Author: Clean Technica
EMS providers battle money, staffing woes in rural Michigan’s ambulance ‘deserts’
Rural agencies face a compounding financial crisis: low call volume, unreliable public funding, service competition and low insurance reimbursement.
Munson nurses union to rally for staffing changes as contract negotiations continue
The nurses at Munson Medical Center are finishing up their third week of working under an expired contract. They’re planning a “practice strike” on April 9.
At a Traverse City apartment complex, a housing-first idea meets real life
Three years ago, Goodwill Northern Michigan bought the East Bay Flats apartment complex, turning a long-held concept into a reality — housing without conditions on sobriety or employment. Studies show this kind of program reduces homelessness by almost 90%. But what the day-to-day experience looks like is often less talked about.
Court: Only tribal governments can claim sovereign rights
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that entities employed by tribes do not automatically qualify for sovereign immunity from lawsuits.
Schools in northern Michigan struggle between pull of home and promise of college
Many schools in northern Michigan have college enrollment rates below the state average. Mobility rates — doing better than your parents — is as low in some rural areas as urban ones, and those who go to college often have no choice but to move because of a lack of jobs.
