Michigans
Michigan’s top health official travels to Alabama after Whitmer spring break warning
Michigan’s new health director traveled to Alabama last week shortly after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer discouraged residents from traveling as the state leads the nation in the highest number of new coronavirus cases, a local news service first reported this week. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel was in Gulf Shores, Ala., according to …
BREAKING: Whitmer lifts Michigan’s stay-at-home order | News
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted Michigan’s coronavirus stay-at-home order Monday, letting restaurants reopen to dine-in customers next week and immediately easing limits on gatherings while keeping social-distancing rules intact. The governor moved six remaining regions comprising 93% of the state’s population to phase 4 — “improving” — two weeks after she announced that two regions in …
Editorial: Michigan’s mental health services need change now
It’s no secret Michigan has been underfunding mental-health services for years. It’s no secret that over the past quarter-century, the state has phased out most of the state-run psychiatrist hospitals, shifting those services to the private sector. It’s no secret the private sector has declined to file the void. Here’s the bottom line: In the …
