2023
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Veterans Have Until Aug. 9 to Apply for Backdated PACT Act Disability Payments
The PACT Act removed the need for certain veterans to prove a service connection if they are diagnosed with certain cancers or respiratory conditions and sped up the process of receiving benefits.
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Threats of Strike Heat Up Before UAW Begins Negotiations with Automakers
Besides the usual haggling over wages, pensions and health care, the union has set its sights on a more consequential goal: securing a foothold in the joint-venture plants that will manufacture electric vehicle batteries in the years and likely decades ahead.
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Republican Melee Prompts More Questions About State GOP Leadership
The leadership, direction and finances of the Michigan Republican Party are being questioned following a physical melee that broke out at a state committee meeting over the weekend.
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7 Quick Hits of Cannabis News From Across Michigan
Cannabis is a pretty big deal in Michigan—and there’s never a shortage of newsworthy headlines from the industry as the state inches closer to becoming the nation’s weed capital.
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6 Ways to Elevate Your Michigan Summer with Cannabis
There’s nothing better than summertime in Michigan. But there are a few ways that cannabis can help enhance the summertime experience. Here are six of them.
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Biden Cracks Down on ‘Junk’ Health Insurance Plans That ‘Exploit’ Americans
Short-term plans offer limited coverage, can deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions, and trick consumers into buying products that provide “little or no coverage when they need it most.”
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‘A Message to the State That We Respect Science’: How Michigan’s Latest Budget Will Impact Health
The $82 billion budget passed by lawmakers last month is slated to reshape Michigan’s health landscape and significantly increase access to care for residents across the state, legislators and advocates say.
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Michigan Tells Property Owners on Michigan Shore to Ditch the Sandbags
The new order applies to property-owners along lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and St. Clair, but not Superior.
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Need a New Summer Getaway? Michigan Just Spent Millions to Fix Up Several State Parks.
About $250 million in federal relief funding has allowed the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to spruce up several state parks—just in time to book your mid-summer camping trip.
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Stellantis Says New EVs Will Get up to 435 Miles per Charge
To visualize how far that is, you could go from Jackson to Marquette on one charge—we did the math.
