Governor Gretchen Whitmer took further action to save lives and protect the health and safety of Michiganders by extending the State of Emergency until October 27, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Executive Order 2020-186 will allow the state to continue to mobilize resources and take the reasonable and necessary steps to protect Michiganders and their families. The governor also extended four executive orders […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced that the Healthy Michigan Plan is now providing health care coverage to more than 800,000 low-income residents for the first time. Gov. Whitmer stated on her official Facebook account, “I was proud to work across the aisle on this as Senate Democratic Leader, and I will continue working with anyone […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Orders 2020-183, which amends the MI Safe Start order to reopen movie theaters and performance venues and 2020-185, which requires face coverings for students in grades K-5. “Michigan took some of the most aggressive action against COVID-19 in the country, and as a result, the health of our families and our economy are faring better than our neighbors […]
By Mr. Joe Walker, Managing Editor of MuskegonTribune.com You and I could likely have a lengthy discussion about all the negative aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic. But we’re not going to talk about that here. We should look at the bright side. People have loathed being stuck at home but there have been benefits. My […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-182 and Executive Directive 2020-10 to create the MI Healthy Climate Plan. The governor’s comprehensive plan will protect Michiganders’ public health and the environment and help develop new clean energy jobs by putting Michigan on a path towards becoming fully carbon-neutral by 2050. “The science is clear – climate […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on September 18, 2020. According to sources her cause of death was reported to be complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 87. Nominated by President Bill Clinton in June of 1993, Ginsburg took her seat on the highest court on August 10th of that year. Noted for […]
By Mr. Joe Walker, Managing Editor of MuskegonTribune.com My 7-year-old son and I stood in the parking of what used to be Toys R Us. We stared at the ghostly abandoned building feeling disappointed. It used to be filled with bikes, trains, and video games. That all changed in 2018. The company announced it was […]
The MCC Lecture Series talk by John Corvino, the dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College and a professor of philosophy at Wayne State University, which was originally scheduled for March, will take place via Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m. To join the lecture on Zoom, please click the following link: https://muskegoncc-edu.zoom.us/j/93864522595?pwd=NDFBNHpDcGUxbjdibUdxbVBod1dxQT09 Meeting […]
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is expanding its Rapid Response Staffing Resources program which offers assistance to long-term care facilities facing staffing shortages due to COVID-19 across the state. “Since this program launched in July, surge staffing has been in high demand due to staff testing positive during regular COVID-19 testing […]
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today it has awarded an additional $4.7 million in low-interest loans to 71 small businesses in 15 counties across Michigan through the Michigan Small Business Relief Program. Today’s support builds on $4.35 million in loans awarded to 74 businesses through the program in June. To date, a total of 2,879 small businesses […]