Michigan Lawmakers Are Meeting to Vote Despite COVID-19 Infection Concerns
Michigan’s Legislature will be convening tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7, to vote on an extension of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency declaration amid the...
Automakers Help to Fill Medical Equipment Shortage, But It’s Not Easy
One of the biggest challenges the United States faces in the coronavirus pandemic is a shortage of life-saving medical supplies...
COVID-19 Disproportionately Impacting African American Michiganders
More than a third of all COVID-19 cases in Michigan are among African Americans. That’s despite the fact that the...
Foreclosure Moratorium Not the End of Detroit’s Housing Crisis
With the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, Wayne County suspended tax foreclosures and their subsequent housing auctions for the foreseeable future....
Surge in Detroit COVID-19 Patients Could Lead to Rationing, Do Not Resuscitate Orders
The Henry Ford Health System has developed a policy officials say they hope they never have to use. They say...
How to Get Michigan’s Expanded Unemployment Benefits
Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic continue to be felt in communities across the state. An abrupt halt to daily life...
Detroit to Deploy “Instant Testing” for First Responders, Healthcare Providers
Detroit expects to be one of the first cities in the nation to deploy “instant testing” for COVID-19. Mayor Mike Duggan announced...
Census Bureau, Looking Past Pandemic, Hopes Neighborhood Faces Will Help Open Doors
The U.S, Census Bureau is suspending its field operations until April because of the coronavirus pandemic. With billions of dollars’...
COVID-19 and Chloroquine: FDA Authorizes Use, But Risks Persist
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization to use chloroquine and hyrdoxychloroquine to treat patients with...
Michigan Small Businesses Reel From COVID-19. Here’s Who Is Helping.
Michigan is closed for business, thank you very much. “Our goal is to provide as much runway to these businesses...
Metro Detroit Hospitals, Health Systems Brace for COVID-19 Surge
Michigan hospitals and health systems are quickly becoming overwhelmed with coronavirus cases. With experts warning that cases are expected to...
Trump Slams Detroit Carmakers, Orders General Motors Build Ventilators
Screen grab President Donald Trump is ordering General Motors to build ventilators after publicly criticizing the company for not meeting it's...