Dearborn officials talk budget and COVID-19 economic impact

June 20th, 20200 DEARBORN — The COVID-19 pandemic has hit state and municipal budgets hard. Businesses came to a screeching halt at the height of cases in Michigan, but with the state slowly transitioning into more relaxed phases, city governments are cautiously looking forward to a summer of economic activity.  The Arab American News spoke to...

$5.62 billion in unemployment total benefits paid to Michigan workers, state employees take further cuts

May 13th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) announced today some remarkable numbers. $5.62 billion in unemployment benefits have been paid to 1,374,751 workers since March 15, with a further total number of 1,717,555 claimants having applied for state and federal benefits. The UIA marks March 15 as the “onset of the...

WHO says governments should prepare for new infections that may follow reopening of the economy

May 12th, 20200 GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s Tedros Adhanom said on Monday that governments considering reopening their economies should have a plan to deal with a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. Adhanom, the director-general of the WHO, said that those countries gearing up to ease economic restrictions should consider whether the...

Man arrested and charged for string of break-ins in Dearborn

April 30th, 20200 Dearborn — Since December of last year, multiple business owners in the city have experienced a rash of break-ins and theft of donation boxes. Jose Cartalla, 33, has been criminally charged with seven of the incidents beginning last December and ending in April. After an extensive investigation, Dearborn Police Department patrol...

Residents reminded not to gather with people who don’t live in the same household

April 6th, 20200 DEARBORN –  Under Governor Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order, residents are reminded that they are prohibited from being able to gather with those who do not live in their household, to reduce the potential spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.  The governor’s executive order states, with some narrow...

A further look into how Whitmer’s executive order affects driving and travel

March 23rd, 20200 DEARBORN — Since the announcement of Monday's executive order by Governor Whitmer, dubbed "Stay Home, Stay Safe", Michigan residents have questioned how much the new rules restrict their travel on the road during the COVID-19 outbreak in their state. Lets take a look at travel and driving components of the order to clarify what the...