Judge blocks Western Michigan's vaccine mandate for athletes

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Western Michigan University from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement against four female soccer players, ruling they are likely to prevail on claims it violates their constitutional religious rights.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Athletes, worker sue over vaccine rules at Michigan colleges

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Four female soccer players at Western Michigan University challenged the school's COVID-19 vaccine requirement for athletes Monday, saying it violates their Christian beliefs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge blocks Western Michigan's vaccine mandate for athletes

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Western Michigan University from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement against four female soccer players, ruling they are likely to prevail on claims it violates their constitutional religious rights.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Athletes, worker sue over vaccine rules at Michigan colleges

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Four female soccer players at Western Michigan University challenged the school's COVID-19 vaccine requirement for athletes Monday, saying it violates their Christian beliefs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge blocks Western Michigan's vaccine mandate for athletes

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Western Michigan University from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement against four female soccer players, ruling they are likely to prevail on claims it violates their constitutional religious rights.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge blocks Western Michigan's vaccine mandate for athletes

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Western Michigan University from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement against four female soccer players, ruling they are likely to prevail on claims it violates their constitutional religious rights.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge blocks W. Michigan from requiring vaccine for athletes

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday blocked Western Michigan University from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on four female soccer players, ruling they are likely to prevail on claims it violates their constitutional religious rights.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Athletes, worker sue over vaccine rules at Michigan colleges

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Four female soccer players at Western Michigan University challenged the school's COVID-19 vaccine requirement for athletes Monday, saying it violates their Christian beliefs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Athletes, worker sue over vaccine rules at Michigan colleges

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Four female soccer players at Western Michigan University challenged the school's COVID-19 vaccine requirement for athletes Monday, saying it violates their Christian beliefs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Athletes, worker challenge vaccine rules at Michigan schools

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Four female soccer players at Western Michigan University challenged the school's COVID-19 vaccine requirement for athletes Monday, saying it violates their Christian beliefs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Conservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two conservative hoaxers face a record $5.1 million fine for allegedly making illegal robocalls to wireless phones without the owners' consent in the 2020 election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Man gets 6 years in prison in Michigan governor kidnap plot

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison Wednesday for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a significant break that reflected his quick decision to cooperate and help agents build cases against others.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Conservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two conservative hoaxers face a record $5.1 million fine for allegedly making illegal robocalls to wireless phones without the owners' consent in the 2020 election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Man gets 6 years in prison in Michigan governor kidnap plot

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison Wednesday for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a significant break that reflected his quick decision to cooperate and help agents build cases against others.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Conservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two conservative hoaxers face a record $5.1 million fine for allegedly making illegal robocalls to wireless phones without the owners' consent in the 2020 election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Man gets 6 years in prison in Michigan governor kidnap plot

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison Wednesday for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a significant break that reflected his quick decision to cooperate and help agents build cases against others.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

1st sentence to be handed down in Michigan gov's kidnap plot

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors preparing for the first prison sentence in an

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

1st sentence to be handed down in Michigan gov's kidnap plot

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors preparing for the first prison sentence in an

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Sentence next for man who says he plotted to kidnap governor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors preparing for the first prison sentence in an

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87

DETROIT (AP) — Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back home in Michigan or taking on a multibillion-dollar corporation before cameras on Capitol Hill.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87

DETROIT (AP) — Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back home in Michigan or taking on a multibillion-dollar corporation before cameras on Capitol Hill.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Sen. Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, has died

DETROIT (AP) — Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 87.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87

DETROIT (AP) — Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back home in Michigan or taking on a multibillion-dollar corporation before cameras on Capitol Hill.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Sen. Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, has died

DETROIT (AP) — Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 87.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Sen. Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, has died

DETROIT (AP) — Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 87.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87

DETROIT (AP) — Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back home in Michigan or taking on a multibillion-dollar corporation before cameras on Capitol Hill.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87

DETROIT (AP) — Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back home in Michigan or taking on a multibillion-dollar corporation before cameras on Capitol Hill.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Sen. Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, has died

DETROIT (AP) — Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 87.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Michigan Senate GOP probe: No systemic fraud in election

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State Senate Republicans who investigated Michigan's 2020 presidential election for months concluded there was no widespread or systemic fraud and urged the state attorney general to consider probing people who have made baseless allegations about the results in Antrim County to raise money or publicity “for …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Michigan Senate GOP probe: No systemic fraud in election

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State Senate Republicans who investigated Michigan's 2020 presidential election for months concluded there was no widespread or systemic fraud and urged the state attorney general to consider probing people who have made baseless allegations about the results in Antrim County to raise money or publicity “for …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Time to play': Michigan reopens 15 months after pandemic

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan is fully open again.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Michigan Senate GOP probe: No systemic fraud in election

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State Senate Republicans who investigated Michigan's 2020 presidential election for months concluded there was no widespread or systemic fraud and urged the state attorney general to consider probing people who have made baseless allegations about the results in Antrim County to raise money or publicity “for …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Time to play': Michigan reopens 15 months after pandemic

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan is fully open again.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Time to play': Michigan reopens 15 months after pandemic

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan is fully open again.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Time to play': Michigan reopens 15 months after pandemic

MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is fully open again.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

AP Interview: Michigan official warns of democracy threats

LANSING, Michigan (AP) — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson serves as the chief election official in Michigan, working alongside nearly 1,700 local officials who administer elections in the battleground state. In 2020, Benson was at the center of efforts to ensure a safe and secure election amid the COVID-19 outbreak. …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

AP Interview: Michigan official warns of democracy threats

LANSING, Michigan (AP) — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson serves as the chief election official in Michigan, working alongside nearly 1,700 local officials who administer elections in the battleground state. In 2020, Benson was at the center of efforts to ensure a safe and secure election amid the COVID-19 outbreak. …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

AP Interview: Michigan official warns of democracy threats

LANSING, Michigan (AP) — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson serves as the chief election official in Michigan, working alongside nearly 1,700 local officials who administer elections in the battleground state. In 2020, Benson was at the center of efforts to ensure a safe and secure election amid the COVID-19 outbreak. …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Michigan lifts outdoor mask requirement for crowds under 100

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan late Tuesday lifted an outdoor mask requirement except in gatherings of at least 100 people and in organized contact sports, and said teen athletes no longer must undergo regular COVID-19 testing if they are fully vaccinated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Mandatory virus testing of teen athletes challenged in court

