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An executive directive and an executive order were signed earlier by Mayor Andy Shor, adjusting a few of the restrictions that have been in place due to COVID-19.

View Comments LANSING — A Lansing police officer has been fired for sending a racist message to several other officers, according to the chief.  Lansing Police Chief Daryl Green said the officer was fired after an internal affairs investigation. He did not name the officer. "The administration does not tolerate discriminatory behavior," Green wrote in an emailed statement. "The discipline is currently in dispute, any further comment would jeopardize the grievance process." Green said during Tuesday's Board of Police Commissioners meeting that he discussed the situation in detail with the ...

Credit Unsplash Michigan’s mask mandate is lifted in most situations for people who are fully vaccinated. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that last week. That was following new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But there are still lots of questions to sort through. School administrators are wondering what this will mean for in-person classes when some students are fully vaccinated and some are not.  On Saturday, the CDC clarified its mask guidance, saying that K-12 schools should continue to require masks and physical distancing for the 2020-21 school ...

Marco Fileccia via Unsplash Michigan’s mask mandate is lifted for people who are fully vaccinated. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that last week. That was following new guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But there are still lots of questions to sort through. School administrators are wondering what this will mean for in-person classes when some students are fully vaccinated and some are not. “There is no solid way to prove vaccination status, so that’s going to be a question,” said Peter Spadafore of the Michigan Association of Superintendents and ...

LANSING — The White House is asking officials to think big as it sends nearly $11 billion dollars in federal stimulus funds to the state and local governments, including $885 million in additional funding Michigan had not expected. The U.S. Treasury this week unveiled final allocations for some of the $350 billion it will provide to state, local, territorial and tribal governments nationally through the American Rescue Plan designed to speed up the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.  In Michigan, the state government is set to receive $6.5 billion that can be spent through 2024 ...