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Man gets 2 years for buying gun used to kill Detroit officer

DETROIT (AP) — A 27-year-old man accused of buying a gun used in the fatal shooting of a Detroit police officer was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison, federal prosecutors said. Sheldon Avery Thomas, 27, of Detroit pleaded guilty in December to making a false statement in buying the ...

About 5K GM salaried workers take buyouts, avoiding layoffs

DETROIT — About 5,000 white-collar workers at General Motors took the company’s buyout offers, which the automaker says is enough to avoid layoffs at this time. GM said Tuesday that the offers will save about $1 billion per year in costs, about half of the $2 billion it wants to cut ...

Police reform divides community where cop killed Black man

GRAND RAPIDS The Rev. James Stokes remembers Grand Rapids following the slaying of George Floyd, when demonstrations devolved into rioting that left businesses damaged and scores of people arrested. Stokes and other leaders in the western Michigan city desperately wanted to avoid a similar ...

Loan forgiveness announced

LANSING — Medical providers of behavioral health services in Michigan may be eligible for educational loan repayment through the MI Kids Now Loan Repayment Program. This program focuses on incentivizing behavioral health providers to provide mental health services through nonprofit, ...

Electric vehicles: new rules mean no tax credits

By TOM KRISHER, FATIMA HUSSEIN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON — Fewer new electric vehicles will qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit later this year, and many will get only half that, under rules proposed Friday by the U.S. Treasury Department. The rules, ...

MPSC approves UPPCO rates

By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a settlement in Upper Peninsula Power Company’s rate increase request. The settlement secured a 60% reduction, low-income customer affordability funds and a fixed-term moratorium on ...