Category : Statewide News
Government officials and state employees keep public informed on critical COVID-19 matters
Photo: Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist During an April 21 live chat session held by the Flint and & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Lieutenant Governor...
MDHHS contact tracing effort, expands testing criteria to include in person workers
Photo by National Cancer Institute As part of efforts to continue expanding COVID-19 testing and contact tracing of potentially exposed Michiganders, the Michigan Department of...
Low number of small business loans made to state compared to demonstrated need being addressed
Photo: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) Michigan currently ranks fifth in number of confirmed coronavirus cases and ranks second when it comes to the number of...
Governor launches ‘Stay Home, Stay MIndful’ website for mental health
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, along with Headspace, have launched the Stay Home, Stay MIndful website to help Michiganders maintain their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Unemployment claimants asked to avoid certifying claims this Monday
Around $825 million in unemployment payments have already gone to more than 750,000 claimants affected by COVID-19 – and those numbers are increasing every day....
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...
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...