Past-due child support to be collected from stimulus payments
Photo credit: Image by T Dube from Pixabay As a result of a federal requirement, stimulus payments to noncustodial parents who owe child support will...
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Social Security recipients will receive automatic COVID-19 economic impact payments, action required by some
Photo: Image by Leroy Skalstad from Pixabay The Social Security Administration announced that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the treasury...
Consumers Energy Foundation support during statewide COVID-19 battle surpasses $1 million
The Consumers Energy Foundation is supporting Michigan communities and an innovative solution to protect healthcare workers with over $600,000 in grants to help the continuing...
Michigan to receive $89 million in federal funding to help K-12 schools and colleges
An $89.4 million federal grant through the Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Emergency Education Relief Fund will help K-12 schools, colleges and universities hit hardest by the...
Knowing how to determine whether health departments are legitimately calling regarding COVID-19 amid scams
Photo: Photo by Hunter Newton on Unsplash During the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, local health departments and staff from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)...
Michigan expands COVID-19 testing criteria to those with mild symptoms
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has announced it is expanding testing criteria for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) to include individuals with mild...
Executive order temporarily extends expiration of driver’s licenses, state IDs and vehicle registrations
On April 13, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-47; temporarily extending the expiration of valid driver’s licenses, state identification cards and commercial vehicle registrations...
Michigan first state to provide food to families affected by current school closings through P-EBT
Michigan became the first state in the country to gain federal approval of a program that will provide nutritious food to children who were affected...
Whitmer advocates with other governors for special healthcare enrollment period
On April 13, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, along with a coalition of governors from Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania,...
Whitmer’s April 13 update on the state’s response to COVID-19
Photo: front left Governor Grethen Whimer, back right Jeffrey Donofrio, director of Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Gov. Whitmer to Give Update on...