In House testimony Thursday, backers argued that the bill, which applies to all patients in crisis, will likely most help children and teens, who sometimes waited in ERs for weeks during the pandemic to get the mental health care they needed.
Researchers reveal at least 500,000 U.S. workers left their jobs after being severely sickened by COVID, leaving Michigan and other states with a smaller labor force and more unfilled jobs.
Michigan’s decentralized election administration means the first line of defense in election security are the 1,609 county, municipal and township clerks, who are responsible for overseeing and protecting equipment and following the law — or not.
The northern Michigan county was ‘ground zero’ of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the election in 2020. Now, voters say their top issues are no different than the rest of the nation.
Federal funds helped Michigan create wastewater surveillance teams to test human waste and anticipate COVID outbreaks. Researchers are now expanding testing to other diseases, from monkeypox to polio.
All five candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court spoke at a Wednesday night forum about what they hope to bring to the state’s highest court. Learn more about an under-the-radar race that carries big consequences for how state laws are interpreted.
Michigan is likely to see higher costs of borrowing and an unemployment rate that climbs close to 5 percent, based on the change made Wednesday to cool inflation.
