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Union, hospital face more lawsuits from Michigan nurse over dues
(The Center Square) – Michigan unions and workers continue to clash six months after the state legislature repealed its Right to Work law, with the most recent case involving a nurse who has filed additional charges against Teamsters Local 332 and her employer. Madrina Wells, from Grand Blanc Township, had already sued Ascension Genesys Hospital and Teamsters in July, accusing them of threatening to fire her and a coworker for not signing forms authorizing the union to deduct dues from their paychecks. ...
Michigan Health Officials Warn of E. coli at Sterling State Park
Monroe, MI – The Monroe County Health Department has issued a full-body beach water advisory for Sterling State Park after detecting high levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in the park’s waters. Chris Westover, Environmental Health Director, reported that water samples collected Tuesday showed E. coli levels surpassing...
General Election preview: 2024 Michigan General Election
Michiganders can vote in-person in the 2024 general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Other important dates relating to the November general election are available on the Michigan Secretary of State website here. Any registered voter can vote in the Michigan general election. What led us here. Many of the candidates...
2024 Kids Count in Michigan released
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Michigan League of Public Policy is highlighting wins for Michigan families and children in the just released 2024 Kids Count data report. The organization hosted a luncheon at the Lansing Center this afternoon to share its data with state policymakers. It’s all about ensuring Michigan’s youngest people have a brighter future.
Rite Aid will close all its local Michigan stores
Rite Aid will close all Michigan stores by the end of September, including locations in Niles, Buchanan, Cassopolis, Dowagiac and Berrien Springs. Since filing for bankruptcy in October, the company has been shuttering stores across the country as a result of declining sales, mounting debt, and lawsuits against it and other pharmacies accused of illegally filling prescriptions that have contributed to the opioid epidemic, according to the Detroit Free Press. Prescriptions will be transferred to Walgreens. Rite Aid does not have locations in Indiana. This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Rite Aid will close all its local Michigan stores
Good or Bad Attempt To Divide Michigan By Regions?
A Reddit poster attempted to divide Michigan into six geographic/cultural regions and asked Michiganders to tell him what he got wrong and boy did they. Anytime someone mentions divide most automatically think politics. Today's divide has nothing to do with politics so stop puffing your chest and finding weird conspiracy theories it will be ok.
Who is representing Team USA from West Michigan in the Paralympics?
PARIS, France — West Michigan athletes are getting ready to compete on the biggest stage in the world as the 2024 Paralympic Games kick off in Paris on Wednesday, Aug. 28. There will be four Paralympians from West Michigan representing Team USA in this year's games, hoping to earn medals in four events in France.
Manhunt For Michigan Fugitives: U.S. Marshals Offer $25,000 Reward
Get involved in the hunt for two Michigan fugitives on the U.S. Marshals Most Wanted list. Help bring these dangerous criminals to justice!. There is currently a $25,000 reward for a Grand Rapids man and a Melvindale, Michigan woman who is wanted for horrific Michigan murders. Trigger Warning: this article details graphic violence.
‘High Risk’ Recall Issued for Candy Sold at Walmart, Target, and Dollar Generals in Michigan
A popular candy company that sells products in three major stores across the country, and in Michigan, has issued a recall on several of their products, due to possible contamination, and presence of Salmonella. The recall was listed as as a "Class I" recall, which is the highest risk level...
Another Business Files Bankruptcy, 2 Store Closures in Michigan
Don't look now, but yet another national business finds itself closing dozens of stores across the country after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy. From Big Lots to Rite-Aid, JoAnn Fabrics to Bed, Bath, and Beyond, several stores have had to watch as their locations across the country close down. These businesses have all had to make the difficult decision for one reason or another, but now another business finds itself in a similar situation.
Michigan’s Enhanced Licenses Allow Easy Travel To Canada, But There’s One Catch
When I moved to Michigan, I knew there would be a time when I'd need to make a trip to, or through Canada. The proximity of the "Great White North" and our watery borders is just too close. Not to mention, if we want to get to New England in a timely manner, but don't want to fly, we have to cross through the Ontario Peninsula.
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