Police use anecdotal evidence to arrest drugged drivers. Legislation would let Michigan join 24 states that use roadside saliva tests to make arrests. But reliability questions remain.
Janelle D. James
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Measles, whooping cough surge in Michigan amid falling vaccination rates
Michigan is experiencing a rise in measles and whooping cough due to declining childhood vaccination rates and health officials are sounding alarms.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Allergy season is starting earlier in Michigan
Seasonal allergies, particularly hay fever, are worsening due to longer pollen seasons. Early medication and immunotherapy can help manage symptoms and make allergy season more bearable.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Michigan’s REAL ID deadline: What you need to know before May 7
Michigan residents are required to have a REAL ID by May 7 to fly domestically and access federal facilities.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Michigan’s new car seat law takes effect April 2: What to know
Beginning April 2, children under 2 have to sit in a rear-facing child car seat.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development, Political and Public Policy Information
Whitmer roads tax plan may drive marijuana shops out of business, experts say
Michigan’s marijuana industry is struggling with low prices and can’t absorb a 32% wholesale tax to fund road repairs, industry leaders say.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Flu cases surging in Michigan. What to know and how to stay safe
Several schools across the state closed due to flu cases affecting students and staff. The illness has been on the rise across the US.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Michigan 2025 tax changes: new credits, tax rollbacks and deadlines
Here’s what you need to know about filing your taxes this year and what changes and adjustments to credits have been made.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Consumers Energy seeking a nearly 11% increase in residential gas bills
Michigan’s largest utility company, Consumers Energy, is seeking a $248 million rate increase. If it’s approved, customers’ bills would increase in late 2025.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety, Political and Public Policy Information
Michigan work zones, school buses to use cameras to catch traffic violators
Michigan will implement cameras in work zones to prevent construction-related crashes and on school buses to track people who fail to stop. The work-zone traffic systems can automatically issue tickets.