Approximately 350,000 Michigan families will continue to have access to additional food assistance benefits during the month of June as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced today. Michigan previously approved the additional food assistance for March, April and May – and
Las personas elegibles verán beneficios adicionales de asistencia alimentaria en su Tarjeta Bridge antes del 30 de junio, y los pagos comenzarán para algunos hogares el 20 de junio. Los beneficios adicionales se cargarán en las Tarjetas Bridge como un pago separado de la asistencia que se brinda a principios de mes. Michigan previamente aprobó
The first West Nile virus activity for Michigan in 2020 has been reported in a captive hawk from Lapeer County. Residents are reminded that the best way to protect themselves against West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne illnesses, including Eastern Equine Encephalitis, is to prevent mosquito bites. Every summer in Michigan, bites from mosquitoes carry
En un halcón cautivo, del condado de Lapeer, detectan la primera actividad del virus del Nilo Occidental en Michigan en 2020. Por eso, las autoredades les recuerdan a los residentes que la mejor manera de protegerse contra el virus del Nilo Occidental y otras enfermedades transmitidas por mosquitos, incluida la “encefalitis equina del este”, es
Latinos en Michigan TV habló con Amer Hakim, uno de los fundadores de Hakim, Toma & Yaldo, P.C., una firma de abogados con oficinas en Detroit, Warren, Grand Rapids y Traverse City para que nos contará que se puede hacer en caso de ser víctima de brutalidad policial. Liliana Ospina: Lo que le pasó a
La gobernadora de Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, dijo que espera que los salones de belleza, uno de los temas de reapertura más controvertidos en el estado en este momento, puedan reabrir «en los próximos días y semanas». Los propietarios de los salones se enojaron cuando Whitmer dijo durante la rueda de prensa del lunes que los
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she hopes hair salons — one of the most controversial reopening topics in the state right now — will be allowed to reopen “in the coming days and weeks.” Salon owners were angry when Whitmer said during Monday’s press briefing that residents should “Google how you do a haircut.” Salon
Treasury issued a Notice Regarding Phased Reestablishment of Michigan’s Bottle Deposit Return Program. Beginning June 15, 2020, some retailers must reopen their bottle return facilities and resume the collection of returnable beverage containers and refund of customer bottle deposits. This applies to retailers with bottle return facilities located at the front of the store or
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) today announced that DIFS Director Anita Fox has ordered all auto insurers in Michigan to issue refunds or premium waivers to consumers as a result of insurance companies’ reduced risk due to extreme reductions in driving during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Michiganders have
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-111, which provides additional requirements and procedures to keep agricultural workers and the food supply safe from the effects of COVID-19. “It’s critical for Michiganders to have access to healthy and nutritious food grown right here in our state, and one of the best ways to ensure that