In support of the state’s estimated 1.4 million family caregivers, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed November as Family Caregiver Month. Family caregivers provide a broad range of assistance for older adults, service members, veterans, people with disabilities and those with serious and/or ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) urges Michigan residents to prevent carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning by installing CO detectors and making sure fuel burning appliances are properly working when turning back the clocks for the end of daylight saving time Sunday, Nov. ...

Michigan’s seat belt use rate fell slightly in 2023, according to results from a grant-funded direct observation study conducted by Michigan State University. In 2023, Michigan’s seat belt use rate was 92.4, a decrease of 0.5 percent from the 92.9 percent recorded in 2022. Results from ...

With nearly 600,000 hunters preparing to head out for the start of the Firearm Deer Season, it is important to remember that over 42.7 percent of vehicle-deer crashes occur in Michigan during the months of October, November and December. Last year, 11 people were killed in deer crashes. Five ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer promised as a candidate to expand the state’s transparency laws to compel both her office and the Legislature to give documents to the public when the public asked for them. She’s been in office for years now, and nothing’s been done to fulfill her promise. To be ...

Lawmakers are taking a minimalist approach to implementing Proposal 1, the transparency in government measure passed by voters in the 2022 general election. The draft legislation offered by the Democratic majority is more notable for what it doesn’t do than what it does. Inexplicably ...