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A high school sports advocacy group and some parents sued Michigan on Thursday, seeking to stop a new requirement that all teen athletes be regularly tested for the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Mandatory virus testing of teen athletes challenged in court

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A high school sports advocacy group and some parents sued Michigan on Thursday, seeking to stop a new requirement that all teen athletes be regularly tested for the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Mandatory virus testing of teen athletes challenged in court

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A high school sports advocacy group and some parents sued Michigan on Thursday, seeking to stop a new requirement that all teen athletes be regularly tested for the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Mandatory virus testing of teen athletes challenged in court

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A high school sports advocacy group and some parents sued Michigan on Thursday, seeking to stop a new requirement that all teen athletes be regularly tested for the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Michigan sees virus surge, but tighter restrictions unlikely

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, which not long ago had one of the country's lowest COVID-19 infection rates, is confronting an alarming spike that some experts worry could be a harbinger nationally.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Michigan sees virus surge, but tighter restrictions unlikely

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, which not long ago had one of the country's lowest COVID-19 infection rates, is confronting an alarming spike that some experts worry could be a harbinger nationally.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Michigan sees virus surge, but tighter restrictions unlikely

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, which not long ago had one of the country's lowest COVID-19 infection rates, is confronting an alarming spike that some experts worry could be a harbinger nationally.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Michigan sees virus surge, but tighter restrictions unlikely

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, which not long ago had one of the country's lowest COVID-19 infection rates, is confronting an alarming spike that some experts worry could be a harbinger nationally.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

As virus cases surge, state Senate opts to curb restrictions

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A divided Michigan Senate on Tuesday again sought to limit state pandemic restrictions, voting to let all family members attend an athlete's sporting event and large families eat at a restaurant table.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

As virus cases surge, state Senate opts to curb restrictions

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A divided Michigan Senate on Tuesday again sought to limit state pandemic restrictions, voting to let all family members attend an athlete's sporting event and large families eat at a restaurant table.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

As virus cases surge, state Senate opts to curb restrictions

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A divided Michigan Senate on Tuesday again sought to limit state pandemic restrictions, voting to let all family members attend an athlete's sporting event and large families eat at a restaurant table.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Michigan ups stadium capacity, requires teen athlete testing

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Friday eased outdoor stadium capacity restrictions before baseball's opening day but ordered weekly rapid testing of teen athletes amid a climbing coronavirus case rate that ranks fourth nationally over the past week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan ups stadium capacity, requires teen athlete testing

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Friday eased outdoor stadium capacity restrictions before baseball's opening day but ordered weekly rapid testing of teen athletes amid a climbing coronavirus case rate that ranks fourth nationally over the past week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan ups stadium capacity, requires teen athlete testing

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Friday eased outdoor stadium capacity restrictions before baseball's opening day but ordered weekly rapid testing of teen athletes amid a climbing coronavirus case rate that ranks fourth nationally over the past week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan ups stadium capacity, requires teen athlete testing

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Friday eased outdoor stadium capacity restrictions before baseball's opening day but ordered weekly rapid testing of teen athletes amid a climbing coronavirus case rate that ranks fourth nationally over the past week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan poised to raise 1,000-fan limit at Comerica Park

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan appears poised to amend a 1,000-patron limit so more Detroit Tigers fans can attend home games on Opening Day and after.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan poised to raise 1,000-fan limit at Comerica Park

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan appears poised to amend a 1,000-patron limit so more Detroit Tigers fans can attend home games on Opening Day and after.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan poised to raise 1,000-fan limit at Comerica Park

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan appears poised to amend a 1,000-patron limit so more Detroit Tigers fans can attend home games on Opening Day and after.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan is poised to raise 1,000-fan limit at Comerica Park

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan appears poised to amend a 1,000-patron limit so more Detroit Tigers fans can attend home games on Opening Day and after.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Detroit mayor turned down J&J vaccine in favor of others

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Detroit this week turned down 6,200 doses of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, favoring shots from Pfizer and Moderna, but said Friday it will accept J&J doses in the state's next allocation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Detroit mayor turned down J&J vaccine in favor of others

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Detroit this week turned down 6,200 doses of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, favoring shots from Pfizer and Moderna, but said Friday it will accept J&J doses in the state's next allocation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Detroit mayor turned down J&J vaccine in favor of others

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Detroit this week turned down 6,200 doses of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, favoring shots from Pfizer and Moderna, but said Friday it will accept J&J doses in the state's next allocation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Detroit mayor turned down J&J vaccine in favor of others

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Detroit this week turned down 6,200 doses of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, favoring shots from Pfizer and Moderna, but said Friday it will accept J&J doses in the state's next allocation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Josh Venable, a longtime Michigan GOP operative and chief of staff to former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, can trace the arc of the state's Republican Party clearly.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Josh Venable, a longtime Michigan GOP operative and chief of staff to former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, can trace the arc of the state's Republican Party clearly.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Josh Venable, a longtime Michigan GOP operative and chief of staff to former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, can trace the arc of the state's Republican Party clearly.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Josh Venable, a longtime Michigan GOP operative and chief of staff to former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, can trace the arc of the state's Republican Party clearly.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Josh Venable, a longtime Michigan GOP operative and chief of staff to former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, can trace the arc of the state's Republican Party clearly.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan: Contact sports can resume Monday, with masks

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A ban on popular high school winter sports was lifted Thursday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration, days after frustrated parents and anxious teens rallied at the Capitol to try to persuade officials that basketball, wrestling and hockey could safely take place during the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Michigan: Contact sports can resume Monday, with masks

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A ban on popular high school winter sports was lifted Thursday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration, days after frustrated parents and anxious teens rallied at the Capitol to try to persuade officials that basketball, wrestling and hockey could safely take place during the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Michigan to end monthslong ban on youth contact sports

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will end a monthslong ban on youth contact sports that was ordered to curb rising coronavirus cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer seeks common ground with Legislature to end pandemic

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sought “common ground” with the Republican-led Legislature in her State of the State address Wednesday, calling for quick passage of a multibillion-dollar relief plan that would prioritize coronavirus vaccinations and additional aid to Michigan schools and businesses to help end the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer seeks common ground with Legislature to end pandemic

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sought “common ground” with the Republican-led Legislature in her State of the State address Wednesday, calling for quick passage of a multibillion-dollar relief plan that would prioritize coronavirus vaccinations and additional aid to Michigan schools and businesses to help end the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer seeks common ground with Legislature to end pandemic

