The Michigan attorney general will review allegations nonprofits broke the law by raising money for the measure to strip Gov. Whitmer of emergency powers. The nonprofits say the move is purely political.
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Detroit schools using COVID-19 funds to try to close literacy gap with tutoring
Tutoring is one of the most effective ways to catch students up, and the Detroit district appears to be doing much of what experts say is critical to the success of such programs.
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Q&A: Michigan Teacher of the Year advocates for mental health, retention resources
The Escanaba first grade teacher will be spending time away from the classroom next school year to advocate for mental health resources, as well as employee retention and recruitment plans statewide.
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Unlock Michigan 2 effort to curb public health orders won’t make ballot
Organizers of Unlock Michigan 2, a petition to limit the duration of state and local health orders, announced that it did not collect enough valid signatures before the Wednesday deadline to survive a challenge.
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Northern Michigan braces for tourists as counties move to high risk for COVID
Up North is bracing for big crowds and travel, as vacationers weigh personal risk and the third pandemic summer is set to start.
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Michigan teen looks to college, but after pandemic she questions her drive
After spending much of high school learning remotely in bedrooms, the high school class of 2022 displayed more mental health challenges and less classroom focus, school leaders say. Will pandemic drift follow them to college?
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COVID-19 booster approved for Michigan children ages 5 to 11
The FDA decision Tuesday extends boosters to everyone who has had their first COVID vaccines. Children younger than five have yet to be approved for a COVID vaccine, but that may come this summer.
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Audit: Michigan unemployment agency didn’t guard taxpayer info in pandemic
The most recent audit of the state’s unemployment office’s performance shows it failed to implement safeguards needed to protect taxpayer information during the pandemic.
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Michigan suspends contact tracing contract as COVID cases surge
In another sign that messaging around the pandemic has changed, 67 contact tracers hired in 2020 are being laid off.
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Feds offer Michigan more free COVID tests. Here’s how to get yours.
With the latest effort, some Michigan households could stock up dozens of tests. Also still available: free COVID treatments for high-risk Michiganders, which covers a lot of residents.
