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The Unemployment Insurance Agency acknowledged Monday that individuals filing in 2021 for jobless benefits will only receive a maximum of 20 weeks of benefits because of the veto of $220 million from a supplemental bill, a reversal from what Democrats and Governor Gretchen Whitmer claimed, that the veto would not affected the […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families will have an added level of privacy through a confidentiality measure signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The act, which had bipartisan support, allows victims of crimes and their children to apply for identification numbers […]
Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller said this morning she will not run for governor in 2022. Ms. Miller’s name often comes up as a potential Republican gubernatorial candidate each cycle. Speculation had been increasing as a long-time aide said the former secretary of state and U.S. House member […]
A 6-1 majority of the Michigan Supreme Court today declined to hear the appeal of a Detroit-based activist challenging the legality of Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s decision to mass mail absentee ballot applications to voters during the 2020 election cycle. In September, a 2-1 majority of the Court of Appeals […]
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the bipartisan relief bill that the Michigan legislature passed after she urged them to provide support for Michigan families, frontline workers, and small businesses. The relief bill includes $55 million to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Grants of up to $20,000 will be made available […]
OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI.— On Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 at approximately 2:19 P.M., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Cadillac and Mt. Pleasant Posts were dispatched to the area of M-115 at 70th. Rd. for a crash involving a horse drawn buggy and a Chevrolet Tahoe. Further investigation revealed the […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today granted four requests for clemency after reviewing the applications and recommendations by the Michigan Parole Board. “As a former prosecutor, I recognize how critical it is to take steps toward a smarter and more equitable justice system. Over the last two years, we’ve worked with leaders on both sides of the aisle to make tremendous progress to give people a second […]
LANSING — The head of internal affairs at the Michigan Department of Corrections says an official who works closely with Director Heidi Washington has micro-managed his department and improperly attempted to change the results of investigations into alleged prison wrongdoing. And Washington may now be required to testify in a lawsuit in […]
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A woman says a Detroit family doctor fathered hundreds of babies, which included her. The woman says she took a DNA test and traced it back to her family’s doctor. Jaime Hall says Dr. Philip Peven, who’s now 104, admitted to fathering her and potentially hundreds of […]
If it is gubernatorial candidate speculation season, there’s always one name reliably on the shortlist of potential A-listers, and that is Candice Miller. For the better part of two decades, Ms. Miller’s name will come up as a possible Republican candidate for governor given her two terms as secretary of […]