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47abc December 28, 2020   MARYLAND – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people are finding themselves having to make tough decisions like choosing between buying groceries and paying rent. That’s why a group of Maryland lawmakers and leaders are working on passing the 2021 Housing Justice legislative package. The three bills would overhaul the eviction process and provide emergency protections for homeowners and renters.  “There’s no end in sight. We need to act, and we n...

Program pays Metro Detroit restaurants to cook meals for people in need Money raised helps struggling restaurants Tags:  DETROIT – The Detroit Free Press and Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers have teamed up for a program that helps to feed health care workers and local food banks. The money they raised will also help struggling restaurants. The owner of Folk Detroit, Rohani Foulkes, spoke with Local 4. “We’re closing the kitchen for this last week of 2020 and cooking about 168 meals a day,” ...

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Ottawa County hopeful for an extension as rent relief effort nears cutoff date The Eviction Diversion Program in the county has helped keep 350 families in their homes, and that number is expected to surpass 400 by the end of the year. Author: Emma Nicolas Updated: 8:38 PM EST December 23, 2020 The work to assist a growing number of Ottawa County tenants struggling to make rent during the pandemic hasnt slowed since July, when the Eviction Diversion Program offic...

Michigan renters face eviction despite pandemic safety net: I dont want to be homeless Christine MacDonald and Joe Guillen, Detroit Free Press © Sean Work, Special to the Free Press Detroit Eviction Defense volunteers Jim Dwight, and Soummer Crawford, center, discuss available resources with Detroit renter Nia Fitzpatrick during a follow-up visit at Fitzpatricks home on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Meanwhile Fitzpatricks sons Anthony, 5, and Clifton, 4, chase each other around the ...

Michigan Gov. Whitmer announces actions to support families, restaurants, and residents facing eviction Tags:  LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that her administration is taking action to support Michigan families, restaurants and small businesses among the COVID-19 pandemic. The Whitmer Administration plans to implement another liquor buyback program for restaurants and bars and partner with Michigan restaurants to allow SNAP benefits for prepared meals. It also ann...

cbleck@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — Ishpeming Public Schools has revised its 2021 Back To School Preparedness and Response Plan to continue dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. “We want to give flexibility to teachers to have the option of teaching remotely, either from their home or from their classroom,” IPS Superintendent Carrie Meyer said during Monday’s board of education meeting. “It previously was in the plan that they would report to their classrooms, but with the COVID pandem...

Michigan Officials Report 3,082 New COVID-19 Cases, 173 Deaths December 22, 2020 Michigan has now had 466,485 total confirmed coronavirus cases and 11,705 COVID-19 deaths. On Monday, the state was at 463,403 confirmed cases with 11,532 deaths. Of the 173 COVID-19 deaths reported Tuesday, 72 were identified during a vital records review. As of December 18, 284,731 are being reported as recovered in Michigan. The state defines ‘recovered’ as the number of persons with a confirmed COVID-19 dia...

9 & 10 News December 22, 2020 Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a number of actions to support Michigan families, restaurants and small businesses on Tuesday. The Whitmer administration is implementing another liquor buyback program for restaurants and bars and partnering with state restaurants to allow SNAP benefits for prepared meals. The administration also announced an additional $2 million for the Eviction Diversion Program. “As we head into another Michigan winter, I’ll continue to ...

Gov. Whitmer announces programs to support Michigan families, restaurants & small businesses Posted at 1:14 PM, Dec 22, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-22 14:40:33-05 (WXYZ) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced her administration will take actions to "provide support for Michigans families, restaurants and small businesses." Her administration will implement another liquor buyback program for restaurants and bars, similar to the one administered earlier this year. The governors office will...