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Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she’ll unveil a back-to-school plan for K-12 districts on June 30th. “Michigan’s Return to School Roadmap” will include requirements and suggestions for the safe reopening of schools this fall, even as the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to continue. The plan is being developed in conjunction with …

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers today is expected to reject petitions that would have placed a proposal to ban the second trimester “dilation and evacuation” abortion procedure on the November Michigan ballot. Organizers led by the Michigan Values Life Committee needed 340,000 signatures to push the issue forward. They …

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has agreed to review an old case involving the death of a black man at the hands of private security officers. 25-year-old McKenzie Cochran died in 2014 after he was pinned to the floor of the Northland Mall in Southfield. As in the recent death …

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has introduced seven proposals to reform police procedures in Michigan, following the nationwide outcry over the deaths of black suspects at the hands of law enforcement officers. Nessel says the proposals will serve as a starting point to bring transparency and accountability to investigations of …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will hold her next COVID-19 update this morning at 11:00. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun will share the latest about the pandemic. You can watch the presentation here. 

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she supports those who are protesting peacefully following the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in that city… Whitmer encouraged citizens to work constructively to bring about greater equality. She hammered President Donald Trump for remarks she said he …

Michigan has become the latest state to adopt a “shelter in place” order because of the growing threat from the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the order at an 11:00 news conference this morning. It will take effect tomorrow morning – Tuesday – at 12:01 am. It is expected …

A federal judge has overturned Michigan’s requirement that some participants in the expanded Medicare program work a certain number of hours a month. The requirement took effect January 1st. It included exemptions for those in poor health, many mothers, and others who were primary caregivers. It applied only to those …

In the wake of his victories in the Super Tuesday primaries yesterday, a new poll shows Joe Biden with a significant lead over Bernie Sanders in Michigan. The survey performed by the Glengariff Group for WDIV television and the Detroit News was taken before yesterday’s elections, and before several candidates …

Michigan U.S. Senator Gary Peters thinks the federal government should create a centralized website for coronavirus information. That information is now being housed on the Centers for Disease Control website. Peters sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, who is coordinating the federal response, suggesting that “coronavirus.gov” would be …