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Wayne County Commissioners are “going red” to support women’s heart health programs and boost awareness of heart issues women face.

Wayne County Commissioners are “going red” to support women’s heart health programs and boost awareness of heart issues women face.

With a new year comes new appointments to Wayne County Commission’s standing and special committees.

The question as to who would fill the Wayne County Commission seat left vacant after the retirement of Raymond Basham has been answered, but the controversy surrounding the appointment is likely to spill over into the general election in November.

Wayne County voters appeared set to give Warren Evans another term as county executive and Raphael Washington led in his bid for sheriff.

The Senate Health Policy and Human Services committee continues to focus on addressing the workforce shortage and expanding access to care for vulnerable and underserved Michiganders. 

A proposed Rare Disease Advisory Council would advise the state Legislature and the governor, coordinate with other organizations and identify best practices for research and priorities.

Listen here. Martin Huron Solis Jr. is the first Michigan resident to be inducted into the Tejano ROOTS Hall of Fame Museum in Alice, Texas. Solis was born in San Antonio in 1929 and began playing the guitar at age six.  "Well we were migrant workers. And we didn’t have a job. My dad he decided we should come to Michigan.  And that’s why I got here. That must have been 1948 or something like that. I remember the trip and it was nine of us at the time. Total, my mother had 12 children. We...