Share This: Share This: at Bridge, Kristen Jordan Shamus  at the Free Press and Kate Wells  at Michigan Radio.  and hospital officials to provide more medical services.RESOURCES: Related Articles: September 12, 2022 in  September 9, 2022 in  September 9, 2022 , in Michigan Health Watch is made possible by generous financial support from: Please visit the page for more information, and to Michigan Health Watch.  We're not just a news organization, we're also your neighbors We’ve been there for you with daily Michigan COVID-19 news; reporting...…Share This: Share This: at Bridge, Kristen Jordan Shamus  at the Free Press and Kate Wells  at Michigan Radio.  and hospital officials to provide more medical services.RESOURCES: Related Articles: September 12, 2022 in  September 9, 2022 in  September 9, 2022 , in Michigan Health Watch is made possible by generous financial support from: Please visit the page for more information, and to Michigan Health Watch.  We're not just a news organization, we're also your neighbors We’ve been there for you with daily Michigan COVID-19 news; reporting...WW…

Share This: Share This: who have “recovered” from COVID-19 as of May 8.Bridge Magazine, the Detroit Free Press and Michigan Radio are teaming up to report on Michigan hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. We will be sharing accounts of the challenges doctors, nurses and other hospital personnel face as they work to treat patients and save lives. If you work in a Michigan hospital, we would love to hear from you. You can contact Robin Erb at Bridge, Kristen Jordan Shamus  at the Free Press and Kate Wells  at Michigan Radio.The definition is a jarring...…Share This: Share This: who have “recovered” from COVID-19 as of May 8.Bridge Magazine, the Detroit Free Press and Michigan Radio are teaming up to report on Michigan hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. We will be sharing accounts of the challenges doctors, nurses and other hospital personnel face as they work to treat patients and save lives. If you work in a Michigan hospital, we would love to hear from you. You can contact Robin Erb at Bridge, Kristen Jordan Shamus  at the Free Press and Kate Wells  at Michigan Radio.The definition is a jarring...WW…

Share This: will not commit to meeting the state’s tougher cleanup standards. And in the meantime, residents say, the military branch is using federal money intended for PFAS cleanup to instead conduct more studies of experience highlights an ongoing headache in Michigan’s effort to address PFAS contamination: Without federal cooperation, the state’s efforts could have limited effect at Wurtsmith and other U.S. defense sites where testing has revealed contamination., have claimed the site is exempt from state environmental regulations although officials may voluntarily comply when they...…Share This: will not commit to meeting the state’s tougher cleanup standards. And in the meantime, residents say, the military branch is using federal money intended for PFAS cleanup to instead conduct more studies of experience highlights an ongoing headache in Michigan’s effort to address PFAS contamination: Without federal cooperation, the state’s efforts could have limited effect at Wurtsmith and other U.S. defense sites where testing has revealed contamination., have claimed the site is exempt from state environmental regulations although officials may voluntarily comply when they...WW…

Share This: Share This:   Michigan State University economists shows that since the late 1970s and early 1980s, earnings of Black workers have fallen relative to the earnings of white workers in much of the United States., an MSU economics professor and study author., started their research two years ago, following a decade of watching the national trend toward rising income inequality. They found states in the Deep South bucked the trend, which made them wonder about the role of race. Eventually, they assembled 42 years of data from all regions of the country to look at regional and...…Share This: Share This:   Michigan State University economists shows that since the late 1970s and early 1980s, earnings of Black workers have fallen relative to the earnings of white workers in much of the United States., an MSU economics professor and study author., started their research two years ago, following a decade of watching the national trend toward rising income inequality. They found states in the Deep South bucked the trend, which made them wonder about the role of race. Eventually, they assembled 42 years of data from all regions of the country to look at regional and...WW…

Share This: Share This: ., but the money can only be spent on losses directly related to the pandemic, such as increased costs for remote learning; the money can’t be spent to fill budget holes caused by lost state tax revenue.   Related Articles: September 12, 2022 , , in  September 12, 2022 in  September 12, 2022 , in  We're not just a news organization, we're also your neighbors We’ve been there for you with daily Michigan COVID-19 news; reporting on the emergence of the virus, daily numbers with our tracker and dashboard, exploding unemployment, and we finally...…Share This: Share This: ., but the money can only be spent on losses directly related to the pandemic, such as increased costs for remote learning; the money can’t be spent to fill budget holes caused by lost state tax revenue.   Related Articles: September 12, 2022 , , in  September 12, 2022 in  September 12, 2022 , in  We're not just a news organization, we're also your neighbors We’ve been there for you with daily Michigan COVID-19 news; reporting on the emergence of the virus, daily numbers with our tracker and dashboard, exploding unemployment, and we finally...WW…

