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Companies serving the state’s most vulnerable are struggling to keep workers. Losing the supplemental $2.25 per hour in pandemic pay would create a crisis.
Michigan schools must offer the annual standardized test, but, because of the pandemic, not all students have to take it. That could make the results less useful than normal.
Republicans in Michigan are joining conservative colleagues across the country in a race to pre-emptively ban COVID-19 “vaccine passports,” citing concerns over privacy and personal liberty amid a mass inoculation effort.
More people are getting vaccines and hospitalizations and deaths are dropping, but scientists are keeping a close eye on new coronavirus variants detected in Michigan.
The Johnson and Johnson vaccine is cleared for use after a temporary pause following rare cases of blood clot issues in women. But some experts fear the public may be hesitant to take it.
A dinner among drivers and pre-K staffers forced quarantines just as students were set to return to school. It’s the latest example of the frustrating, sometimes futile efforts to keep Michigan schools open.
The Board of State Canvassers on Thursday failed to certify petition signatures from Unlock Michigan, blocking initiated legislation to repeal the 1945 law used by Gov. Whitmer during the pandemic.
PACE – Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly – has been a trusted haven for Michigan senior citizens. An effort brewing in the state Legislature could undercut the program
Michigan health authorities are getting creative to get more people vaccinated in a race to achieve herd immunity. That requires transition to the more difficult work of promoting vaccines in some unexpected places.
Fewer high school grads enrolled in college last year, and Michigan is on pace for another decline, if more students don’t complete the FAFSA by May 1.
Alex Resendez, known to many as El Batman, is the charismatic radio host on La Explosiva 1480-AM, a Mexican radio station based out of Ypsilanti that is a lifeline to immigrants nostalgic for music from back home.
Whitmer visited her ill father before receiving any vaccines, drawing accusations of hypocrisy from Republicans. Whitmer’s staff has defended trips from other aides, noting they were vaccinated.
Even as hospitalizations peak and the state tops in the nation with cases, some signs indicate the worst may be over with this latest surge. What does that mean? It depends who's asking.
COVID-19 has redefined work — and businesses whose livelihoods are tied to office workers are suffering. The issue is acute in Lansing, as the State of Michigan is evaluating all of its leases. Many of its 13,000-plus workers in the city may remain working from home after the pandemic.