Once suffering a shortage of COVID-19 treatments, the state now has an abundance of them, as well as clinics and pharmacies to dispense them — critically, at the same time you are diagnosed.
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Posted inTalent & Education
At Michigan State, graduation haunted by ‘what could have been’ without COVID
The pandemic didn’t hospitalize or kill as many college students as it did their grandparents, but it still left a mark on “the best four years of your life.”
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break about how Michigan is handling COVID endemic
Bridge Michigan reporters Robin Erb and Mike Wilkinson moderate a Zoom discussion with two health experts about moving from pandemic to endemic.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan bills would pause test scores to grade teachers, hold 3rd graders
The Democratic package would not use standardized test scores this year to evaluate teachers or enforce Michigan’s third-grade reading law in recognition of the disruptions caused by the pandemic. It’s unclear if Republicans will give the bills a hearing.
Posted inMichigan Government
Zoom hearings could become permanent for Michigan courts, burps and all
The Michigan Supreme Court is considering new rules to keep remote hearings an option for some cases. Some worry that online behavior, from smoking to farting, makes a mockery of the courts.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan groups miss first deadline to tighten voting laws, limit health orders
Secure MI Vote and Unlock Michigan organizers they’ll continue collecting signatures but will have to toss initial petitions they began circulating in October.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Schools aren’t ‘indoctrinating’ kids and teachers aren’t a threat
Despite the hysterics, there aren’t any secrets in a classroom. Parents who want to know what is happening in classrooms can simply ask their kids or look online at class curriculum.
Posted inTalent & Education
Report: Recess needed more than ever, but lacking in too much of Michigan
COVID-19 deprived children of play time, but now that they are back in school, some still less than 20 minutes per day, report finds.
Posted inMichigan Government
Emails: Michigan health director urged ‘edits’ to nursing home death audit
New documents reveal tense internal debate over an explosive audit review that identified new COVID-19 deaths at Michigan nursing homes and other long-term care facilities that had not been previously disclosed.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Bacon, labor, materials: Inflation pounds Michigan businesses
Behind the consumer price hikes are businesses that are grappling with the same increase — like gas, which increases shipping costs. But they also face still more pressures: Rising wages, more expensive raw materials and uncertainty about their inventory.