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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 pandemic, our team felt that it was best to give options.” The board voted to provide that flexibility i...

COVID-19 Update: State Partners with Restaurants to Help Food Assistance Recipients, City of Detroit Begins Vaccinating Frontline Health Workers and Others, and More Here is a roundup of the latest news concerning the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to announcements from local, state, and federal governments, as well as international channels. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us a message. Courtesy of Bridge, as of Dec. 22 Here is a roundup of the latest news concerning the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to announcements from local, state, and federal governments, as well as i...

“No Michigander should worry about how to put food on the table for themselves and their families, especially during a pandemic,” Whitmer said in a statement. “This partnership with our restaurants will ensure people across the state have the support they need this winter."  Called the Restaurant Meal Program (RMP), its goal is to help food assistance program participants who face difficulties in preparing their own meals because of their age, disability, or lack of access to meal preparation facilities. In Michigan, more than 180,000 seniors, 134,000 residents with disabilities, and...

Michigan to allow thousands to use Bridge Cards at restaurants By FOX 2 Staff LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) - Michigan residents who receive food assistance from the state can use their benefits at restaurants, officials said Tuesday. The program could give a boost to restaurants that are prohibited from offering indoor dining because of coronavirus restrictions imposed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration. More than 300,000 people will soon be able to use their Bridge Card to buy discounted meals at restaurants, including 1,200 people who are experiencing homelessness, the health department sa...

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 do everything I can to support our families and small businesses,” said Governor Whitmer in a stat...