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sought “common ground” with the Republican-led Legislature in her State of the State address Wednesday, calling for quick passage of a multibillion-dollar relief plan that would prioritize coronavirus vaccinations and additional aid to Michigan schools and businesses to help end the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer mum on health chief's resignation, sports ban

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday refused to discuss the circumstances surrounding the abrupt departure of Michigan's health director during the coronavirus pandemic, including whether she asked for his resignation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer mum on health chief's resignation, sports ban

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday refused to discuss the circumstances surrounding the abrupt departure of Michigan's health director during the coronavirus pandemic, including whether she asked for his resignation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer mum on health chief's resignation, sports ban

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday refused to discuss the circumstances surrounding the abrupt departure of Michigan's health director during the coronavirus pandemic, including whether she asked for his resignation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer still mum on health director's resignation

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday refused to discuss the circumstances surrounding the abrupt departure of Michigan's health director during the coronavirus pandemic, including whether she asked for his resignation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Michigan launches online sports betting, casino games Friday

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Online sports betting and casino games will start in Michigan at noon Friday, an expansion of options for gamblers who now wager through offshore sites.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Michigan launches online sports betting, casino games Friday

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Online sports betting and casino games will start in Michigan at noon Friday, an expansion of options for gamblers who now wager through offshore sites.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Michigan launches online sports betting, casino games Friday

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Online sports betting and casino games will start in Michigan at noon Friday, an expansion of options for gamblers who now wager through offshore sites.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Michigan launches online sports betting, casino games Friday

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Online sports betting and casino games will start in Michigan at noon Friday, an expansion of options for gamblers who now wager through offshore sites.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Flint water probe brings charges against ex-governor, others

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A new investigation of the Flint water disaster led to charges against nine people, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and key members of his administration, who are accused of various crimes in a calamitous plan that contaminated the community with lead and contributed to a …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

2 ex-health officials charged with manslaughter in Flint

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Two former Michigan health officials were charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of nine people who got Legionnaires’ disease during the Flint water crisis, as prosecutors revisiting how the city’s water system was contaminated with lead and bacteria also hammered a key adviser to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Michigan health chief charged with manslaughter in Flint

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s former health director was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of nine people who got Legionnaires’ disease during the Flint water crisis as prosecutors revisit how the city’s water system was contaminated with lead and bacteria during one of worst human-made environmental disasters …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Michigan governor faces 2 charges in Flint water scandal

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two years after leaving office, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is facing charges of willful neglect of duty in the Flint water crisis as prosecutors revisit how the city's water system was contaminated with lead during one of worst manmade environmental disasters in U.S. history.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Michigan legislative leader tested positive for COVID-19

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey said Wednesday he tested positive for the coronavirus two days before Christmas and recovered at home.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Michigan governor faces 2 charges in Flint water scandal

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two years after leaving office, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is facing charges of willful neglect of duty in the Flint water crisis as prosecutors revisit how the city's water system was contaminated with lead during one of worst manmade environmental disasters in U.S. history.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Michigan legislative leader tested positive for COVID-19

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey said Wednesday he tested positive for the coronavirus two days before Christmas and recovered at home.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with willful neglect of duty after an investigation of ruinous decisions that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and a regional outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer: Michigan restaurants likely can offer dining Feb. 1

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday she hopes to let restaurants reopen for indoor dining on Feb. 1, as her health department extended a two-month ban by an additional two weeks while letting non-contact sports resume this weekend.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Michigan restaurants will be able to open for dining Feb. 1

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will announce Wednesday that Michigan restaurants can reopen for indoor dining on Feb. 1, two-and-a-half months after an order to close amid a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

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Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, The …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer: Schools should offer in-person classes by March 1

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday strongly encouraged all K-12 schools in Michigan to offer in-person instruction by March 1 and earlier if possible, but she stopped short of requiring it saying face-to-face classes should at least be an option.

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AP sources: Whitmer wants K-12 schools reopened by March 1

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will on Friday strongly encourage all K-12 schools in Michigan to reopen for in-person instruction by March 1 as the state starts offering the coronavirus vaccine to teachers, The Associated Press has learned.

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Top federal prosecutor in Michigan seeks tips on Capitol mob

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A top federal prosecutor in Michigan on Thursday urged people to give tips to the FBI if they are aware of people who joined a violent mob that

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Top federal prosecutor in Michigan seeks tips on Capitol mob

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A top federal prosecutor in Michigan on Thursday urged people to give tips to the FBI if they are aware of people who joined a violent mob that

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Michigan to begin vaccinating people 65 and older, teachers

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will begin issuing coronavirus vaccines to seniors and front-line workers such as teachers and police next week, state officials said Wednesday while announcing accelerated access for people who are at least 65 years old.

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Whitmer vetoes Meijer tax break, deferment of property taxes

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pocket vetoed proposed tax breaks for retail chain Meijer and separate legislation that would have let certain businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic defer their property tax payments without facing penalties or interest.

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Whitmer vetoes bill to let 1-time DUI offenders clear record

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer refused to sign a bill that would have let an estimated 200,000 one-time drunken drivers ask a judge to set aside their conviction, despite the measure's broad bipartisan support in the Michigan Legislature.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Michigan lawmakers, governor agree to $465M in virus aid

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer agreed to a $465 million pandemic spending plan, including relief payments to businesses and workers struggling to stay afloat because of the coronavirus and government restrictions to curb its spread.

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Whitmer criticizes Trump admin over vaccine shipments

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A frustrated Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday criticized the Trump administration because Michigan will receive fewer doses of the COVID-19 vaccine than expected in its next allocation, saying she cannot get a “straight answer.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan lawmakers, governor agree to $465M in virus aid

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer agreed to a $465 million pandemic spending plan, including relief payments to businesses and workers struggling to stay afloat because of the coronavirus and government restrictions to curb its spread.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer criticizes Trump admin over vaccine shipments

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A frustrated Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday criticized the Trump administration because Michigan will receive fewer doses of the COVID-19 vaccine than expected in its next allocation, saying she cannot get a “straight answer.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan lawmakers reinstate freeze on water shutoffs

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers voted Thursday to prohibit water shutoffs across the state through March, reinstating a moratorium that was upended by a court ruling.

