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St. Mark’s Church in GR receives funds to expand services for homeless
“This is St. Mark’s Church you know the one downtown across from Kendall college.”. Grand Rapids State Representative Carol Glanville says the state is granting St. Mark’s Episcopal Church one and a half million dollars to help provide food and services for the homeless and hungry. “They are...
Michigan Expecting Bitter Cold Temperatures In Extended Forecast
Many Michigan residents want to hang on to summer as long as possible to enjoy the sunshine and warm weather. But, for those who are anticipating the fall season and cooler temps, they may be here soon. And it could feel more like winter than fall in Michigan as bitterly cold weather is expected to grip the Great Lakes state this season.
WARNING: Michigan Residents May Have Been Exposed To Measles, Here’s Where
Anytime there’s any kind of infectious disease or virus. It’s important to get the word out and let people know if they’ve been exposed to anything dangerous. One of the most dangerous is rubeola, or as it’s commonly known measles. Measles is probably one of the...
Michigan road conditions cost drivers thousands of dollars a year, study finds
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Michigan's bumpy roads aren't just annoying - they're costing drivers thousands of dollars a year. According to a new report from transportation non-profit TRIP, drivers in some areas of the state are paying upwards of $3,000 as a result of road conditions. These costs include repairs, accelerated vehicle depreciation, congestion-related losses like gas and time, and crashes where lack of road safety was a contributing factor.
Dow Receives Large Grant for Job retention
The State of Michigan has allocated a $120 million grant to Dow Chemical to retain roughly 5,000 jobs in the region. During its meeting on Tuesday, the Michigan Strategic Fund awarded the grant to Dow to support improvements to the company’s industrial park in Midland as well as its Auburn Operations facility. Dow says it’s working to expand its ability to manufacture materials that go into the creation of electric vehicle batteries. The State has also approved a 15-year State Essential Services Assessment property tax break and a 10-year extension to a Renaissance Zone tax incentive.
New Michigan law makes it easier for inmates with poor health to be released
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...
Tuesday night notes: Coffeeshop closing, Hotel progress, Delta delays (and more)
I heard the weekend was pretty eventful. Something about a President not running for a second term? Then the Democratic Party rallying around VP Kamala Harris?. Before we get into the latest stuff around town, here's a link to my conversation on our podcast with political journalist Steve Friess on the view from Michigan on the developments, possible VP contenders and more. The road to the White House runs (in part) through Michigan, so it's something we'll watch.
Proposed housing for education workers gets boost from Michigan state budget allocation
Andy Hayes, a 7th-grade science teacher at Traverse City West Middle School and vice president of the Traverse City teachers union, spent more than a year looking to buy a house for himself and his three sons. He gave up when he realized it’d be impossible to afford the monthly payments on a home close enough to his school.
As a child, Kamala Harris was bused in school integration plan that resonates in Michigan
Vice President and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris once shared that, in the 1970s, she was one of the many schoolchildren bused across Berkeley, California, in an experiment to integrate the area's schools, according to the New York Times. Fifty years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark decision in a...
Smoky skies are ahead in Michigan
Smoky skies are expected in Michigan starting Wednesday morning. Wildfire smoke coming from Alberta, Canada will blow into the Lower Peninsula. The wildfire smoke could cause air quality issues for the region. Michiganders can expect smoky skies starting Wednesday morning, and it has nothing to do with the weather. While...
Cherry retailers are booming as growers struggle to hold on
Glen Arbor-based retailer Cherry Republic has built a successful business around a fruit that company President Bob Sutherland calls a “ruby red morsel of joy.”. For Cherry Republic, the tart cherry is much more than a crop, it’s a key piece of the Up North lifestyle that the company sells through its chain of six stores throughout Michigan, including locations in Holland, Traverse City, Charlevoix, Ann Arbor, and Frankenmuth. The stores offer more than 200 products ranging from chocolate-covered dried cherries and cherry candy to cherry summer sausage and cherry-based barbeque sauce. The company, which has 140 full-time employees, also distributes to around 700 stores nationwide.
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