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Paulette Parker/ Michigan Radio By September 10, the more than 30,000 employees working at the Henry Ford Health System must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or risk losing their jobs. The announcement Tuesday makes HFHS the first health system in the state to require the vaccine. It also comes just weeks after a federal judge in Texas threw out a lawsuit from Houston Methodist employees over a similar mandate. But Henry Ford’s COO, Bob Riney hopes it won’t come to that. “At the end of the day, there may be some individuals that will choose not to be vaccinated and choose to leave emp...

5:21 Michigan Radio reporter Sarah Cwiek talks with Stateside about the battle over revising Detroit's city charter. Credit Lester Graham / Michigan Radio Why is Detroit looking to revise its charter in the first place? In 2018, Detroiters voted by a narrow margin to open the charter up for revisions. A charter is like a city constitution—it outlines the structure of government, how powers are distributed throughout it, and can serve as an outline of a city’s priorities. A group of people were elected to serve as charter commissioners, and members started holding meetings and gathering in...

7:50 Listen to the conversation. (Editor's note: This interview includes a brief reference to guidance that was expected from the U.S. EEOC. That guidance came down shortly after this conversation was broadcast. You can link to it in the article below.) When Michigan's COVID-19 restrictions for office work ended this week, the change raised many questions for employees and employers preparing to return to work in-person. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that companies are no longer required to have their employees work remotely when possible. In another major change, workers who are ful...

>> this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. we begin tonight with the latest on the failed car bombing attempt in new york's times square which came at the height of a very busy weekend night, forcing the evacuation of thousands. the device was found last night in an s.u.v. parked near the corner of 45th and broadway. that's close the theaters, hotels and restaurants. during a trip to louisiana today, president obama pledged a full-scale investigation. >> we're going to do what's necessary to protect the american people, to determine who is be...