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6/8/23 - Air Quality Concerns Due To Canadian Fires
The U.S. is deploying staff and equipment to Canada to help fire wildfires. Smoke is impacting air quality in the U.S., canceling events and effecting air travel.
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6/7/23 - Governor Signs Bill To Make Our Roads Safer
Gov. Whitmer signed legislation that would ban general use of cell phones while driving. The new law goes into effect before the 4th of July.
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6/6/23 - Lowell Issues Water Restrictions For Summer
Due to the dry conditions the community of Lowell has implemented outdoor water restrictions.
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6/5/23 - Weekend Wildfire Spreads Near Grayling
An elevated fire risk continues across Michigan this week. Dry conditions resulted in the spread of a wildfire NE of Grayling over the weekend.
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6/2/23 - Governor Whitmer Established A New Council
Gov. Whitmer announces the ‘Growing Michigan Together Council’ that will focus on population growth and building a brighter future for our state.
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6/1/23 - Consumers Wants To Help Us Lower Our Summer Bills
Consumers Energy begins their new Summer Peak Rate, that will help save money and energy use.
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5/31/23 - Three People Arrested & Tied To Food Stamp Fraud
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announces that a recent investigation leads to the arrests in a EBT fraud ring.
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5/24/23 - Grand Rapids City Has New Budget
Grand Rapids City Commissioners vote to approve a new budget that will go into effect in July 2023.
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5/23/23 - Governor Whitmer Signs Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Michigan joins a number of other states to have so-called 'red flag' laws.
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10/22/21 - Starting Sunday, Many Will Need To Include The Area Code When Dialing
Telephone users in four Michigan area codes will soon be required to include an area code in every phone call - known as 10-digit dialing - as part of the rollout of a new way to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
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7/22/21 - WCSG Travelin' Together - Fred Meijer White Pine Trail
You’ll have a tough time running out of room along the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail.
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7/12/21 - VP to Michigan
Vice-President Kamala Harris is traveling to Detroit today.
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6/9/21 - Michigan Schools Honored for Education and Healthy Living
More than two dozen schools are being hailed for efforts to not only keep kids safe during the pandemic, but at the same time, promoting healthy lifestyles.
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6/8/21 - Sec. of State to make more appointments available
LANSING, MI — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson held a press conference this morning to announce advances being made at branch offices.
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6/7/21 – Gas prices drop a bit
Gas prices in Michigan decreased 3 cents compared to last week.
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6/4/21 – Whitmer calls for stimulus money to be spent on $15 hourly wages
Whitmer says there are three serious challenges that Michigan needs to address: improving wages for workers, assistance for small businesses, and providing for better child care.
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6/3/21 – Gov. Whitmer establishes office for high-speed internet
(Mlive) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday announced the creation of the new Michigan High-Speed Internet Office, which will aim to expand access to reliable, high-speed internet connections across the state. The announcement comes after more than a year of some Michiganders working or attending school remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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6/3/21 – Michigan House votes to ban government-backed coronavirus vaccine passports
(Mlive) – Michigan lawmakers voted Wednesday to preemptively ban publicly-funded entities from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations. House Bill 4667, sponsored by Rep. Sue Allor, R-Wolverine, aims to ban Michigan governmental entities from creating or requiring COVID-19 vaccine passports to access services or penalize a person based on vaccination status. The bill would allow for civil action to compel a governmental entity to comply with the act.
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3/10/21 – Mackinac Center Sues State for Data on Nursing Home Deaths
The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services...
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