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Michigan News

Sentence ordered in $1.4M COVID-19 relief fraud

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role in fraudulently obtaining more than in $1.4 million in federal COVID-19 relief money. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the sentence against 47-year-old Jemar Mason of Grand Rapids, ...

DNR urges snowmobile safety with strong regional storm

By Journal Staff LANSING — The National Weather Service is predicting a snowstorm to arrive in the Great Lakes region through today with the potential to drop a decent amount of accumulation. That’s favorable for snowmobile conditions, particularly in the Lower Peninsula, but the ...

Currency readers available to Michiganders

By Journal Staff LANSING — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has announced that Michiganders who are blind or visually impaired can now apply to receive an audible currency reader at no cost through the Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library. The currency ...

SEC says it’s not violating Elon Musk’s right to free speech

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is denying allegations that it is violating Elon Musk’s free speech rights by trying to enforce a 2018 securities fraud settlement. The commission, in an appeals brief filed late Thursday, said ...

Biden’s signature advances major projects

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press President Joe Biden signed a large defense bill on Friday that includes a water bill that directs the Army Corps of Engineers on major infrastructure projects to improve navigation and protect against storms worsened by climate change. The biggest ...

Canvassers board certifies recounts

By Journal Staff LANSING — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers announced that on Wednesday it considered all challenges and certified the partial recounts of Proposal 2022-2 and Proposal 2022-3. Thus, the results of the Nov. 8 election do not change. A local partial recount for ...