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Michigan lawmakers reinstate freeze on water shutoffs

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers voted Thursday to prohibit water shutoffs across the state through March, reinstating a moratorium that was upended by a court ruling.

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Michigan regulators OK $100M rate hike for Consumers Energy

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan regulators on Thursday approved a $100 million electric rate hike for Consumers Energy, authorizing the state's second-largest utility to bill the average residential customer about $9 more per month starting in January.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Flint water settlement borrowing plan approved by lawmakers

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan legislators on Wednesday finalized a plan to borrow $600 million to finance the state’s proposed settlement with the residents of Flint, whose water was contaminated with elevated levels of the neurotoxin lead.

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Michigan lawmakers OK bills to let college athletes be paid

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to bills that would clear the way for college athletes to be paid for the use of their names, images or likeness rights — putting Michigan on the cusp of becoming at least the fourth state with such a law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Flint water settlement borrowing plan approved by lawmakers

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan legislators on Wednesday finalized a plan to borrow $600 million to finance the state’s proposed settlement with the residents of Flint, whose water was contaminated with elevated levels of the neurotoxin lead.

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Michigan lawmakers OK bills to let college athletes be paid

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to bills that would clear the way for college athletes to be paid for the use of their names, images or likeness rights — putting Michigan on the cusp of becoming at least the fourth state with such a law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer cites progress curbing virus; no Thanksgiving surge

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration reported progress Tuesday in the fight against the coronavirus, saying new cases continue to decline and that Michigan has seen no spike related to Thanksgiving travel.

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Whitmer cites progress checking virus; no Thanksgiving surge

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration reported progress Tuesday in the fight against the coronavirus, saying new cases continue to decline and Michigan has seen no spike related to Thanksgiving travel.

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Michigan congressman quits GOP over bid to overturn election

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A retiring Michigan congressman said Monday he is leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent to protest efforts to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump.

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Michigan electors cast 16 votes for President-elect Biden

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan electors cast 16 votes Monday for President-elect Joe Biden, who reclaimed the battleground state for Democrats on his way to winning the White House.

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Michigan electors cast 16 votes for Biden

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan electors cast 16 votes Monday for President-elect Joe Biden, who reclaimed the battleground state for Democrats on his way to winning the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan GOP lawmaker punished for not denouncing violence

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker was disciplined Monday for not denouncing potential violence at the Michigan Capitol before Democratic presidential electors met to vote for Joe Biden, who defeated President Donald Trump in the swing state.

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Legislative offices closed due to threats as electors meet

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan legislative offices were closed Monday because of threats of violence as presidential electors prepared to gather in the state Capitol to cast their votes for Democrat Joe Biden.

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Senate targets virus restrictions; OKs jobless, water bills

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Senate Republicans voted to limit the length of coronavirus restrictions issued by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration, unless they were extended by the GOP-controlled Legislature.

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Michigan expects 257,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses initially

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan expects to receive about 257,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines initially if the federal government authorizes them for emergency use this month, enough to immunize roughly 128,000 residents, a top doctor said Thursday.

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Senate: Let drivers renew license in person less frequently

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan drivers could renew their licenses more frequently online or by mail instead of having to go to a secretary of state branch office under bipartisan legislation that received unanimous Senate approval on Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan expects 257,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses initially

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan expects to receive about 257,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines initially if the federal government authorizes them for emergency use this month, enough to immunize roughly 128,000 residents, a top doctor said Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan lawmaker disciplined for warning Trump backers

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican leaders in the Michigan House stripped a Black Democratic lawmaker of her committee assignments Wednesday because she took to social media to warn “Trumpers,” after saying she had received at least one racist threat that she should be lynched.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan lawmaker disciplined for threatening Trump backers

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican leaders in the Michigan House stripped a Democratic lawmaker of her committee assignments Wednesday after she threatened “Trumpers” in a social media video.

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Michigan will borrow $600M for Flint water settlement

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers on Wednesday began swiftly passing a plan to borrow $600 million to fund the state's proposed settlement with the residents of Flint, who sued after their municipal water supply was contaminated with elevated levels of lead for 18 months.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan House cancels more voting sessions due to virus

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House has canceled voting sessions scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday after a staffer tested positive for the coronavirus, complicating the Legislature's final days of business in the two-year term.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan House cancels more voting sessions due to virus

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House has canceled voting sessions scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday after a staffer tested positive for the coronavirus, complicating the Legislature's final days of business in the two-year term.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer administration extends partial shutdown by 12 days

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday extended a partial shutdown of businesses and schools through Dec. 20, rejecting desperate appeals to lift a ban on indoor restaurant dining while the state tries to stop a wave of new coronavirus cases.

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Religious high schools sue to reopen for in-person classes

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nonpublic schools sued Monday after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration

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Religious schools sue to stop Michigan coronavirus order

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nonpublic schools sued Monday after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration

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Lawmakers who met with Giuliani scramble after COVID news

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was “doing very well" after being hospitalized with the coronavirus as lawmakers in battleground states that Giuliani visited last week scrambled to make sure they did not contract the virus.

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Whitmer administration extends partial shutdown by 12 days

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday extended a partial shutdown of businesses and schools through Dec. 20, rejecting desperate appeals to lift a ban on indoor restaurant dining while the state tries to stop a wave of new coronavirus cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan House cancels voting session after Giuliani test

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House canceled its voting session scheduled for Tuesday following an announcement that Rudy Giuliani tested positive for the coronavirus just days after he testified before lawmakers in Lansing without wearing a mask.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan hospitals: Partial shutdown should be extended

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan hospital officials said Monday the state's partial shutdown of businesses and schools to curb the coronavirus is working and should be extended through the holiday season to alleviate stress on the health care system.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hospitals: Partial shutdown is working, should be extended

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan hospital officials said Monday the state's partial shutdown of businesses and schools is working and should be extended through the holiday season to alleviate stress on the health care system.

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Whitmer seeks $400M in virus spending in Legislature

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked Michigan lawmakers to approve $300 million in state spending to fight the coronavirus into 2021, including money to support the broad-based distribution of pending vaccines.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer may extend partial shutdown of schools, businesses

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that her administration may extend portions of a three-week partial shutdown of schools and businesses next week because of the “sheer volume” of coronavirus cases in Michigan.

