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A new program has such success targeting twin crises: The worker shortage and opioid crisis, challenging old notions about the reliability of in-recovery workers. The state is paying attention.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking a federal disaster declaration for northwest Michigan’s sweet cherry industry. Counties that produce cherries could lose an estimated 30% to 75% of their crops this season.
Proposed payouts in Kroger opioid settlement money vary from over $2 million for Wayne County — to $10.39 for Union Charter Township. The latest calculations reveal the complexity of what seems a windfall for the state in tackling the drug crisis.
Police responded to a false threat at Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Elissa Slotkin’s home Thursday evening, and again Friday at a home of family members of Republican nominee Mike Rogers. It's called ‘swatting,’ a criminal prank aimed at getting police dispatched to the private homes of politicians and other high-profile figures.
In 2008, Michigan created a law to keep electronic waste out of landfills by requiring manufacturers to ‘take back’ consumers’ old electronics. But the law never set binding goals to keep manufacturers accountable, so more than a decade later, Michigan’s e-waste problem hasn’t improved.
A Macomb County clerk facing charges, self-proclaimed ‘constitutional sheriff’ and northern Michigan wife of a conspiracy theorist all cruised to victory in Republican primaries.
The new DNR policy expands e-bike access to a host of trails across the state. Officials touted the move as a way to make outdoor recreation more accessible for people with mobility issues.
Various species of trout and salmon are among the 9.1 million fish the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has stocked from seven fish hatcheries across the state.