DIFS promotes mortgage relief options and insurance during American Housing Month
Photo caption: This insurance review is a good opportunity to understand the risks one may still face and consider adding new coverage, for example to...
Category : Statewide News
Governor extends executive order enabling remote transactions
On June 24, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-131, which extends a previous executive order temporarily allowing e-signatures on official documents and remote notarizations to...
Governor signs House bills increasing access to health care through telemedicine and remote patient monitoring services
On June 24, Governor Whitmer signed House Bills 5412-5416, which increase access to health care for Michiganders through telemedicine and remote patient monitoring services. The...
Schools expected to reopen in fall, governor announces next steps
Photo: (left to right) Governor Gretchen Whtimer and MDHHS Chief Deputy for Health and Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun On June 17, Governor Gretchen...
Order to protect nursing home residents and staff from COVID-19 issued by MDHHS
Photo by CDC on Unsplash On June 15, to help protect residents and staff at nursing facilities from COVID-19, Michigan Department of Health and Human...
Governor signs executive orders lifting restrictions on overnight summer camps and some other youth activities
Photo by Zach Lucero on Unsplash On June 12, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-120, which lifts restrictions on overnight residential, travel and troop camps...
Average statewide auto insurance savings to exceed new law requirements
Photo by Tom Cochereau on Unsplash With rate filings representing more than 99.5% of Michigan’s personal auto insurance market now approved, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and...
Salons and barbershops to reopen statewide on June 15 as new executive orders signed
On June 5, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Orders 2020-114 and 2020-115 to reopen more regions and economic sectors under the MI Safe Start Plan....
MDHHS loosens visitation rules in hospitals, while governor rolls back COVID-19 executive orders
On June 3, the Michigan Department of Health and Human services (MDHHS) loosened rules on who can visit patients in certain health care settings and...
President Trump approves Gov. Whitmer’s request to extend use of Michigan National Guard to combat COVID-19 until August 21
Photo: Engineering specialists from the Michigan National Guard assisted the city of Grand Rapids on June 1 by ensuring peace and repairing property damage. The...