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GOP senator: Let high schools decide about opening

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker pressed a top state health official Thursday to lift an order closing all Michigan high schools to in-person instruction due to the coronavirus, saying the decision should be left at the local level.

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Giuliani to Republicans: Pressure Legislature on Biden win

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump's personal lawyer urged Michigan Republican activists on Wednesday to pressure, even threaten, the GOP-controlled Legislature to “step up” and award the state's 16 electoral votes to Trump despite Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New unemployment head balances paying claims, stopping fraud

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's acting unemployment director told lawmakers on Wednesday that her office is trying to strike a balance between quickly paying benefits to jobless workers and preventing fraud, saying impostor claims are rampant in a backlog of approximately 90,000 cases.

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Giuliani to Republicans: Pressure Legislature on Biden win

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump's personal lawyer urged Michigan Republican activists on Wednesday to pressure, even threaten, the GOP-controlled Legislature to “step up” and award the state's 16 electoral votes to Trump despite Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New unemployment head balances paying claims, stopping fraud

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's acting unemployment director told lawmakers on Wednesday that her office is trying to strike a balance between quickly paying benefits to jobless workers and preventing fraud, saying impostor claims are rampant in a backlog of approximately 90,000 cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cautious optimism, uncertainty as state virus cases decline

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A top Michigan health official said Tuesday she was cautiously optimistic that more residents took steps to combat the surging coronavirus last month, citing declining case rates, but warned that the spread remains significant and the effect of Thanksgiving will not be known for two to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cautious optimism, uncertainty as state virus cases decline

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A top Michigan health official said Tuesday she was cautiously optimistic that more residents took steps to combat the surging coronavirus last month, citing declining case rates, but warned that the spread remains significant and the effect of Thanksgiving will not be known for two to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Another Michigan lawmaker tests positive for coronavirus

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State Rep. John Chirkun said Monday he had tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming at least the 10th member of the Legislature to be infected since the pandemic hit Michigan more than eight months ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cities ask legislators to ensure non-residents pay taxes

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan mayors on Monday asked the Legislature to act quickly to ensure two-dozen cities collecting income taxes do not lose revenue because non-residents are working at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Michigan nears launch of online sports betting, other games

LANSING, Mich. (AP) —

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Michigan car insurance fee for medical coverage will drop

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan drivers who want unlimited personal injury protection benefits will pay $86 per vehicle starting next summer, down from $100 currently.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan car fee for unlimited medical coverage will drop

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan drivers who want unlimited personal injury protection benefits will pay $86 a vehicle starting next summer, down from $100 currently.

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'Congratulations': James concedes US Senate race to Peters

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican John James late Tuesday conceded to Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, nearly three weeks after the incumbent was declared the winner by The Associated Press.

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Shirkey: Lawmakers told Trump they have no role in election

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey on Tuesday sought to downplay his recent meeting with Donald Trump amid the president's efforts to challenge Joe Biden's win in Michigan, saying Republicans told Trump that state law does not give legislators a say in awarding electoral votes.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan AG investigating threats against county canvassers

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that her office is investigating threats against election officials in Wayne County, where two Republicans voted against certifying the results last week before reversing course.

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Biden transition OK'd to start as Trump runs out of options

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government recognized

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Biden transition gets govt OK after Trump out of options

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government recognized

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Biden transition gets govt OK after Trump out of options

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power after President Donald Trump spent weeks testing the boundaries of American democracy. He relented after suffering yet more legal and procedural defeats in his seemingly …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan certifies Biden win, Trump challenge thwarted again

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state, another setback for President Donald Trump in his futile effort to undermine the results of the Nov. 3 election through baseless legal challenges and unsupported claims of fraud.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden’s transition gets green light as Trump at last relents

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election on Monday, formally starting the transition of power after President Donald Trump spent weeks testing the boundaries of American democracy. He relented after suffering yet more legal and procedural defeats in …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Feds agree to help Biden transition after more Trump defeats

WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of fraught delay, the federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election on Monday and gave the green light for cooperation on a transition of power. The move came after President Donald Trump suffered yet more legal and …

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Michigan certifies Biden win; another defeat for Trump

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan election officials on Monday certified President-elect Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state, another defeat for President Donald Trump in his futile effort to undermine the results of the Nov. 3 election through baseless legal challenges and unsupported claims of fraud.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan certifies Biden win; a setback for Trump challenge

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state, another setback for President Donald Trump in his futile effort to undermine the results of the Nov. 3 election through baseless legal challenges and unsupported claims of fraud.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan certifies Biden win despite Trump's GOP overtures

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state amid President Donald Trump’s brazen attempts to subvert the results of the election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Despite Trump prod, Michigan considers certifying Biden win

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan election officials on Monday edged closer to certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the battleground state, taking hours of public comment against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented campaign to subvert the results of the election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Despite Trump's prod, Mich. to consider certifying Biden win

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan election officials on Monday appeared to edge closer to certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state, meeting against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented campaign to subvert the results of the election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Michigan leader: Trump didn't ask for election interference

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump did not ask Michigan Republican lawmakers to “break the law” or “interfere” with the election during a meeting at the White House, a legislative leader said Sunday, a day before canvassers plan to meet about whether to certify Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sought to leverage the power of the Oval Office on Friday in an extraordinary attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, but his pleas to Michigan lawmakers to overturn the will of their constituents appeared to have left them unswayed.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Trump to meet Michigan leaders in bid to subvert election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan state legislators headed to the White House on Friday as President Donald Trump made an extraordinary and sure-to-be futile attempt to block Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state and subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Mich. leaders head to DC as Trump bids to subvert election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Michigan state legislators headed to the White House on Friday as President Donald Trump made an extraordinary and sure-to-be futile attempt to block Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state and subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Trump, allies make frantic steps to overturn Biden's victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his allies are taking increasingly frantic steps to subvert the results of the 2020 election, including summoning state legislators to the White House as part of a longshot bid to overturn

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Trump, allies make frantic steps to overturn Biden victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his allies are taking increasingly frantic steps to subvert the results of the 2020 election, including summoning state legislators to the White House as part of a longshot bid to overturn Joe Biden’s victory.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Trump summons Michigan GOP leaders for extraordinary meeting

DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump summoned Michigan's Republican legislative leaders to the White House for an extraordinary meeting Friday amid a long shot GOP push to subvert the democratic process that handed the battleground state to Democrat Joe Biden.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

