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Center for Regional Food Systems Michigan Department of Education - January 21, 2021 138 Michigan schools, school districts, and early childhood centers serving over 406,000 children have been awarded grants from the 10 Cents a Meal program to improve daily nutrition and eating habits for children. LANSING – The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has selected 138 grantees across the state for its 10...
State clears way to allow private company to move toward leasing Independence and Liberty bridges Updated Dec 31, 2020; Facebook Share BAY CITY, MI - New legislation recently set the stage for other municipalities to follow in Bay City’s footsteps by entering into public-private partnerships for infrastructure improvements. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put the final stamp of approval on a set of bills that allow municipalities throughout the state to engage with private companies to improve aging bridge infrastructure and to authorize the implementation of tolling measures. Senate Bills 1215-121...
Whitmer bill signings include tightened sex offender registration protocols, boosts in medical staffing Updated Dec 30, 2020; Posted Dec 30, 2020 Facebook Share LANSING, MI - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s major signing Tuesday was the partial approval of a COVID-19 relief supplemental equaling $106 million. Later on Dec. 29, though, she inked a series of other bills. The governor ratified more than 80 bits of legislation to immediate effect, notably the tightening of registration protocols for sex offenders and the loosening of license restrictions to boost medical staffing to fight COVID-19 su...
State lawmakers approve measures to boost medical, education staffing amid COVID-19 surge Updated Dec 16, 2020; Posted Dec 16, 2020 Inside a new COVID care unit at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Mercy Health Muskegon is opening the unit at the previously closed Hackley Campus on Thursday, November 19, in response to the increased number of coronavirus pandemic cases in Muskegon County. The new unit will treat stable, COVID-positive patients who require extended stays in the hospital. Patients will not be admitted directly at Hackley. (Cory Morse | MLive.com) Cory Mo...