questioned the wisdom of shutting down in-person dining as a way to control COVID-19 spread if the main reason […]

February 3, 2021

Michigan COVID Restrictions Tougher Than Most, But Not Abnormally So

Michigan is ranked 42nd among the states according to how much it’s reopened from COVID-19 restrictions, according to one site tracking pandemic-related restrictions on a state-by-state basis. However, Michigan isn’t necessarily […]

January 26, 2021

$246M Proposed For Biz Aid In $5.6B Supplemental

The more than 1.2 million Bridge Card beneficiaries in Michigan will see a six-month, 15% bump in their benefits by the end of January, the governor’s office announced Thursday. A family of […]

January 26, 2021

Concerns Shift To Capacity Limits & Curfew As Gov Allows Indoor Dining

The restaurant industry and their allies were relieved to see confirmation of the Feb. 1 reopening of indoor dining, but many weren’t happy with the restrictions that came along with […]

January 19, 2021

Case Rates Down 70% Since Nov. Order; 2 Other ‘Key Metrics’ Down, Too

The three “key metrics” the state is using to guide COVID-19 reopening decisions have improved since the epidemic order issued in November, with the weekly average of cases per million […]