State of Michigan budget in place with new fiscal year starting October 1
When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer introduced a recommended budget to the Legislature back in early February, Michigan had yet to experience its first case of COVID-19...
Category : Statewide News
Shortage of direct care workers during COVID-19 to be addressed at virtual job fair
The pandemic has worsened the existing shortage and created significant staffing demands for licensed long-term care organizations throughout Michigan. Support for home health agencies is...
Indoor theaters slated to reopen statewide; new face coverings requirement for K-5 students
Beginning October 9, a number of previously closed businesses are slated to reopen statewide, including indoor theaters, cinemas, performance venues, arcades, bingo halls, bowling centers,...
Kamala Harris meets with Black business owners in Flint, greets Michigan residents
Featured photo: Kamala Harris and Mayor Sheldon Neeley wearing masks at the Flint Farmer’s Market during Harris’ recent walk through downtown Flint On Sept. 22,...
COVID-19 testing, treatment at no cost to patients through end of year agreed to by nearly all nearly all Michigan’s health insurers
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced the state has secured agreements from nearly all of the state’s...
Assistance and reimbursement to promote more COVID-19 testing in Homes for the Aged expands in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) urges Homes for the Aged (HFA) to conduct regular testing for COVID-19, and announced an expansion...
School outbreak information being provided by MDHHS
On Sept. 14, in an effort to provide accurate and timely information about COVID-19 in Michigan schools, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services...
September 11, 2020 proclaimed 9/11 Remembrance Day in Michigan
Photo by Richard Ciraulo on Unsplash Governor Whitmer proclaimed September 11, 2020 as 9/11 Remembrance Day in Michigan to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks on...
Biden in Michigan: Responds to Woodward report
Presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke in Warren, Michigan September 9, 2020. (YouTube video included.)...
Michigan resident dodges death and survives COVID-19
Six months after Michigan announced its first positive COVID-19 cases, Consumers Energy gas distribution employee Eric Florka feels fortunate today to have survived a threat...