Another summer will likely come and go without action from the Michigan Legislature despite pleas from local communities grappling with an influx of Airbnb and other short-term rental properties.
President Joe Biden will attend the NAACP’s Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit. His visit follows a prominent warning that Biden is not doing enough to connect with Black voters.
A bill in the state Legislature would protect patients who rely on copay assistance by making sure those payments count toward annual cost-sharing requirements. Passage would ensure better-quality care.
Developers are banking that the massive mall can be retooled with 2,800 apartments, a hotel, restaurants and ‘Main Street’ style sidewalks. It’s perhaps Michigan’s largest and most ambitious remaking of a troubled mall.
Weekly COVID updates end after four years and 600 posts. A new tracker will provide updates on what are expected to be some of nation’s most competitive campaigns.
State and local law enforcement agencies are implementing ‘Operation Ghost Rider’ to discourage motorists from distracted driving. The program uses officers in unmarked vehicles to spot distracted drivers.
Federal forecasters expect above-average temperatures to continue through the fall. That could mean higher fire danger and risk of heat-related illnesses.
A state investigator called her a ‘unindicted co-conspirator,’ but former Michigan GOP Chair Laura Cox is actually a ‘cooperating witness.’ Dana Nessel’s office isn’t saying if the investigator made other mistakes.
