COVID-19 restrictions

The Michigan Supreme Court has said “no” to hearing a case filed by a group representing hospitality businesses that suffered losses due to the state’s COVID-19 restrictions

The Michigan Supreme Court held its first oral arguments of the year Wednesday. Two cases deal with business losses due to the state’s COVID-19 orders

A fitness center company, a catering business and a bowling alley are demanding compensation for losses due to COVID orders issued early in the pandemic

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments in January on whether the state owes money to businesses affected by COVID-19 shutdown orders.

The termination hearing for Ottawa County public health officer Adeline Hambley is underway in West Olive. Some commissioners want to fire her, but her lawyer says they can’t.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said it plans to appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court

The question of whether school districts’ COVID-19 mask policies were legal won’t be settled right now. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that the issue no longer matters because the mask policies are no longer in effect

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon fought over abortion, guns and schools in the first of two debates prior to the November election

John Parney was admitted to a hospital with COVID-19 in September.

The bill approved Tuesday by the Senate now heads to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.