The updated booster is for those over 65 or with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals under the age of 50 currently are not recommended to get multiple booster shots.
Janelle D. James
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Whitmer signs gun safe storage, background checks; House OKs ‘red flag’
Two months after a mass shooting at Michigan State University, Gov. Whitmer returns to the campus to sign new gun reform bills.
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Michigan tax deadline is fast approaching. How to file a tax extension
Those who haven’t filed their taxes yet have until April 18. Need an extension? Read on.
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Automatic expungement for 1M Michigan residents began Tuesday
State Police implemented software Tuesday that removes certain misdemeanors and felonies from public records. The aim is to give people with convictions in their distant past a fresh start in seeking jobs and other opportunities.
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Good times for Michigan marijuana customers, a struggle for industry
Marijuana prices are near record lows. But an oversupply of product and fierce competition are leaving many companies struggling in the state’s still young industry. Some want the state to step in with licensing controls.
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Michigan group wants voters to approve registry of animal abusers
Crimes against pets are on the rise, so a coalition of advocates wants to put a measure on the ballot to better identify those convicted of abuse and cruelty.
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20 Michigan high schools to teach African American AP course this fall
It’s part of a national rollout of the Black history course, which drew conservative criticism for topics that included Black Lives Matter, followed by progressive backlash after some of those topics were dropped.
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New bill could ban child marriages in Michigan
Democratic lawmakers in the state house have introduced legislation that would establish 18 as the minimum age for marriage Currently there is no minimum age for marriage in Michigan under the law
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DTE, Consumers Energy to Michigan lawmakers: We need to do better.
Lawmakers hammer DTE and Consumers Energy over their handling of a Feb. 22 ice story that left thousands without power, some for more than a week.
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Michigan stopped Ohio toxic waste last week, but we import waste every day
Following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, there was an uproar when Michigan learned contaminants from the spill were being shipped for disposal here. Political intervention halted that effort, but Michigan quietly imports hazardous waste every day. Here’s where toxic waste goes.