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.
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Lawmakers look to further limit cell phone use while driving in Michigan
Michigan lawmakers are considering bills to ban drivers from holding their phone while driving. They have bipartisan support.
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Here are the electric vehicles eligible for the revised $7,500 tax credit
The list of eligible vehicles gets shorter on April 18. The federal government is subsidizing electric vehicle purchases as it encourages manufacturers to move production from China to the U.S.
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Abortion pill chaos after flurry of rulings. Michigan providers say they won’t stop
The Biden administration is filing an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after a Wednesday federal court ruling restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
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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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Michigan Dems: Give driver licenses to undocumented immigrants
Some 51,000 people could benefit from a plan from Democrats, but fierce opposition expected from Republicans.
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Michigan wants to use cameras to ticket speeders in construction zones
‘It’s not a Big Brother thing,’ one supporter says, but similar systems are controversial in other states.
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In Michigan, an affordable housing ‘emergency’ looms
Democratic lawmakers and Michigan’s housing development authority are seeking a policy change that would allow developers to use tax increment financing for affordable housing projects. Supporters say it could help increase housing stock at a time when affordable options are in short supply.
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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.