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Healthcare center construction underway in northeast Michigan
Construction has begun for a new senior service center in Alpena, which will provide services in-house and to residents homes as needed. The project has been in the works since 2023. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a non-profit organization whose goal is to provide the...
"War Criminal": Rep. Rashida Tlaib protests Netanyahu's visit to Congress
Michigan representative Rashida Tlaib protested Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, displaying a sign reading “War Criminal” and “Guilty of Genocide,” as his country’s attack on Gaza has killed nearly 40,000 people. Tlaib, who also wore a keffiyeh to the Congressional gallery,...
Nobody claims ownership of $250K earmark for abandoned church in Michigan budget
(The Center Square) – A $250,000 earmark in the new Michigan state budget is raising concerns, with little information about its use beyond a building rehabilitation project. Event planner Tatiana Grant told the Detroit News she requested the funding to restore the St. Columba Episcopal Church, which has been closed since 2003. However, nonprofit Invest Detroit, which holds the grant funding, says there is no ownership agreement with Grant. The...
Study Says Worst Night Of Sleep For Michigan Residents Is This Week
Sleeping is easily one of the most important things in our lives right alongside food, water, shelter, clothing, and love. Although this may be an essential need in our lives, sleeping comes much easier to some than it does others. I am one of those people who struggles with sleeping, and it definitely catches up to me from time to time. Nonetheless, everybody has the environments they enjoy sleeping in which may contribute to their lack of sleep.
New law makes it easier for Michigan prisons to release people in poor health
DETROIT (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a law Tuesday that would make it easier for people to be released from Michigan prisons if they’re in debilitating health and considered to be a minimal risk to the public. The new law replaces a 2019 law that was seen as vague and hard to apply. Only one person had been released, according to FAMM, an advocacy group that works for changes in criminal justice systems across the country. The Michigan parole board will have authority to release someone to a medical facility, hospice or a home, especially if they have a life expectancy of less than 18 months. “Their needs are too much for the Corrections Department and they’re not a risk to public safety,” said Maria Goellner, director of state policy at FAMM.
Michigan faces a shortage of local clerk candidates, raising alarms about how elections will be run
They are the administrators of democracy, making sure that elections are free, fair and efficient. They maintain the records of local government and are responsible for public access to those records, including births, deaths and the marriages in between. And yet, nearly 10% of the 1,240 township clerk positions that are up for election this […] The post Michigan faces a shortage of local clerk candidates, raising alarms about how elections will be run appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Michigan dry spell won’t last long, next rain speeding up
We do have several dry and nice weather days coming for all of Michigan. The parade of rain systems is not going to take a big break however. The next rain is moving toward us from a not-so-frequent trajectory. This next rain is also moving a day faster than what it looked like yesterday.
Michigan Little League team disqualified from state Junior League tournament
Major news in the local world of amateur baseball came down on Tuesday as the Taylor North Little League Major Division (12U) team was disqualified from the Michigan tournament. According to Little League, the local association was barred due to having a player on the roster that was deemed ineligible.
William Seikaly: Shame on Trump Camp For Not Condemning Michigan Supporters Chanting 'We Love Hitler, We Love Trump'
The author is an attorney and a lifelong Democrat. Are you still considering voting for Trump? You might remember your parents' admonition to “Be careful who you associate with.”. There was an interesting story this weekend in the Livingston Daily in Livingston County. One group of White Supremacists demonstrated...
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