Neighborhood News

Dear Fellow Neighbors, As you may know, people in Flint are working hard to stop a toxic asphalt plant from being built next to an incinerator that is already causing widespread asthma near thousands of residents. Flint residents are once again facing another environmental injustice. The Coalition to Stop Ajax Asphalt Plant asks everyone who …

Help the Choice Neighborhoods Team prioritize how to spend $1.45 million!

More than nine million vaccines administered as new COVID cases fall to one-year low. LANSING, Mich. – Governor Whitmer and Lt. Governor Gilchrist today celebrated the reopening of state to full capacity at Belle Isle in Detroit and highlighted the administration’s Economic Jumpstart Plan focused on strengthening the economy and putting Michiganders back to work. Starting today, capacity in both indoor and outdoor settings will increase to 100% and …

MIOSHA updates COVID-19 emergency rules to align with Federal OSHA LANSING, Mich.—Today, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) filed COVID-19 emergency rules to align with Federal OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The updated rules are effective today and set to expire Dec. 22, 2021. The rules rescind the emergency rules issued on May 24, 2021 and …

Good afternoon Past Smartphone Participants and Those Interested in Training, I hope this email finds you well, healthy, and your family secure! The board of directors have determined that we would not offer in-person smartphone training due to the rising number of covid cases until Spring. As the weather warms up, we would like to …

Michiganders are eligible to receive discounts on internet service and devices. LANSING, Mich. – Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II and the Connecting Michigan Taskforce are encouraging Michigan families to sign up for a new federal program to help lower the cost of high speed internet service, which has begun enrolling participants today. The Emergency Broadband …

Grant Funding Available for Michigan Restaurant and Bars Restaurant Revitalization Fund The new Restaurant Revitalization Fund, part of the recently passed American Rescue Plan Act, provides $28.6 billion in grants to restaurants and bars who have experienced pandemic-related revenue loss. The U.S. Small Business Administration began registrations for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund today, Friday, April …