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Lapointe: Rashida Tlaib now has a Fox stalker

Plus: Crumbley precedent, Michigan’s abortion leadership, and measles resurgence

By Joe Lapointe
Apr 15, 2024

Tags: Michigan, Lapointe, Views & Opinions, Rashida Tlaib, Oxford shooting, COVID-19, abortion rights in Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer
Metro Detroit

Mobile health unit offers free long COVID screening to metro Detroiters

Detroit has the second highest rate of long COVID in the nation

By Layla McMurtrie
Mar 15, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Health Care, Government, COVID-19, Joe Tate, Michigan health care
The Food Issue

The food story of us

Once I became a man, it occurred to me how cool my family cookbook actually was

By Robert Stempkowski
Feb 21, 2024

Tags: The Food Issue, Food & Drink Features, Views & Opinions, Polish cuisine in metro Detroit, COVID-19, Kroger, Cover Story, Slideshow
Food News

Three things the dining scene can do to bring customers back

Restaurant resolutions

By Robert Stempkowski
Jan 9, 2024

Tags: Food News, Chowhound, Local Businesses, Views & Opinions, COVID-19, Detroit restaurant industry, Michigan restaurant industry, Slideshow
Michigan

Updated COVID-19 vaccines available in Michigan

Officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated for COVID annually

By Lee DeVito
Sep 14, 2023

Tags: Michigan, Health Care, News, Government, COVID-19, COVID-19 in Michigan, COVID-19 vaccines inn Michigan, new COVID-19 vaccines in Michigan
Food News

Is the rising price of pork due to greedy corporate pigs?

If Boss Hog’s determined to pad porky profits now, he’ll find a way to justify it

By Robert Stempkowski
Aug 16, 2023

Tags: Food News, Chowhound, Views & Opinions, pork prices, COVID-19, California, greedflation, inflation
Michigan

Michigan budget commits $49.5M to tackle racial disparities in health care

The funding follows the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black residents

By Steve Neavling
Aug 10, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Politics & Government, Health Care, COVID-19, Gov. Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Gilchrist II, Michigan, budget, Racial Disparities Task Force, health care
Michigan

Michigan’s COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants were unconstitutional, appellate court rules

The state’s health department imposed the order to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus

By Steve Neavling
Jun 30, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Restaurants, Michigan, Elizabeth Hertel, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Court of Appeals, COVID-19
Metro Detroit

15% of Detroit landlords evicted tenants soon after receiving COVID-19 rental aid

The findings suggest many property owners had no intention of helping tenants stay in their apartments

By Steve Neavling
Jun 13, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Landlords, apartments, evictions, Detroit, COVID-19, COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance, University of Michigan
Politics & Elections

Rick Haglund: Michigan’s state budget is flush with cash. Is it sustainable?

The state has an estimated $9.2 billion budget surplus. Policymakers should use this time to craft a long-term budget strategy ensuring long-term fiscal health and economic vibrancy.

By Rick Haglund, Michigan Advance
Mar 15, 2023

Tags: Politics & Elections, Views & Opinions, Michigan, Michigan Democrats, Michigan budget, COVID-19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Metro Detroit

Eastpointe mayor accused of fraudulently applying for COVID-19 grant

Mayor Monique Owens faces up to five years in prison if convicted

By Steve Neavling
Mar 10, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Monique Owens, Eastpointe, Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, Peter Lucido, CARES Act, COVID-19, false pretenses, fraud
Metro Detroit

Long-term unemployed Detroiters to get help landing jobs with new federal ‘Jump Start’ program

The first-of-its-kind initiative could be a model for other cities

By Steve Neavling
Jan 27, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Labor, Mayor Duggan, ARPA, unemployment, jobs, Detroit, Gene Sterling, COVID-19
Michigan

Michigan reports 9,814 new COVID cases, 165 deaths in last week

The numbers show a slight increase from last week, but experts note some cases are not being recorded

By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
Jan 11, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, COVID-19, pandemic, Michigan
Michigan

Audit of unemployment agency found fraud during pandemic, UIA says report is missing context

UIA director says the OAG’s audit is ‘rehashing’ old findings and ‘is not good use of taxpayer resources’

By Allison R. Donahue, Michigan Advance
Jan 9, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Michigan, unemployment, COVID-19, pandemic, Unemployment Insurance Agency, Office of Auditor General
Michigan

This year’s flu season is ‘especially severe,’ but Michigan lags in vaccinations

The state’s top doctor is bracing for ‘an especially bad cold and flu season’ at a time when COVID-19 continues to hospitalize and kill people

By Anna Gustafson, Michigan Advance
Dec 13, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Health Care, flu, Michigan, COVID-19
Michigan

Group backs renewal of child tax credit for rural Michigan kids

The initial 2021 expansion helped bring thousands of Michigan families and their kids out of poverty during the pandemic

By Mark Richardson, Michigan News Connection
Dec 12, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Politics & Elections, Michigan, Child Tax Credit, Republicans, Democrats, pandemic
Michigan

Michigan surpasses 40,000 COVID deaths

Michigan currently has an overall vaccination rate of 69%, putting it in the lower half of state vaccination rates

By Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance
Nov 30, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Health Care, COVID-19, coronavirus, Michigan, pandemic
The Incision

‘The pandemic is over.’ But, is it?

President Biden declared the pandemic over on ‘60 Minutes.’ But pandemics have a way of confounding predictions.

By Abdul El-Sayed
Sep 21, 2022

Tags: The Incision, The Incision, Joe Biden, pandemic, COVID-19, coronavirus
Michigan

Omicron-targeted bivalent COVID-19 boosters are now available in Michigan

Shots from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have been distributed to clinics

By Lee DeVito
Sep 8, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Health Care, COVID-19, coronavirus, Michigan, vaccines, public health
Metro Detroit

Libraries like Detroit’s need our support now, more than ever

As Detroit Public Library gradually opens branches for the first time since March 2020, it’s important that we support them

By Monica Williams
Aug 10, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Views & Opinions, Detroit, libraries, pandemic, COVID-19, Detroit Public Library