LANSING, MI. – Michigan has gained federal approval of a program that will provide food for children affected by school closings due to COVID-19. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) provides temporary funding to address emergency food needs and avert financial hardship for families affected by the pandemic. The food assistance benefits will go
El Centro de Historia de Michigan anunció una nueva iniciativa de recolección que brinda a los residentes la oportunidad de compartir historias que reflejan sus experiencias durante la pandemia de COVID-19, en beneficio de las generaciones futuras. El Centro de Historia de Michigan se compromete a documentar, a través de objetos, materiales de archivo, historias
The Michigan History Center announced a new collecting initiative that gives residents the opportunity to share stories that reflect their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, for the benefit of future generations. The Michigan History Center is committed to documenting – through objects, archival materials, stories and experiences from diverse Michiganders – how the coronavirus is
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 20,346 as of Wednesday, including 959 deaths, state officials report. The Department of Health and Human Services disclosed 1,376 new cases on Wednesday afternoon. The 24-hour number is the lowest in eight days. Last week, state officials suggested the state was
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is planning to extend the state’s stay-at-home order put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. “We will make an announcement tomorrow on all the different pieces of the Stay Home, Stay Safe order,” told Gretchen to Wood TV 8. The order, which is currently in effect through April 13,
La gobernadora de Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, planea extender la orden de permanencia en el hogar para limitar la propagación de COVID-19. «Haremos un anuncio mañana sobre la orden Stay Home, Stay Safe», dijo Gretchen a Wood TV 8. La orden, que está vigente hasta el 13 de abril, «se extenderá» y dijo que su oficina haría un
LANSING, MI. – El Fondo Estratégico de Michigan ha aprobado modificaciones al Fondo Acelerador de Negocios (BAF) para proporcionar un mayor apoyo a las aceleradoras de negocios en la red estatal SmartZone de Michigan que están prestando servicios a Startups y empresas de alta tecnología afectadas por el brote de COVID-19. Financiado por MEDC y
LANSING, MI. – The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved modifications to the Business Accelerator Fund (BAF) to provide greater support to business accelerators in Michigan’s statewide SmartZone network that are serving startups and high-tech companies impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Funded by the MEDC and administered by the Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the
Michigan doctors and funeral homes will have to report COVID-19 deaths under a new emergency order issued Saturday by the state’s Department of Health and Human Services. The order, which is effective immediately, requires physicians who know or suspect a patient’s death from COVID-19 to try quickly to notify the funeral director. The funeral director
DETROIT, MI. – La senadora Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) y la Coalición Chino-Americana de Michigan (MCAC) han donado 12,000 máscaras faciales a clínicas comunitarias de atención médica, hogares de ancianos, estaciones de policía y edificios para residentes de la tercera edad en Detroit. También están trabajando con legisladores del área de Detroit para distribuir más máscaras faciales en