President Trump invites Michigan GOP leaders to White House

DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump summoned Michigan's Republican legislative leaders to the White House for a meeting Friday amid a longshot GOP push to overturn the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving

From California to Pennsylvania, governors and mayors across the U.S. are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions amid the record-shattering resurgence of the virus that is all but certain to get worse because of holiday travel and family gatherings over Thanksgiving.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving

From California to Pennsylvania, governors and mayors across the U.S. are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions amid the record-shattering resurgence of the virus that is all but certain to get worse because of holiday travel and family gatherings over Thanksgiving.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan halts classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports — including the football playoffs — in a bid to curb the state's spiking coronavirus cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving

From California to Pennsylvania, governors and mayors across the U.S. are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions amid the record-shattering resurgence of the virus that is all but certain to get worse because of holiday travel and family gatherings over Thanksgiving.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan governor says she has authority for stay-home order

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday she has the authority to issue a second stay-at-home order to curb the spiking coronavirus if necessary and called a comment by an adviser to President Donald Trump urging people to “rise up” against Michigan's latest restrictions “incredibly reckless.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Whitmer says she has authority to do 2nd stay-home order

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday she has the authority to issue a second stay-at-home order to curb the spiking coronavirus if necessary, pointing to an epidemic-powers law that her administration has used since a setback at the state Supreme Court.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan halts classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports — including the football playoffs — in a bid to curb the state's spiking coronavirus cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan halts classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports — including the football playoffs — in a bid to curb the state's spiking coronavirus cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan halts high school classes, indoor restaurant dining

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and stopped organized sports — including the football playoffs — in a bid to curb Michigan's spiking coronavirus cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

2 more Michigan lawmakers test positive for virus amid surge

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — At least two more Michigan legislators have tested positive as the coronavirus continues surging to record heights, including one who attended Senate session and committee hearings on Thursday — the same day the House canceled votes due to infections among members.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

2 Michigan lawmakers test positive for virus as cases surge

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — At least two more Michigan legislators have tested positive as the coronavirus continues surging to record heights, including one who attended Senate session and committee hearings on Thursday — the same day the House canceled votes due to infections among members.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

2 more Michigan legislators test positive for virus

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — At least two more Michigan legislators have tested positive for the coronavirus, including one who attended Senate session and committee hearings on Thursday — the same day the House canceled votes due to infections among members.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan posts new record of virus cases as deaths climb

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Tuesday posted a record number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases, near 6,500, and reported 59 deaths within the previous 24 hours — its deadliest day in six months.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Whitmer: Virus response to be better coordinated under Biden

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The United States will have a coordinated, science-based response to the coronavirus once President-elect Joe Biden takes office, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday, expressing optimism while warning that Michigan's surging cases will likely continue to grow in coming months.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan rolls out statewide coronavirus exposure app

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Monday launched the statewide rollout of a voluntary, free coronavirus app that notifies users if they have potentially been in close contact with infected people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden won Michigan with surge in cities, suburbs

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Joe Biden reclaimed Michigan for Democrats with a surge of support in urban regions like Detroit and Grand Rapids, offsetting high turnout in rural and exurban areas for President Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Peters says James' refusal to concede election 'pathetic'

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Celebrating his reelection, Sen. Gary Peters on Thursday pledged to fight for Democratic values and be bipartisan in his second term while saying it was “sad" and "pathetic” that Republican challenger John James had refused to concede defeat.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Record 5.5M voted in Michigan; highest percentage in decades

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — More than 5.5 million people voted in Michigan's presidential election — the most ever and the highest percentage of voting-age residents to cast a ballot in 60 years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters wins reelection

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Michigan Sen. Gary Peters won reelection Wednesday, defeating Republican challenger John James in a tight, expensive race that was the state's most competitive in two decades.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Republican Peter Meijer wins Amash’s House seat in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Peter Meijer has won the House seat left open in western Michigan after Libertarian Rep. Justin Amash decided not to seek reelection.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden wins Michigan, nears 270 electoral votes

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden has carried Michigan and its 16 electoral votes, further dismantling Donald Trump’s Rust Belt wall of support that helped deliver him the presidency four years ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan Senate race between Peters, James remains close

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Gary Peters and Republican rival John James were locked in razor-tight race for Michigan's Senate seat on Wednesday, with the incumbent clinging to a 5,600-vote lead while absentee votes were still being tallied in Democratic-heavy cities.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Too early to call Trump-Biden, Senate races in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The close race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden in battleground Michigan was too early to call Wednesday morning, with many votes uncounted.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden locked in tight race in battleground Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden were locked in a tight race in battleground Michigan early Wednesday, with thousands of ballots yet to be tallied in a state whose 16 electoral votes may prove crucial.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Meijer, Scholten vie for House seat in western Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. House race in western Michigan between Republican Peter Meijer and Democrat Hillary Scholten was too early to call Wednesday morning, with many votes still uncounted.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump-Biden, Senate races too early to call in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden was too early to call in battleground Michigan early Wednesday, with many votes uncounted.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump-Biden showdown, Senate race top Michigan's ballot

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Joe Biden is seeking to reclaim the once-reliably blue Michigan for Democrats, while President Donald Trump is trying to again seize the key battleground state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump-Biden showdown, Senate race top Michigan's ballot

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Joe Biden is seeking to reclaim once-reliably blue Michigan for Democrats, while President Donald Trump is trying to again seize the key battleground.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Meijer, Scholten vie for House seat in western Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Peter Meijer and Democrat Hillary Scholten are vying in what may be Michigan's most competitive House race after Rep. Justin Amash decided not to seek reelection.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan Sen. Peters faces stiff challenge from GOP's James

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — John James is aiming to be the first Michigan Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in a quarter-century. Sen. Gary Peters is eyeing a second term, which would extend Democrats' decades-long dominance in the state's Senate races.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Peters, James make final cases in Michigan's Senate race

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Gary Peters and Republican challenger John James are making their final cases to the electorate in the closing days of a $100 million-plus duel that will help shape whether the winner of the presidential race can enact his legislative agenda.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Peters, James make final cases in Michigan's Senate race

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Gary Peters and Republican challenger John James are making their final cases to the electorate in the closing days of a $100 million-plus duel that will help shape whether the winner of the presidential race can enact his legislative agenda.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden, Obama make a final appeal to Michigan's Black voters

