The percentage of non-parents who don’t want children doubled between 2002 and 2023 Michigan is struggling with flat population growth, hobbling business expansion The Trump administration has considered a $5,000 ‘baby bonus’ to incentivize having children Like many women growing up in Allendale, Kim Bode was raised with a set life plan: go to college, […]
The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential announced $4.4 million to pilot the Nurture Benefits program Child care providers can enroll through the Small Business Association of Michigan for health, life and retirement benefits The program aims to address critical shortages in the child care industry Emma Knode is exactly the kind of […]
The Trump administration has halted a $15 million Social Security study that involved the University of Michigan, whose president warns more cuts are likely that will have “serious repercussions” on the school’s budget. The Social Security Administration announced Friday it was ending cooperative agreements with research centers “addressing DEI in Social Security, retirement, and disability policy.” The Michigan […]
Michigan State University stands to lose as much as $23 million a year in federal grants as a result of President Donald Trump’s steep cuts to the US Agency for International Development. Project leads received a series of termination notices Wednesday for federally funded MSU programs aimed at improving higher education and researching agricultural best […]
In the face of rising mental health concerns, Muskegon Community College (MCC) is investing in a new service to connect students with a mental health professional free of charge. In March, TimelyCare will be available to all MCC students 24/7 with on-demand access to master-level mental health care professionals. The new virtual service will provide […]
Michigan underreported tens of thousands of new weekly infections during the worst wave of the COVID-19, an error that state officials didn’t correct until last month. The Michigan Department of Health and Humans Services in October revised the onset date of roughly 200,000 COVID-19 infections and acknowledged to Bridge Michigan that, prior to those changes, […]
By Darlene A. White Seattle, Washington – It’s been 40 years since Larry Keener, an Army veteran became an international microbiologist and process authority in the food industry. I have been doing this type of work for a long time, says Keener. Keener is now the president and chief executive officer of International Product Safety […]
MUSKEGON, MI — Muskegon County announced Kathy Moore, Muskegon County Public Health Director, received the Jean Chabut Health Policy Champion Award for 2022. According to a recent press release from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Jean Chabut Health Policy Champion award is a major part of the annual Public Health Week […]
The Michigan Office of the Auditor General identified 8,061 deaths connected to long-term care through July last year — 42 percent more than the state’s official count of 5,675, according to a long-awaited report. The findings are sure to reignite partisan disagreement over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of the pandemic — but both her administration and […]
The science is clear: Masks in schools can prevent the spread of COVID-19, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has steadfastly resisted growing calls for a statewide mandate. That’s partly because of several other factors — the uneven spread of the virus among Michigan’s two peninsulas, divided public opinion and the belief that local officials are best positioned to make […]