Michigan News from MLive

Seatbelt use is at its lowest rate in Michigan since 2004, the University of Michigan has hit its student vaccination goal and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoes a Republican plan to end the extra $300 per week in federal unemployment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legionnaires’ disease is on the rise in Michigan, a report once again lists Ann Arbor as the most educated city in the U.S. and you can now buy jerseys featuring the names of University of Michigan football players. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bomb threat closes the Mackinac Bridge Sunday afternoon, the Faster Horses Festival continues as planned after the deaths of four attendees and the DNR says Michiganders should not be alarmed if they spot hawks in their yard. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan’s job growth is still flat since February, President Biden makes a disaster declaration after flooding last month in Michigan and the mayoral race in one Michigan town includes a cat, a goat and a chicken. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thousands of COVID-19 vaccines could expire before being used in Michigan, Gov. Whitmer signs a $17 billion spending bill aimed at closing the school funding gap and a proposal would fine people for swimming at Michigan beaches during dangerous conditions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gov. Whitmer requests a “major disaster” declaration from President Biden after flooding, 65% of University of Michigan students are now vaccinated and the Belle Isle Aquarium will reopen this week with $1.2 million in upgrades. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vice President Kamala Harris encourages vaccination during a visit to Detroit, the first vaccine lottery winners will be announced this week and plant-based pepperoni is coming to Little Caesars locations in Detroit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 have changed, an increased number of mosquitoes are buzzing around certain areas of Michigan and the Detroit Tigers take prep pitcher Jackson Jobe with the No. 3 pick in the MLB Draft. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A petition to add LGBTQ protections to a Michigan law appears to have fallen short on signatures, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declares a state of emergency for three Michigan counties and the Michigan DNR is hiding 50 geocaches statewide as part of a centennial celebration. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan’s COVID vaccine lottery surpasses 1 million sign-ups, Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Detroit next week after postponing a previously scheduled stop and Michigan Secretary of State branches are extending hours to help with backlog. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan’s vaccination numbers dropped dramatically in June, Gov. Whitmer proposes $150 million in federal funds to improve local parks and trails, and Hunter Dickinson is returning to the University of Michigan after withdrawing from the NBA Draft. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seven Michigan counties hit President Biden’s goal of a 70% vaccination rate by July 4, Michigan’s tart cherry harvest is estimated at one-third of normal for a second year and wildfires in Canada are providing vibrant sunsets in Michigan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A $17 billion spending plan to fund K-12 education passes the Michigan Legislature, Michigan’s attorney general says Consumers Energy’s proposed rate boost is ‘excessive and unnecessary’ and Lake Erie’s toxic algae bloom is expected to be mild again this year See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID-19 vaccines will be a ‘condition of employment’ for Henry Ford Health System employees, nearly 500 people have died on Michigan roadways so far this year and a refresher on Michigan fireworks rules ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Joe Biden is headed to Traverse City this weekend, the DNR has revealed the likely cause of a fire that burned nearly 400 acres in Northern Michigan and a look at the final numbers from Michigan’s spring COVID-19 surge. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four tornadoes confirmed after weekend storms in Michigan, the coronavirus delta variant is reported in West Michigan and the state recommends students still wear masks at school. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Michigan Senate votes to end federal unemployment benefits, the popular Mackinac Bridge Walk will return for Labor Day 2021 and two Michigan parks are named to a list of the best U.S. freshwater beaches. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Republican-led report finds no evidence of voter fraud in Michigan, Michigan unemployment offices are reopening for appointments later this month and Consumers Energy plans to end coal use by 2025. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan’s workplace COVID requirements are replaced with recommendations, the Woodward Dream Cruise returns for 2021 and a mosquito-borne virus is found in Saginaw County. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vaccination rates are slowing to a trickle in Michigan, an estimated one in six Michigan restaurants closed during the pandemic and the Supreme Court rules in favor of athletes in an NCAA compensation case. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twenty-four percent of Michiganders have acquired natural immunity to COVID-19, a Flint woman dies after being shot by police and a new Miss Michigan is crowned. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan will end its COVID-19 mask mandate and capacity limits early, Gov. Whitmer calls for ‘hero pay’ for essential workers and Traverse City is ranked as the No. 1 lake beach town in the U.S. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gov. Whitmer looks to remove COVID-19 restrictions ‘in the coming days,’ 5 million Michigan residents have now been vaccinated against COVID-19 and the risk of fire increases in Michigan as drought continues. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gov. Whitmer and lawmakers back a plan aimed at improving child care access, Republicans in the U.S. House move to censure Rashida Tlaib for labeling Israel an ‘apartheid’ state and Bay City’s popular fireworks festival is returning for 2021. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gov. Whitmer proposes an expansion of a $300-per-week bonus to get Michiganders back to work, government funding can no longer be used for conversion therapy on minors in Michigan and the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a sharp decline in Girl Scout cookie sales. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices