Whitmer signs bills to resolve $2.2 billion budget shortfall

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Whitmer signs bills to resolve $2.2 billion budget shortfall

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday signed spending bills as part of an agreement to resolve a $2.2 billion deficit in the current budget by using federal…

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Ask Dr. Nandi: Masking Up for School

(WXYZ) — We’re just a little over a month away from the start of school. And while questions remain on how districts will educate students safely during the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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Macomb Cty.’s Mark Hackel & DEGC’s Pierre Batton address COVID-19

DETROIT (WXYZ) — On Sunday, July 19, Spotlight on the News will interview Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and Detroit Economic Growth Corporation Vice President Pierre Batton about how they…

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Contact tracers play crucial role in stopping COVID-19 spread at the county level

(WXYZ) — In the fight against COVID-19, county health departments are playing a crucial – and sometimes overlooked role – in stopping the spread. In the past couple of weeks,…

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Leadership shakeup at Ferndale’s Imperial over sexual harassment allegations shows need for union for service industry workers

click to enlarge Courtesy of Working Class Outlaws A former employee of popular Ferndale taco spot Imperial posted screenshots…

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Trump, Biden fight for primacy on social media platforms

WASHINGTON – On an average day, President Donald Trump sends about 14 posts to the 28 million Facebook followers of his campaign account. His Democratic rival, Joe Biden, delivers about…

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Unverified Voracity Cannot Lie | mgoblog

Sponsor note. Do you have a bar? Close that thing and ask the government to help you out. Do you have some other kind of business? Any other kind of…

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Global Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 500,000

The world is about to hit a devastating milestone: half a million people dead, killed by the coronavirus pandemic that has swept the planet. As of Saturday afternoon, global deaths…

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Thousands gather on Lake St. Clair for Jobbie Nooner

(WXYZ) — Thousands of boaters gathered out on Lake St. Clair on Friday for Jobbie Nooner. The annual party was started way back in 1974 by autoworkers. All these decades…

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