Category Archives: News
State Health Department Updates School Quarantine Guidelines
Today, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issuedstreamlined quarantine recommendations for schoolsdesigned to help prevent transmission of COVID-19 among the school-aged popu...
Jack Hall Dec 03, 2021
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital: 'We Are Overwhlemed'
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital is reaching out to community members to share an urgent message. Frontline workers are pleading with residents to take immediate actions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 in...
Jack Hall Dec 03, 2021
Markkanen, House Approve $368 Million For First Responders
State Rep. Greg Markkanen today joined the Michigan House in approving an expanded plan to support law enforcement and public safety personnel and help them better protect the people they serve. The m...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
Whitmer Announces Heat Assistance Grants; $2.46 Million To U.P.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that nine local community service agencies across Michigan received a combined $54.5 million in Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) grants to help families pa...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
Michigan Minimum Wage Rising By 22 Cents Next Month
Michigan's minimum wage rate will increase to $9.87 on January 1, 2022, an increase from the current $9.65. Michigan's Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 establishes the annual schedule a...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
Kinonen Wins Bay College Quarterly TORCH Award
Congratulations to Amber Kinonen, Bay College's quarterly (December 2021 - February 2022) TORCH Award winner. Kinonen is the Transitional Studies Coordinator and English Instructor with the Arts and L...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
LaFave: Social Media Companies Shouldn't 'De-platform' Candidates
Rep. Beau LaFave of Iron Mountain introduced a bill to help ensure election integrity by establishing a level-playing field between political candidates on social media. House Bill 5597, dubbed the 'J...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
Trust Fund Board Recommends $45 Million In Recreation Projects
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board recommended Wednesday to the Michigan Legislature that 117 recreation development projects and land acquisitions totaling ...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
LMAS Health Department Issues Public Health Warning
LMAS District Health Department is issuing this Public Health Warning as COVID cases are rising rapidly, and local hospitals along with public health are facing capacity limits in managing this ongoin...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
McBroom Opens Hearings On Improper Unemployment Benefit Payments
The Senate and House of Representatives Oversight committees held a joint hearing Tuesday, beginning a legislative inquiry into the state Unemployment Insurance Agency. The UIA was recently discovered...
Jack Hall Dec 01, 2021
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