Category: Michigan
New bill hopes to end Michigan’s status as only state without statewide septic system code
Democratic State Senator Sam Singh has introduced a bill that would require the establishment of a statewide sanitary code for septic systems. Many similar bills have failed to win support in the state legislature over the decades.
Desperate for doctors: Michigan looks to expand who can provide care
Lawmakers are trying to ease dangerous short-staffing in health care by tweaking laws â expanding the ability of some mid-level practitioners and, in some cases, creating new types of workers….
Michigan: Macomb clerk’s noncitizen voter claims overstated
The Macomb County clerk had flagged 15 names. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says there’s evidence one voted, but some are citizens….
ICE denies targeting schools as Michigan lawmakers eye restrictions
As Michigan lawmakers debate banning ICE enforcement at schools, the agency on Thursday denied claims stemming from recent arrests in Ypsilanti….
Firm returns $4.8M to Michigan amid Clare health park embezzlement case
A construction company that had contracted to build a health park in Clare has returned nearly $5 million from a nonprofit whose founder is facing related embezzlement charges….