March 5th, 20210DEARBORN — Governor Whitmer made an appearance Wednesday at the Miller-Rotunda Bridge in Dearborn with county and city officials.
The visit to the aging bridge highlights the governor’s long-standing promise to inject repair funds into the state’s crumbling roadways and infrastructure.
Whitmer discussed her “Bridge...
March 4th, 20210SOUTHFIELD — In its four years in practice, the Law Office of Rabih Hamawi has recovered over $7.6 million on behalf of its clients in fire, property damage, and insurance-coverage cases, something Hamawi is proud of.
Hamawi founded his Southfield-based law firm in February 2017.
“The firm was established to fight for those who...
March 2nd, 20210MICHIGAN — Restaurants in Michigan are now allowed to be at 50 percent capacity, with up to 100 people, thanks to changes to the state's COVID-19 orders, which also effect other indoor activities.
On Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced updates to two of its epidemic orders, allowing for...
February 18th, 20210LANSING — The Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) is leading an effort alongside a coalition of partners to provide training and resources to help underrepresented communities give testimony and legislative maps to the new Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC).
The MNA is a statewide membership organization...
February 15th, 20210LANSING — The state of Michigan has expanded its COVID-19 vaccine eligibility. Starting immediately, mortuary services workers can get a shot as part of the CDC recommended group 1A.
On March 1, workers in food processing and agricultural settings, about 79,000 Michiganders, will be able to get vaccinations.
Additionally, 41...
February 12th, 20210MICHIGAN - Residents who don’t have access to the internet or who struggle to use a computer can now call the Michigan COVID-19 Hotline at 888-535-6136, available Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., for up-to-date information about vaccine eligibility, safety information, and clinic locations
Local health departments and hospitals...
February 3rd, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said this week that federal COVID-19 vaccine sites will be off limits to enforcement actions, such as arrests for deportation.
The department and its federal partners have vowed to keep the vaccine sites run by the federal government accessible to undocumented...
February 2nd, 20210LANSING — The Michigan legislature and Governor Whitmer have launch a $30 million program to cover tuition costs for adults seeking associate's degrees or a skills certificates at their community college.
The program makes 4.1 million Michiganders who are 25-year-old and older and do not have a college degree eligible to earn a...
February 1st, 20210MICHIGAN — The state of Michigan has now administered just over 1 million COVID-19 vaccines, though many eligible people are still waiting on their first shots, officials announced on Monday.
The number makes the state seventh in the nation for vaccine distribution.
Governor Whitmer announced Monday that she is again calling on...
February 1st, 20210DEARBORN — Former State Rep. and Wayne County Commission chairman Gary Woronchak has officially put his name in the running for Dearborn mayor.
Woronchak announced he had filed documents for his candidacy on Monday, Feb. 1, joining State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn), Dearborn Council President Susan Dabaja and Dearborn School...
January 31st, 20210WAYNE COUNTY — Wayne County Executive Warren Evans met with state officials and Governor Whitmer’s staff to discuss a problem with equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Wayne County, one of the epicenters of the virus in the state, has been receiving fewer doses of the vaccines than less populous counties.
County officials...
January 21st, 20210LANSING — State health authorities are now on high alert after a new variant of the COVID-19 virus has been detected in three Washtenaw County women.
The two adult women were in close contact with the first woman to be found positive for the variant, as announced on Jan. 16. The first woman had recently traveled to the U.K. All...
January 21st, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — After kicking off his first day as president with a slate of executive actions, President Biden turned his attention to boosting supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine with an ambitious plan.
Biden signed 10 executive orders as expected on Thursday. These ramp up the purchase and distribution of the vaccine, with...
January 17th, 20210DETROIT — The state of Michigan has released its 2020-2022 State Action Plan to end and prevent homelessness.
More than 65,000 people in Michigan experienced homeless in 2018, according to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority annual report. The data reflects the projected number of literally homeless people, including...
January 16th, 20211DETROIT — In the suburbs of west Detroit, a two-day coat and care package distribution for the homeless population took place on December 20 and 21.
Throughout the month of December, Who Is Hussain-Michigan held a two-week coat and jacket drive, as well as received financial donations from the community. More than 80 coats and...
January 15th, 20210LANSING — Starting Friday, grants of up to $1,650 are being made available for employees of restaurants and other businesses impacted by the state’s COVID-19 restrictions.
The Employee Assistance Grants are made available by a Michigan Senate bill and are designed to provide support to employees impacted by the MDHHS Gathering and...
January 14th, 20210FLINT — On Thursday, former Governor Rick Snyder pled “not guilty” to two misdemeanor charges that carry up to a $1,000 fine each or up to one year in prison for each, for his role in the Flint water crisis.
In 2014, the switching of Flint’s water source without treatment led to dangerous contamination of its water supply,...
January 12th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a mob of supporters of outgoing President Trump broke into the U.S. Capitol Building last Wednesday, the FBI has launched a nationwide investigation into the incident.
FBI officials have said they are considering a litany of charges, including conspiracy and sedition, and are relying on a partnership with...
January 12th, 20210LANSING - Millions of previously held-up doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine have been released to Michigan and other states.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that they will grant a request from Governor Whitmer and eight other governors and release the millions of doses of the safe,...
January 11th, 20210WAYNE COUNTY - Wayne County residents aged 65 and older can now get COVID-19 vaccines at local hospitals, county officials said on Monday.
The plan is part of an overall move by the state to accelerate vaccine distribution beyond health care workers by adding people over 65 and some essential workers like teachers, as more of the...
January 6th, 20210LANSING — Governor Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) officials announced that the state is moving to a new phase of vaccination on Monday, Jan. 11.
The MDHHS is moving forward with vaccination of Michiganders age 65 and older and some frontline essential workers, including preK-12 teachers and...
January 5th, 20210DETROIT — Priority vaccinations for healthcare workers continue this week, with thousands of frontline healthcare workers at Henry Ford Health System branches receiving their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days.
Henry Ford prioritizes vaccinations based on employees' role and risk for exposure as well as their...
December 23rd, 20200LANSING — More than 37,000 frontline healthcare workers have now received a COVID-19 vaccination shot in the state, the state’s health department announced on Wednesday.
The immunizations of healthcare workers is a common strategy across the U.S., as the first doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, and later Moderna's...
December 19th, 20200DEARBORN — The state of Michigan began immunizations against the COVID-19 virus on Monday, as quantities of the new Pfizer vaccine began reaching sites across the country this week.
By Wednesday night, 1,078 vaccines had been administered to Michigan’s health care workers who are at high risk of contraction due to their routine...
December 14th, 20200NEW YORK - On Monday, New York’s Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care unit nurse, who has treated some of the sickest COVID-19 cases for months, became the first person in the U.S. to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
“It didn’t feel any different from taking any other vaccine,” Lindsay said. “I feel hopeful today,...
December 13th, 20200MICHIGAN — A few days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized emergency use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, trucks carrying the vaccine left the company’s plant in Portage, Michigan on Sunday.
An estimated 2.9 million vaccines are expected to be delivered this week, with priority given to health care workers...
December 4th, 20200WASHINGTON, D.C. — A key, longtime ally of outgoing President Trump dropped a bombshell this week, in yet another setback for Trump to convince courts and a majority of the American public that the Nov. 3 elections were rigged against him.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr told the Associated Press on Tuesday that the Department of...
December 3rd, 20200LANSING — Data of rejected ballots from the Nov. 3 general elections shows more wrongfully cast votes were rejected for a variety of reasons in that election than the August primary.
Ballots can be rejected for several reasons. For example, when no signature is provided by the voter, or when the signature doesn’t match records or...
