By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
Lansing, MI – Lansing, MI (MPRN) Michigan can expect about $18 billion from the economic recovery bill signed today by President Obama. Some of it will be in the form of tax breaks. Some of it will be funding for public works projects that will create jobs. State and local officials say they re anxious to put the money to work as soon as possible. And they hope that won t be delayed by fights over who controls the money.
By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
Lansing, MI – Lansing, MI (WKAR) - A coalition will launch a campaign tomorrow to get state officials to act on a report issued last June. It says Michigan fails to ensure that people who can t afford an attorney get proper legal representation, and the state may be violating the U.S. Constitution. But fixing the problem will require money the state does not have during a budget crisis.
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West Michigan’s largest vaccination site is opening up to everyone over the age of 16, effective immediately.
Anyone who wants to sign up can schedule their COVID-10 vaccination at the West Michigan Vaccine Clinic here. The clinic is located at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids.
Spectrum Health, the largest hospital system in the region, says 12,500 people got a dose of the vaccine at the clinic on Monday, the largest single day mass-vaccination in the state so far. And they plan to vaccinate more than 50,000 at the clinic this week.
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Lansing, MI – Lansing, MI (MPRN) A group of property owners brought their case against Dow Chemical to the Michigan Supreme Court today. It s been almost six years since the property owners first went to court, claiming dioxin contamination made their homes unsafe, and reduced their property values.
By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network Lansing, MI – Lansing, MI (MPRN) A group of property owners brought their case against Dow Chemical to the Michigan Supreme Court today. It s been almost six years since the property owners first went to court, claiming dioxin contamination made their homes unsafe, and reduced their property values.
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