Associated Press
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Eligible businesses in operation before October 2019 can get a grant based on a “financial hardship” calculation, up to $5 million. Those that began operating between October 2019 and the end of May 2020 can receive a grant equal to 25% of certain specified costs.
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The bill, signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is intended to resolve a conflict between state law and a new federal program that provided unemployment aid to people who were not otherwise eligible, including part-time employees.
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Masking may still be mandated for some employees, such as those working inside prisons and state psychiatric hospitals.
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Police said Kyle Campbell-Slade was among a small group of people who had gathered on Feb. 22 on the ice of Crystal Lake in Frankfort to set off fireworks in honor of a late friend.
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In Grand Rapids, Bob Quay said he may never sell Russian products again. And he’s taken another step: “I’ve ordered a Ukrainian flag, and that will be going up next week.”
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Some futurists depict Michigan and the Great Lakes as “climate havens” that will lure people and businesses weary of worsening drought, wildfire, hurricanes and other disasters. Not so fast, skeptics say. Amid images of abundance lurk problems with pollution, overuse and deteriorating infrastructure.
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The program is part of its celebration of Black History Month and intended to help reduce barriers for underrepresented students in higher education.
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Engine failure forced Mark Meyer, 62, down Thursday afternoon onto the frozen surface of Indian Lake in Schoolcraft County, Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources said in a release.
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It’s the first case of avian flu in Michigan, said Lyndsay Cole, a USDA spokeswoman. It’s not clear how it reached the backyard flock, she said.
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“This will be a tax cut for every Michigan worker and Michigan family, not just some,” said House Tax Policy Committee Chair Matt Hall, a Marshall Republican and sponsor of the tax measure.