December 6th, 20220Deaths linked to COVID-19 have now surpassed 40,000 in Michigan since the pandemic began in 2020, the state health department reported.
More than 36,400 deaths have been confirmed, while 3,676 were probably caused by COVID-19, the state said Tuesday on its coronavirus website.
There were 113 in the past week.
“Throughout the...
October 14th, 20220GRAND RAPIDS — The candidates for governor of Michigan criticized each other’s positions on abortion Thursday, with Governor Whitmer saying women’s “fundamental rights” are at risk and GOP challenger Tudor Dixon calling the Democrat’s support for abortion rights “extremely radical.”
Dixon is a former commentator for a...
August 23rd, 20220DETROIT — Assad Turfe has been named deputy Wayne County executive, the county announced this week.
Turfe previously served as chief of staff to Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, a position he’s held since 2018. His new position and relevant duties become effective upon approval by the Wayne County Commission, the county said...
August 11th, 20220LANSING — Michigan residents ages 18 and older now have another COVID-19 vaccine option – Novavax – to help protect them from serious illness and death due to the virus.
On July 13, the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for use among people ages 18 years and older for a two-dose primary...
August 10th, 20220DEARBORN — This past weekend the 41st Homecoming Festival, an annual Dearborn tradition going back to the 80s, returned after a two-year hiatus.
On his Facebook livestream this week, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud expressed his desire to see the festival return.
“Given the pandemic, given the catastrophic flooding last year, I thought...
July 27th, 20220— This article by Abdul El-Sayed originally appeared in the newsletter The Incision. It has been edited for style. Subscribe to The Incision here: incision.substack.com
Over the weekend, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared monkeypox a “Public Health Emergency of International...
July 22nd, 20220HAMTRAMCK — Abraham Aiyash is running to retain his seat in the State House in the August 2 primary election, in a redrawn district that includes new neighborhoods in Detroit, as well as the area covering Hamtramck that he currently represents.
The energetic community advocate has long been closely associated with local progressive...
July 20th, 20220DEARBORN — The Dearborn Homecoming Festival is coming back and seeing major support from local businesses.
The city said in a press release that the popular festival, now in its 41st year, has received support from more than 30 local sponsors, which have provided a record-breaking $126,000 to bring back the cherished community...
July 12th, 20220—This article was contributed by Dr. Adnan Aabed, the director of Hamtramck Public Schools Virtual Learning Institute. It has been edited for style.
COVID-19 brought many changes to the education landscape and now we realize that some of those changes are here to stay. To produce the best learning environments for students across...
July 2nd, 20220By Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans
The July Fourth holiday is when most of us celebrate American independence and the freedoms we are all accustomed to taking for granted. Yet the ongoing January 6 Commission hearings serve as a painful reminder of how those freedoms — indeed our entire democracy — are coming under...
June 4th, 20220HAMTRAMCK — Hamtramck Public Schools Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed, who has been on leave since last October, has filed a lawsuit accusing five board members and the teachers union of conspiring to get her fired.
Ahmed is also accusing the parties, which include two board members who, like her, are Yemeni Americans, of...
May 13th, 20221ANN ARBOR — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) announced that the University of Michigan will receive a $2,291,835 research grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to continue research on substance abuse, to help combat the nation's opioid crisis.
“This critical funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse will...
May 5th, 20220Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far.
There were 14.9 million excess deaths associated with COVID-19 by the end of 2021, the U.N. body said on...
April 27th, 20220DEARBORN — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) have joined colleagues to introduce a bill that includes people who identify as Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) as a racial and ethnic minority group in the U.S. Public Health Service Act.
The MENA population is categorized as White or "other"...
March 18th, 20220DEARBORN - The Imam Sadr Foundation (ISF) USA held its 22nd annual event and fundraising gala at the Islamic Center of America on Saturday, March 12.
The gathering saw an immense show of support for the organization that has been doing critical social and humanitarian work for Lebanon’s most vulnerable populations for...
March 10th, 20220Governor Whitmer boasted strong economic numbers for the state, now in a steady swing upward and recovering from the COVID-9 crisis.
Economic numbers show that Michigan has added jobs for nine straight months and has a low unemployment rate of 4.9 percent, with the third-fastest decrease of any state. The unemployment rate for...
February 15th, 20220LANSING — The state’s housing authority has launched a new program to help homeowners experiencing pandemic-related financial hardships get current on housing expenses and avoid foreclosure.
The Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund (MIHAF) is expected to help more than 8,300 homeowners stay in their homes by giving them direct...
February 8th, 20220A new real estate report reveals the desperation and anxieties behind millennial home ownership in the pandemic-era home market.
The report, published by Clever, a real estate data company, says it surveyed millennials to get insight into the economic reality of their home buying habits and preferences. In popular understanding, a...
February 8th, 20220LANSING — More Michigan workers who got pandemic unemployment benefits could be qualified for waivers for receiving overpayments where they were not at fault.
Waivers stop the state from recovering the overpayment via collection. The state says waivers will not be applied to claims where it determines fraud is...
January 18th, 20220LANSING — Governor Whitmer is urging residents to take advantage of the federal government’s free COVID-19 testing program.
At-home, rapid COVID-19 tests are available for free at COVIDTests.gov, with every household eligible for four free tests that will be shipped directly to Michiganders’ homes.
Deliveries of the tests...
January 5th, 20220HAMTRAMCK — The Hamtramck Public Schools District announced this week its schools will be continuing virtual learning for all students until Jan. 14, amid a COVID-19 surge in the region.
HPS originally scheduled virtual learning for students upon the week following the district’s holiday break, Jan. 3 – 7, but is now...
December 22nd, 20210— This article was contributed by Brian Anderson, Hamtramck Public Schools’ athletic director. It has been edited for style.
For many students, school sports are much more than an after-school activity. Athletics provide a way for kids to interact with their peers, exert energy and be a part of a team working towards a common...
December 14th, 20210LANSING — The state’s health department is looking back at a year of COVID-19 vaccinations in Michigan, as Tuesday, Dec. 14 marks a year since the state began administrating shots.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) said the date marks history as the state began administering the first authorized...
December 4th, 20210The Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC) held its inaugural Muslim Leadership Appreciation Dinner on Nov. 20.
The MMCC has been an instrumental community volunteer and civic service association in Michigan for decades and has encouraged various Michigan Muslim communities to get further involved in community service.
The...
November 25th, 20210— This article by Abdul El-Sayed originally appeared in the newsletter The Incision. It has been edited for style. Subscribe to The Incision here: incision.substack.com
Throughout the pandemic, Europe has been a harbinger of what’s coming next on this side of the pond. And across Europe, COVID cases are climbing. In the U.K.,...
November 16th, 20210LANSING — Michigan's new budget enables the state to expand free and low-cost childcare service to more families, the governor's office announced this week.
Governor Whitmer announced Wednesday the expansion of free or low-cost childcare to 105,000 more children through expanded income eligibility criteria. Families of four earning...
July 28th, 20210Wayne County families needing to find resources to help with child care and early childhood education can now find them through one online tool.
Hosted on United Way’s website, Connect4CareKids is a free tool for parents to connect to all of their early childhood services. It's designed to make it easier and less overwhelming for...
July 27th, 20210Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should go back to wearing masks in indoor public places in regions where the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, U.S. health authorities said on Tuesday.
In a toughening of guidance issued earlier this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommended all...
