Photo: Bill Pugliano / Getty LANSING, April 9, 2021 ~ Governor Gretchen Whitmer has requested Michigan high schools offer remote learning, youth athletics pause, and for residents to avoid dining at indoor restaurants for two weeks. “We need everyone to step up and to take personal responsibility here,” the Governor said. “So I’m not taking…
DETROIT, April 8, 2021 ~ The prices of lumber are skyrocketing nationwide, and builders and buyers are suffering from it. While interest rates for loans are down, the prices of flooring, concrete and other building materials are rising. According to the National Association of Home Builders, current lumber prices are adding upwards of $24,000 to…
Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty DETROIT, April 7, 2021 ~ In a press release, Rocket Mortgage Classic announced that they expect to gather more than $1 million through fan engagements and returning activities at their famous three holes dubbed “AREA 313.” The event, which is part of the Changing the Course initiative, aims to make the stretch…
Photo: JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty LANSING, April 6, 2021 ~ Member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents and Chair of the Michigan Republican Party Ron Weiser has been censured by the U of M’s Board of Regents after referring to Attorney General Dana Nessel, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer…
Photo Illustration: NASA via Getty Cape Canaveral, April 6, 2021 ~ Ingenuity, NASA’s mini-helicopter, detached from the belly of the Perseverance rover, and has survived its first night alone on the surface of Mars. The small craft had to rely on the solar-powered battery to run a heater to prevent its unshielded electrical components from…
Photo: Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty DETROIT, April 5, 2021 ~ An increase in usage of personal wipes during the pandemic is ruining sewer pipes and pump stations, and cleanups are expensive. A Clinton Township pump station reported approximately 1,000 wipes flushed every week. Since the stay-at-home began, the average has raised…
Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty WASHINGTON DC, April 2, 2021 ~ In the midst of an ongoing investigation by the Department of Justice surrounding a report from The New York Times, alleging a sexual relationship between Florida Representative Matt Gaetz and a 17-year-old, new developments involve an FBI agent who disappeared in Iran 14 years…
Photo: Doug Mills-Pool / Getty WASHINGTON DC, March 31, 2021 ~ On Wednesday, President Biden proposed to renovate the infrastructure of the United States, all while ensuring corporations are supplying what he believes to be their fair share of taxes. Named the American Jobs Plan, a statement from the White House says it aims to “create…
DETROIT, March 30, 2021 ~ Several trustees from the Detroit Institute of Arts have resigned following multiple controversies surrounding Museum Director Salvador Salort-Pons. Controversy began last summer, when there was an ethical breach involving the director receiving a loaned El Greco painting owned by his father-in-law, according to reports. Another report – from a recording…
Photo: Win McNamee / Getty WASHINGTON DC, March 29, 2021 ~ Democrats are pushing the “For the People Act,” aiming to reform elections and campaign financing laws nationwide. Republicans are calling the effort “fraud.” The bill would “improve access to the ballot box” by automatically registering voters across the country, as well as reinstating full…
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