Share This: Share This: if campuses were closed in the fall and students were asked to take courses online. Related Articles: September 12, 2022 in  September 12, 2022 in  September 12, 2022 , in  We're not just a news organization, we're also your neighbors We’ve been there for you with daily Michigan COVID-19 news; reporting on the emergence of the virus, daily numbers with our tracker and dashboard, exploding unemployment, and we finally were able to report on mass vaccine distribution. We report because the news impacts all of us. Will you please ? Pay with VISA Pay with...…Share This: Share This: if campuses were closed in the fall and students were asked to take courses online. Related Articles: September 12, 2022 in  September 12, 2022 in  September 12, 2022 , in  We're not just a news organization, we're also your neighbors We’ve been there for you with daily Michigan COVID-19 news; reporting on the emergence of the virus, daily numbers with our tracker and dashboard, exploding unemployment, and we finally were able to report on mass vaccine distribution. We report because the news impacts all of us. Will you please ? Pay with VISA Pay with...WW…

Share This: Share This: which some members questioned despite a formal legal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel, who said they can and should take action.  earlier Monday concluding the commission has the authority to ban guns at the Capitol. If commissioners don’t do so, it’s because they “lack the will,” Nessel wrote on Twitter shortly before the meeting began. , a former Republican lawmaker who now serves as House Clerk.  at the Michigan Capitol on Thursday. In social media postings, some users have promoted violence against Whitmer, with one commenter suggesting...…Share This: Share This: which some members questioned despite a formal legal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel, who said they can and should take action.  earlier Monday concluding the commission has the authority to ban guns at the Capitol. If commissioners don’t do so, it’s because they “lack the will,” Nessel wrote on Twitter shortly before the meeting began. , a former Republican lawmaker who now serves as House Clerk.  at the Michigan Capitol on Thursday. In social media postings, some users have promoted violence against Whitmer, with one commenter suggesting...WW…

Share This: Share This: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked a judge to shut down the Line 5 petroleum pipeline that runs along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac until more is known about what damaged an anchor support on one of the pipeline’s two legs.Nessel announced the request Monday evening, four days after Enbridge notified state officials that the anchor support had sustained “significant damage” and two days after Enbridge defied a request from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to shut down Line 5 until more is known about the incident.As part of an ongoing lawsuit challenging...…Share This: Share This: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked a judge to shut down the Line 5 petroleum pipeline that runs along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac until more is known about what damaged an anchor support on one of the pipeline’s two legs.Nessel announced the request Monday evening, four days after Enbridge notified state officials that the anchor support had sustained “significant damage” and two days after Enbridge defied a request from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to shut down Line 5 until more is known about the incident.As part of an ongoing lawsuit challenging...WW…

Share This: Share This: June 21 update: , Whitmer expressed dismay about the damage, which Enbridge reported to state officials late Thursday. She asked Monaco to turn over “all information available” about the incident, including reports, photos and video, and directed Enbirdge to provide “affirmative evidence” of the dual pipelines’ integrity. .  and is using divers and a remotely-operated vehicle to gather more information, according to Whitmer’s letter to Monaco. for failing to quickly address pipeline safety issues within its Lakehead Pipeline System, which includes Line...…Share This: Share This: June 21 update: , Whitmer expressed dismay about the damage, which Enbridge reported to state officials late Thursday. She asked Monaco to turn over “all information available” about the incident, including reports, photos and video, and directed Enbirdge to provide “affirmative evidence” of the dual pipelines’ integrity. .  and is using divers and a remotely-operated vehicle to gather more information, according to Whitmer’s letter to Monaco. for failing to quickly address pipeline safety issues within its Lakehead Pipeline System, which includes Line...WW…

Share This: Share This: Update: Philomena Mantella told incoming freshmen in a virtual town hall Friday. if campuses were closed in the fall and students were asked to take courses online.), to traditional classes (), to hybrids of some online, some in-person classes ( and). Related Articles: September 12, 2022 in  September 12, 2022 in  September 12, 2022 , in  We're not just a news organization, we're also your neighbors We’ve been there for you with daily Michigan COVID-19 news; reporting on the emergence of the virus, daily numbers with our tracker and dashboard,...…Share This: Share This: Update: Philomena Mantella told incoming freshmen in a virtual town hall Friday. if campuses were closed in the fall and students were asked to take courses online.), to traditional classes (), to hybrids of some online, some in-person classes ( and). Related Articles: September 12, 2022 in  September 12, 2022 in  September 12, 2022 , in  We're not just a news organization, we're also your neighbors We’ve been there for you with daily Michigan COVID-19 news; reporting on the emergence of the virus, daily numbers with our tracker and dashboard,...WW…