NEWTOWN, Penn. (AP) — Joe Biden enters the final weekend of the presidential campaign with an intense focus on appealing to Black voters, whose support will be critical in his bid to defeat Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden, Obama make a final appeal to Michigan's Black voters

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Joe Biden enters the final weekend of the presidential campaign with an intense focus on appealing to Black voters whose support will be critical in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan tightens social gathering limits after virus spike

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Thursday tightened restrictions on indoor social gatherings and shifted the Traverse City region backward in Michigan's reopening plan, saying coronavirus hospitalizations have doubled in three weeks and the statewide death rate has risen for five straight weeks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan tightens social gathering limits after virus spike

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Thursday tightened restrictions on indoor social gatherings and shifted the Traverse City region backward in Michigan's reopening plan, saying coronavirus hospitalizations have doubled in three weeks and the statewide death rate has risen for five straight weeks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Whitmer admin tightens gathering limits after virus spreads

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Thursday tightened restrictions on indoor gatherings and shifted the Traverse City region backward in Michigan's reopening plan, saying coronavirus hospitalizations have doubled in three weeks and the statewide death rate has risen for five straight weeks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Whitmer, Benson defend election integrity amid Trump attacks

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Democratic governor and top elections official on Wednesday defended the integrity of the election amid continued attacks from President Donald Trump, saying results may take longer in close contests because of the surge in absentee voting in the battleground state, but that every valid ballot …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Whitmer, Benson defend election integrity amid Trump attacks

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Democratic governor and top elections official on Wednesday defended the integrity of the election amid continued attacks from President Donald Trump, saying results may take longer in close contests because of the surge in absentee voting in the battleground state, but that every valid ballot …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Peters reports raising $7.4M in 2 weeks in Senate race

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan said Thursday that his campaign raised $7.4 million in the first two weeks of October, about half of what was collected in the previous three months.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Whitmer signs bills to protect businesses from virus suits

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday made Michigan businesses and other employers immune from lawsuits filed by customers or workers who contract the coronavirus, as long as they have followed all safety protocols.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Whitmer OKs bills to protect businesses from virus lawsuits

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday signed into law legal protections for Michigan businesses and other employers that are sued by infected customers or workers despite having followed all coronavirus safety protocols.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Peters reports raising $7.4M in 2 weeks in Senate race

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan said Thursday that his campaign raised $7.4 million in the first two weeks of October, about half of what was collected in the previous three months.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan: Indoor visits to nursing homes can resume

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan officials said Wednesday that indoor visits can resume at nursing homes and other residential care facilities for the first time in seven months, except in counties with higher daily coronavirus case rates.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Whitmer: Michigan at 'dangerous moment' as virus cases spike

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warned Wednesday that Michigan has more confirmed daily cases of the coronavirus than ever, noting a sharp increase since the state Supreme Court invalidated her sweeping orders earlier this month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan: Indoor visits to nursing homes can resume

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan officials said Wednesday that indoor visits can resume at nursing homes and other residential care facilities for the first time in seven months, except in counties with higher daily coronavirus case rates.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Whitmer: Michigan at 'dangerous moment' as virus cases spike

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warned Wednesday that Michigan has more confirmed daily cases of the coronavirus than ever, noting a sharp increase since the state Supreme Court invalidated her sweeping orders earlier this month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan allows indoor visits at nursing homes

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan said Wednesday that indoor visits can resume at nursing homes and other residential care facilities for the first time in seven months, except in counties with higher daily coronavirus case rates.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Michigan election head: Drop off absentee ballot, don't mail

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's top elections official said Tuesday that the presidential battleground state's 1.5 million people with absentee ballots still in-hand should put them in a drop box or take them to their local clerk's office rather than risk sending them by mail with two weeks to go …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Secretary of state: Drop off absentee ballot, don't mail it

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's top election official said Tuesday that the 1.5 million people with absentee ballots still in hand should put them in a drop box or take them to their local clerk's office rather than use the mail with two weeks to go until the presidential election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Obama boosts Peters' reelection bid in Michigan Senate ad

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama gives a boost to Gary Peters of Michigan in a new ad released Tuesday by the Democratic senator's reelection campaign.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Whitmer vetoes bill targeting voter fraud, cites confusion

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed bills that would have made it a felony to knowingly try to apply for multiple absentee ballots or to fill out an application for others without their consent.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Low-key Democrat tries to hang onto Senate seat in Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Call him low-key, understated, maybe even “boring." First-term Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is betting voters care more about his effectiveness, as he desperately fights to keep a seat his party is counting on to take the Senate majority.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Whitmer vetoes bill targeting voter fraud, cites confusion

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed bills that would have made it a felony to knowingly try to apply for multiple absentee ballots or to fill out an application for others without their consent.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Low-key Democrat tries to hang onto Senate seat in Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Call him low-key, understated, maybe even “boring." First-term Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is betting voters care more about his effectiveness, as he desperately fights to keep a seat his party is counting on to take the Senate majority.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Low-key Democrat tries to hang onto Senate seat in Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Call him low-key, understated, maybe even “boring." First-term Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is betting voters care more about his effectiveness, as he desperately fights to keep a seat his party is counting on to take the Senate majority.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Whitmer vetoes bill targeting voter fraud, cites confusion

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed bills that would have made it a felony to knowingly try to apply for multiple absentee ballots or to fill out an application for others without their consent.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

2 more to be held without bond ahead of Whitmer plot trial

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Two more men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be held without bond before trial.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Judge finds cases against 5 in Whitmer plot can move forward

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors provided enough evidence to move toward trial for five Michigan men accused of plotting to kidnap the state’s governor because of her measures to control spread of the coronavirus and they will all remain held without bond, a federal judge ruled Friday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Michigan reports record number of new confirmed virus cases

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Thursday reported more than 2,000 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus — the highest yet during the pandemic — as COVID-19 continued spreading more rapidly across the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

App launched in Michigan to alert people exposed to virus

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state health department and Michigan State University on Thursday launched a voluntary smartphone app to notify people if they have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus, a step toward potentially taking the technology statewide.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Effort to bar LGBTQ discrimination moves ahead in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A ballot drive has turned in more than 483,000 signatures for an initiative to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people in Michigan by amending the state's civil rights law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Michigan Legislature OKs unemployment, legal liability bills

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Republican-led Legislature on Wednesday voted to keep intact longer-lasting unemployment benefits and other coronavirus-related orders issued by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, while also striking a deal on liability protections for businesses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Michigan Legislature OKs unemployment, legal liability bills

