Stories tagged: "Michigan"

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Coronavirus Whitmer Announces Three-Week Pause on Select Michigan Businesses to ‘Save Lives’

Following some of the worst days of the coronavirus pandemic to date, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer instituted three weeks of new protections.

Nick Meyer Nick Meyer November 16, 2020 11:31 am EST
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Elections MAP: The 10 Counties That Shifted Michigan Blue

These communities for the Biden-Harris ticket show the larger blue tide rising across Michigan. We look at each one.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel November 6, 2020 12:39 pm EST
Elections Fingers type on a laptop keyboard Monday, June 19, 2017, in North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Elections Digital Privacy Protections: Michiganders Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of Proposal 2

Michiganders will gain new legal protections for digital communication from this proposal.

Nick Meyer Nick Meyer November 5, 2020 12:30 pm EST
Elections FILE - In this Tuesday Jan. 26, 2010 file photo, a pedestrian walks past a marijuana leaf neon sign advertising a medical marijuana provider along a street in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, Calif. States may be saying yes to medical marijuana, but local governments are increasingly using their laws to keep dispensaries out. In California, nearly 200 city and county governments have banned marijuana dispensaries over the last eight years. That’s three times as many as have adopted regulations for them. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Elections Gander Green Wave: Michiganders Want More Weed Businesses in Their Towns—and Said So at the Polls

States across the US also legalized in different ways, including one state that decriminalized all illegal drugs.

Nick Mordowanec Nick Mordowanec November 5, 2020 11:08 am EST
Education Cinco de Mayo parade in Detroit.
Education You Can Now Take a Chicano Studies Course Online

Learn about Chicano politics and history for free in Michigan.

Associated Press Associated Press September 24, 2020 10:54 am EDT

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Graphic by Denzel Boyd Coronavirus Michigan’s Daily Data: Where COVID Cases, Deaths, Recoveries, Vaccinations Stand Today
Reps Bergman, McClain and Walberg Commentary Three Michigan Reps Have Blood on Their Hands From Their Votes to Overturn Election Results
quiz Michigan Life Veterans, Vaccines, and Additional Doses Needed: Michigan’s Weekly News Quiz
Enbridge Line 5 pipeline Environment DNR: Enbridge’s Refusal to Shut Down Line 5 Poses a ‘Grave Threat’ To Michiganders
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Elections That’s a Wrap: The Best of DNC 2020

From Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s viral moment at the podium to Joe Biden’s coronavirus plans, here are your highlights.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain August 24, 2020 10:20 am EDT
Education In this Feb. 25, 2014 photo, Golightly Education Center teacher Amy Andersen-Prebo leads her class in a hand bell song in Detroit. After years without comprehensive sports and arts/music programs, those are now being restored at all DPS elementary and middle schools, thanks in part to foundation grants. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Education Detroit’s Teachers Will Finally Be The Top Paid In The Area. But There’s A Catch.

A pay hike in Detroit schools will fill teacher vacancies, but does it consider the district’s longtime educators?

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain June 3, 2020 3:08 pm EDT