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Lawmakers OK COVID-19 spending bills; budget chief concerned

By David Eggert May. 13, 2021 03:48 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan legislators on Thursday approved mid-year spending bills, including billions of federal coronavirus relief to boost pay for...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press Jan. 18, 2021 09:00 AM EST
Detroit News. January 14, 2021. Editorial: Charges against Snyder risk criminalizing public service Attorney General...

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2018, file photo, Nick Lyon, former director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, is seen in Flint, Mich. Lyon was charged Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of nine people who got Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint water crisis. Nick Lyon pleaded not guilty during a video appearance before a Genesee County court. Lyon also was charged with a count of willful neglect of duty. He worked for then-Gov. Rick Snyder (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, File)
Flint water charges escalate debate over officials' failures

By John Flesher And Tammy Webber Jan. 15, 2021 02:18 PM EST

A bald eagle flying with the Lebanon flag over the Beirut port blast is depicted on Samih Zreik's house, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Dearborn, Mich. Zreik painted his house in tribute to Lebanon following the blast at Beirut's port that killed nearly 200 people, wounded more than 6,000 and caused billions of dollars in damage. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
US charities raise millions in wake of Beirut port blast

By Mike Householder Nov. 24, 2020 02:08 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, Jacob Newberry puts on new PPE at the COVID-19 state drive-thru testing location at UTEP in El Paso, Texas. As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help — especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. (Briana Sanchez/The El Paso Times via AP, File)
Hospitals competing for nurses as US coronavirus cases surge

By Tammy Webber Nov. 02, 2020 12:23 PM EST

Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, at Northwestern High School in Flint, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Obama criticizes Trump in scathing, personal terms

By Alexandra Jaffe Oct. 31, 2020 04:30 PM EDT

Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally while campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
The Latest: Biden unleashes scathing attacks on Trump

Oct. 31, 2020 02:13 PM EDT

President Donald Trump tosses ball caps to supporters as he arrives for a campaign rally at the Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, Pa, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Obama: Trump failed to take pandemic, presidency seriously

By Steve Peoples, Alexandra Jaffe And Zeke Miller Oct. 31, 2020 12:07 AM EDT

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens to Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II at Headliners Barbershop in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Black voters in Detroit key for Biden, but are they engaged?

By Kat Stafford Sep. 22, 2020 12:13 AM EDT

James Jackson poses for a photograph outside his home during the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in West Park, Fla. Jackson is among the tens of thousands hospitality workers fighting for survival in the age of the pandemic. Jackson's employer, the Diplomat Beach Resort, in Hollywood, Fla., was forced to close in March because of the outbreak. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
For pandemic jobless, the only real certainty is uncertainty

By Sharon Cohen Aug. 09, 2020 09:49 AM EDT

A recent poll conducted by the National Science Foundation and NORC found that while college graduates are more likely than those without a college degree to report lost investments and an adjusted work routine in response to the pandemic, those without a college degree are more likely to report having risked exposure to coronavirus and delayed bill payments.
Poll: Pandemic hurting Americans' finances in disparate ways

By Tammy Webber Jul. 21, 2020 08:00 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2020 05:42 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Complete nursing home tests ...

AM-Prep: Cooler Copy

May. 11, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
ARRESTS IN MI. SECURITY GUARD SHOOTING OVER MASK FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Two men have been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Michigan...

Tears shed as India Seahorn of Flint copes with the loss of her uncle Calvin Munerlyn while saying her final goodbyes during his visitation service Friday, May 8, 2020 at Sheldon T. Banks Funeral Chapel in Flint, Mich. Munerlyn, 43, of Flint was shot at the Family Dollar store following an alleged verbal altercation with 45-year-old Sharmel Teague after he told the woman's daughter she needed to wear a mask while inside. (Jake May/The Flint Journal, MLive.com via AP)
2 arrested in slaying of Michigan guard over face mask order

May. 08, 2020 11:19 PM EDT

Family and friends lift their candles to the sky and release balloons to honor Calvin Munerlyn during a vigil Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Flint, Mich. Munerlyn was shot and killed Friday at a Family Dollar store in Flint. He'd worked at the store as a security guard for a little more than one year. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
3 charged in killing of store security guard over virus mask

By Corey Williams And Mike Householder May. 04, 2020 04:22 PM EDT

Masks are sold from the roof of a car Monday, May 4, 2020, in the fashion district of Los Angeles. Amid more defiance from local governments, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that some businesses can reopen as early as Friday with restrictions to help prevent spread of the coronavirus. The plan under the second phase of the governor's four-point reopening plan allows retailers such as clothing stores, sporting goods stores and florists to resume operations with curbside pickup. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
The Latest: China reports 1 new virus case, no deaths

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2020 03:22 AM EDT

A funeral director wears a mask for safety amidst the coronavirus outbreak during a funeral service for World War II veteran Ferrald Fredie Waller on Monday, April 20, 2020 at River Rest Cemetery in Flint Township. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
'Loved his country': Funeral held for 105-year-old veteran

Apr. 21, 2020 02:13 PM EDT

The Rev. Timothy Pelc blesses Easter baskets on Saturday, April 11, 2020, outside St. Ambrose Church in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. Pelc, wearing church vestments and protective gear against the coronavirus, offered a prayer and sprayed holy water from a squirt gun instead of blessing baskets inside the church during the coronavirus outbreak. (Natalie White via AP)
Michigan reports 111 new virus deaths as cases near 24,000

Apr. 11, 2020 05:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo, House Minority Leader Christine Greig speaks with reporters at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Michigan lawmakers plan to convene for the first time in weeks to lengthen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declaration amid the coronavirus pandemic but are at odds over the extension and whether the session is even necessary. The Republican-led Legislature is scheduled to meet Tuesday, April 7, 2020, three weeks after last voting. Greig said she trusts Whitmer and called a 23-day extension “grossly inadequate." “If they're telling us they need 70 days, then I want to give them 70 days,” she said. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File)
Michigan lawmakers spar over emergency length, need to meet

By David Eggert Apr. 05, 2020 10:15 AM EDT

A roofer works on new shingles in Warren, Mich., Thursday, April 2, 2020. The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has triggered a stunning collapse in the U.S. workforce with 10 million people losing their jobs in the past two weeks and economists warn unemployment could reach levels not seen since the Depression, as the economic damage from the crisis piles up around the world. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Michigan virus cases clear 10,000; peak still weeks away

By David Eggert And Corey Williams Apr. 02, 2020 04:10 PM EDT