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GOP areas in northern Michigan lose population, but so do some Democratic strongholds. Something’s got to give as the state loses one congressional seat.
With charts of county, city population changes: Much of Michigan loses residents, but growth of the west side offsets losses. Populations of Flint, Detroit plummet; challenge eyed.
Two months after the state’s workplace safety regulators dropped most COVID-19 restrictions, they’re once “strongly’ encouraging masks but not mandating them.
Sen. Majority Leader Mike Shirkey says he’s already immune because he had COVID-19. But organizers of the Mackinac Policy Conference say all attendees must prove they are vaccinated.
Critics question interview of firm with GOP ties and a history of defending legislatures accused of drawing illegal districts to a citizens’ panel created to end gerrymandering.
The state prison recidivism rate has fallen sharply over two decades, attributed to policy reforms, falling crime and more intensive job training. But many former inmates still struggle for jobs and housing and wind up back behind bars.
The U.S. Census is releasing population data on Thursday, so now the 13-member panel can get down to business after months of challenges and administrative work.
The list of needs is long — mental health services, blight, sewers — as counties and municipalities begin debating how to spend their share of $4.37 billion as part of federal COVID stimulus.
Tuesday is the last day to register for sweepstakes. Michigan’s vaccination rate has moved 2 percent in two months since it was announced. Is that success? That depends on who is asking.
Some 350,000 people who received federal payments didn’t respond to a request asking them to requalify for benefits. The state waived granted waivers anyway.
Michigan’s longest-serving senator joked about his combover and rumpled clothes — and fought like hell for everyday citizens. “There are more of us than there are of them,” he used to tell crowds.
A conservative group says Whitmer raised $3.4 million to fight recalls that aren’t going anywhere and should return the money. Whitmer and allies say the argument is ‘bogus.’