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Republican-led Legislature on Wednesday voted to keep intact longer-lasting unemployment benefits and other coronavirus-related orders issued by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, while also striking a deal on liability protections for businesses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Effort to bar LGBTQ discrimination moves ahead in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A ballot drive has turned in more than 483,000 signatures for an initiative to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people in Michigan by amending the state's civil rights law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Agent: Michigan, Virginia governors mentioned in kidnap plot

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Members of anti-government paramilitary groups implicated in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor ahead of the November election because of her measures to slow the coronavirus also discussed abducting Virginia’s governor, an FBI agent testified Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Agent: Michigan, Virginia governors mentioned in kidnap plot

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Members of anti-government paramilitary groups implicated in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor ahead of the November election because of her measures to slow the coronavirus also discussed abducting Virginia’s governor, an FBI agent testified Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

3 denied bond in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Members of anti-government paramilitary groups implicated in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor over measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus during a fraught election year also discussed abducting Virginia’s governor during a June meeting, an FBI agent testified Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

FBI: Groups also discussed kidnapping Virginia governor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Members of anti-government paramilitary groups implicated in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor over measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus during a fraught election year also discussed abducting Virginia’s governor, an FBI agent testified Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

FBI agent: Groups discussed kidnapping Virginia governor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia’s governor during a June meeting in Ohio, an FBI agent testified Tuesday during a court hearing in Michigan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Michigan high court: Virus orders invalidated immediately

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Monday rejected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's request to delay by 28 days the effect of its decision striking down a law she had used to keep intact sweeping orders designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Michigan high court: Virus orders invalidated immediately

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Monday rejected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's request to delay by 28 days the effect of its decision striking down a law she had used to keep intact sweeping orders designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Michigan Supreme Court won't delay effect of pandemic ruling

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Monday rejected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's request to delay by 28 days the effect of its decision striking down a law she had used to keep intact sweeping orders designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Men accused in plot on Michigan governor attended protests

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Among the armed protesters who rallied at the Michigan Capitol against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's coronavirus lockdown this past spring were some of the men now accused in stunning plots to kidnap her, storm the Capitol and start a “civil war.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Men accused in plot on Michigan governor attended protests

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Among the armed protesters who rallied at the Michigan Capitol against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's coronavirus lockdown this past spring were some of the men now accused in stunning plots to kidnap her, storm the Capitol and start a “civil war.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump allies warn against feud with swing-state governor

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump's allies are trying to contain a politically risky election-year fight with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as he struggles to balance presidential politics with a global pandemic in one of the nation's most important swing states.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump allies warn against feud with swing-state governor

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump's allies are trying to contain a politically risky election-year fight with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as he struggles to balance presidential politics with a global pandemic in one of the nation's most important swing states.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer OKs $150M to fight pandemic, vetoes other spending

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday signed onto a $150 million funding package to fight the coronavirus pandemic while vetoing $167 million she said should be saved as Michigan confronts what are expected to be plummeting tax revenues amid the pandemic's economic fallout.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Deaths spike in Michigan; top doctor warns about Detroit

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general said Friday that the situation in Detroit, a national “hot spot” for cases of the new coronavirus, will worsen next week — as Michigan reported the highest daily spikes yet: 801 new cases statewide and 32 additional deaths.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Whitmer: No golf, can returns; laundromats OK in shutdown

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that golf courses and tobacco shops should close for three weeks to abide by her stay-at-home order.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Michigan governor bans dining out, extends jobless benefits

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a sweeping order Monday banning dine-in customers at restaurants and closing all bars, movie theaters, gyms and other sports facilities to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan coronavirus cases hit 25 as restrictions tighten

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan was hit by more cases and additional fallout from the coronavirus on Friday, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer banned all gatherings of more than 250 people and the Roman Catholic church stopped Masses in the Detroit region through the start of Holy Week.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Gov. Whitmer closes all Michigan schools amid COVID-19 scare

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that, effective Monday, all of the state's public and private schools will closed for three weeks through April 5 to combat the spread of a rising number of coronavirus cases.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Democrats buoyed by high turnout in Michigan primary

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democrats are hoping the record turnout in the state's presidential primary portends well for their efforts to defeat President Donald Trump in November.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden wins Michigan primary, denying Sanders a state repeat

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A resurgent Joe Biden continued his momentum Tuesday by winning Michigan’s Democratic primary, denying Bernie Sanders’ attempt to rekindle his presidential campaign in what will be a presidential battleground in November.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan deal funds virus outbreak, tuition aid, tourism ads

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday agreed to $321 million in spending that will be used to combat the coronavirus, provide financial assistance for certain adults to go to community college and partially revive the state's tourism campaign.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan insurers cover virus tests; Medicaid copays waived

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan health insurers said Friday they will cover the cost of medically necessary tests for the new coronavirus for people covered under employer and individual health plans, while Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the waiving of testing and treatment fees for Medicaid recipients.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan onsite sports betting will begin March 11

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The first legal sports betting in Michigan will begin next week, state regulators said Friday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan state senator denies sexual harassment allegations

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan lawmaker issued a statement Friday denying that he sexually harassed three women, a day after the Senate leader removed him from a committee he led and ordered him to undergo training.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Abuse allegations, calls for state inquiry build in Michigan

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — More men came forward Thursday with allegations of sexual abuse by a late doctor at the University of Michigan, as the state's attorney general insisted that the school must commit to cooperating with her office before she would move to begin an independent investigation.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan Gov. Whitmer endorses Biden days before primary

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is backing Joe Biden for president days before the state's Democratic primary, giving the former vice president another boost after his success on Super Tuesday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Judge invalidates Michigan Medicaid work requirements

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday invalidated work requirements for hundreds of thousands of Medicaid recipients in Michigan, one of two states where rules had been in effect after court challenges elsewhere.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

House road plan has no tax hike; Senate wants to curb debt

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans who control the Michigan House proposed a new transportation-funding plan Wednesday that would not raise fuel taxes, directing the revenue to local roads.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michigan lawmakers spend $28m on Flint water

THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Back to blue collar

WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Only a few short years ago, Michigan leaders talked excitedly about diversifying the state's economy beyond the auto industry, envisioning a Silicon Valley-style workforce that would be less dependent on manufacturing and more invested in technology and green energy.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO