Michigan News from MLive

A weekly roundup of the top Michigan headlines from MLive.

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February 17, 2021
A proposed bill would allow Michiganders who win multi-state lottery jackpots to remain anonymous, Rite Aid is now offering COVID-19 vaccines in Michigan and the Senate Majority Leader claims dead people voted in the 2020 election, despite voting offic...
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February 16, 2021
Additional workers are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in Michigan, Beaumont Health cancels nearly 2,000 vaccine appointments due to an ‘unexpected’ vaccine shortage and University of Michigan leaders optimistic for a ‘more normal’ fall semester.
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February 15, 2021
Michigan ranks near the bottom of states with new COVID-19 cases, President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Michigan’s Pfizer facility this week and Ann Arbor officials want to increase diversity within the cit
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February 12, 2021
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposes the largest state budget in Michigan history, Michigan is set to receive $741 million in federal food assistance for remote students and a historic Upper Peninsula lodge opens new winter trails for skiing and snowshoeing.
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February 11, 2021
Nearly a million Michigan residents have received a COVID-19 vaccine, Michigan Democrats are calling for the resignation of Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and artists can apply to create art on a remote Michigan island.
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February 10, 2021
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget will include increased funding for schools, Michigan’s Senate leader calls the U.S. Capitol insurrection a “hoax” in a video released this week and ways to prevent hypothermia during Michigan’s cold spell.
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February 9, 2021
A survey shows 24% of Michigan residents do not plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine, a Michigan university is offering free tuition to students from low-income households and a judge dismisses charges against six Michigan hair stylists who defied Gov. Gretc...
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February 8, 2021
A COVID-19 variant has been found in another Michigan county, hundreds of health professionals are urging Ann Arbor schools to offer in-person learning and Jeep forgets the Upper Peninsula in their Super Bowl ad.
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February 5, 2021
Contact sports are allowed to resume in Michigan on Monday, almost 11% of Michigan residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the Detroit Tigers will allow fans to buy socially distanced tickets to spring training games.
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February 4, 2021
Nearly 20,000 Michiganders apply for free community college in 24 hours, the CDC recommends a two-week wait for other shots after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and a proposed bill would mandate Michigan schools employ at least one counselor.
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February 3, 2021
Michiganders 25 and older are now eligible for free community college, the state superintendent says Michigan schools can reopen soon if COVID-19 cases stay flat and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s campaign has already raised $5.5 million for the 2022 election
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February 2, 2021
Michigan passes the one-million mark on COVID-19 vaccine shots, retro Michigan license plates could make a comeback and Michigan’s Woody the Woodchuck has a prediction for the length of winter.
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February 1, 2021
A look at the rules as indoor dining reopens in Michigan, a group of Michigan workers is now eligible for reinstated unemployment benefits and the Lions trade quarterback Matthew Stafford.
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January 29, 2021
More than half of staff and residents at Michigan nursing homes have declined the COVID-19 vaccine so far, the Michigan National Guard is redeployed to Washington D.C. after a terror threat warning and a U.P. airport is selected as a command center for...
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January 28, 2021
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her third State of the State address, Michigan has a timeline for hazard pay payments for teachers and school staff members, and Michigan’s attorney general reminds residents that stimulus debit cards are not a scam.
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January 27, 2021
Roughly 90,000 Michigan workers apply for state Employee Assistance Grants, court records show a militia leader plans to admit to his role in the alleged kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and a warm winter has led to a lack of ice on the Gr...
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January 25, 2021
Michigan has mobilized additional National Guard troops for COVID-19 efforts, the state’s COVID-19 rates continue to trend downward and a billion-dollar lottery ticket is sold in Michigan.
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January 20, 2020
Temperature issues spoil a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines in Michigan, online gaming and sports betting will begin in Michigan on Friday and the Detroit Lions have a new head coach.
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January 19, 2020
Republicans contemplate who will challenge Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2022, a tugboat sinks in Marquette Harbor after hitting a break wall and the University of Michigan women’s basketball team sets a program record.
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January 18, 2020
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says “good will on both sides” must stop domestic terrorism, members of Donald Trump’s campaign helped organize the rally held before the Capitol riot and a look at the richest and poorest school districts in Michigan
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January 15, 2020
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been nominated as a vice chair for the Democratic National Committee, Gov. Whitmer has activated the National Guard ahead of protests at the Michigan Capitol and Sleeping Bear Dunes offers free admission for Martin Luther King...
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January 14, 2020
Two Michigan Republicans join Democrats in a vote to impeach President Donald Trump, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hopes to reopen indoor dining next month and former Gov. Rick Snyder pleads not guilty to two misdemeanor charges connected to the Flint water cr...
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January 13, 2020
Charges are expected against former Gov. Rick Snyder in connection with the Flint water crisis, laid off Michiganders are eligible for $1,650 payments and a six-foot fence is set to be installed around the Michigan Capitol in case of violent protests.
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January 12, 2020
The open carry of firearms is now banned inside the Michigan Capitol, many Michiganders are still receiving $0 in unemployment and the vaccination of Michigan’s long-term care residents is off to a slow start.
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January 11, 2020
Michigan Democrats support a push for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, investigators are asking Michigan residents for first-hand accounts of the Edenville Dam collapse and a Michigan school district is among the latest workplaces to be fined...
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