Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Friday Friday took the veto axe to SB 0029 and SB 0114, two supplemental spending bills that consisted of appropriations she line-item vetoed out of a mid-year supplemental this […]
New COVID outbreaks tied to schools continued to rise in March, the same month nearly all school districts were supposed to begin offering in-person learning if they hadn’t already. The […]
The Gov. Gretchen Whitmer administration plan on moving propane to the Upper Peninsula — if she’s successful in shutting down Line 5 before the construction of the tunnel under the Mackinac […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]