Michigan News from MLive

A weekly roundup of the top Michigan headlines from MLive.

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October 26, 2021
Deer-vehicle crashes in Michigan were down in 2020 after years of climbing numbers, Michigan names a new director for the Unemployment Insurance Agency and three 1800s-era shipwrecks are discovered in Lake Superior.
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October 25, 2021
Four Michigan area codes have new phone-dialing rules, three Michigan cities make the list of ‘rattiest’ cities in the country and the Wolverines open as a slight favorite over Michigan State in the upcoming rivalry showdown.
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October 20, 2021
A West Michigan family is among 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti, a far-left group plans a lawsuit against Gov. Whitmer demanding vaccine mandates in schools and Ann Arbor is listed as the best Michigan city for retirees.
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October 29, 2021
Amazon is hiring 1,500 seasonal workers in Michigan, Jewish prisoners in Michigan win a court battle to eat cheesecake on a religious holiday and the Michigan/Michigan State football game will have an early kickoff.
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October 18, 2021
Experts say Michigan is unlikely to see natural gas prices soar as high as other areas of the U.S., Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs a bill to allow Michigan car dealerships to have more flexible hours and the Detroit Lions are the last winless team in the ...
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October 15, 2021
The Michigan House passes a package of bills to make voter ID laws stricter, Ann Arbor considers an ordinance requiring menstrual products in all public restrooms and a Republican-funded billboard proclaiming “Trump lost” will be displayed in Detroit.
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October 14, 2021
Michigan is changing how it funds mental health, the U.S. will reopen land borders for fully vaccinated travelers in November and the Michigan DNR has tips for dealing with leaves this fall.
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October 13, 2021
ER visits from tick bites nearly triple during warm October weather, a federal judge rules Michigan State University’s COVID vaccine mandate can remain in place and fast food drive-thru orders are taking longer, according to a new study.
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October 12, 2021
Emergency use authorization is requested for an experimental COVID-19 pill, Michigan’s fall pest forecast has an uptick in stinging insects and the state of Michigan is organizing volunteer support for Afghan refugees expected to arrive by the end of t...
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October 11, 2021
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoes a bill allowing wildlife feeding, the Michigan DNR needs ‘outdoorpreneurs’ for business opportunities at state parks and a self-driving shuttle service is launching in Ann Arbor.
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October 08, 2021
Michigan’s COVID-19 spread is on the rise as the U.S. begins to see relief, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposes a $6 million plan to help speed up work on a pandemic-created criminal case backlog and the world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is s...
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October 07, 2021
Michigan passes a milestone of 10 million COVID-19 vaccines administered, a congresswoman calls profane signs displayed during President Biden’s Michigan visit “embarrassing” and a declining amount of illegal wine is being shipped into Michigan.
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October 06, 2021
President Joe Biden visits Michigan to promote his domestic agenda, the Michigan DNR issues a deer contagion alert after six deaths from a viral disease outbreak and two men are arrested for allegedly shooting at a Michigan State Police helicopter.
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October 05, 2021
Michigan restaurants have been hit especially hard by the COVID pandemic, Gov. Whitmer vetoes a package of election bills and draft maps for new Michigan legislative districts currently favor Republicans, an analysis shows.
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October 04, 2021
President Joe Biden is visiting Michigan this week, a salmonella outbreak has been reported in Michigan and 34 other states and Coppertone is recalling five sunscreens after detecting a cancer-causing ingredient.
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October 01, 2021
The Michigan Senate approves Republican-led bills to tighten election security, Michigan COVID cases are on a three-month climb as other states see declines and Star Line ferry is offering frontline workers free trips to Mackinac Island this month.
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September 30, 2021
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs a state budget after bipartisan negotiations, Ford overlooks Michigan as a location for new electric plants and higher holiday rates are coming to your post office
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September 29, 2021
Every Michigan county is now considered high risk for coronavirus transmission, the last Kmart in Michigan is set to close later this year and an industrial spill shuts down Lake Michigan beaches.
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September 28, 2021
Michigan health officials continue to call for a statewide school mask mandate, Michigan is in the top 5 states for the most refugees in the last decade and a proposed ballot initiative aims to give Michigan’s electoral college votes to the national po...
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September 27, 2021
Michigan doctors warn the flu could make a comeback this year, health officials report the death of a Michigan high school senior from COVID-19 and football history is made at Ford Field – but not by the Detroit Lions.
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September 10, 2021
Michigan’s Lower Tahquamenon Falls is getting a huge pedestrian bridge, a lawsuit claims regents are ‘censoring’ University of Michigan sexual abuse survivors and the DNR stocked Michigan waters with nearly 2.9 million walleye this year.
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September 9, 2021
Experts say a combined 68% of Michiganders have been vaccinated for COVID-19 or have natural immunity, employees sue Henry Ford Health System over its vaccine mandate and invasive mudsnails are found in a 6th Michigan river.
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September 8, 2021
Gov. Whitmer calls on the legislature to pass a bill repealing Michigan’s 1931 abortion law, 442,000 unemployed Michiganders lose benefits this week and a poll shows Michigan parents are divided on mask mandates in schools.
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September 7, 2021
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer leads the annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk, a man drowned over the weekend near Saugatuck Dunes State Park despite rescue efforts and the Wolverines lose Ronnie Bell for the season after an injury during Saturday’s game.
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September 3, 2021
Nearly all Michigan counties are now at high risk for COVID-19 transmission, experts express concern over the lack of a vaccine mandate for Michigan prison employees and tips for bear-proofing your Michigan campsite this fall.
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