LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 30: After the Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature refused to extend the emergency and disaster declaration that was set to expire at midnight tonight, Governor Gretchen Whitmer took swift action by signing three new executive orders to continue fighting COVID-19 and save lives. "COVID-19 is an enemy that has taken the lives of more Michiganders than we lost during the Vietnam War,"  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 24 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Gregg Dimkoff, professor of finance in the Seidman College of Business, said the most important advice he can give consumers during the "stay at home" order is to avoid buying non-discretionary items. Simply put: Don't spend foolishly. "If you don't need it, don't do it," said Dimkoff. "We don't know how long or how deep the recession will be." Dimkoff said it helps to make a list of what is essential an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a series of initiatives to help Michigan workers and their families during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including the "Futures for Frontliners" program to provide a tuition-free pathway to college or a technical certificate to essential workers who don't have a college degree. This includes workers like the ones staffing our hospitals and nursing homes, stoc more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 29 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced that Michigan's auto insurer rate filings approved by DIFS will provide savings to Michigan's drivers, that not only equal, but exceed, the law's required reductions of average statewide per vehicle premiums. In its review, DIFS rejected Personal Injury Protection (PIP) filings that used an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-60 to establish strategies to reduce exposure to COVID-19 for both customers and employees. The order also provides temporary relief by suspending certain licensing requirements and regulations for food service industries. "While Michiganders fight this virus, we must continue to take aggressive action to reduce exposure and prevent a second more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 29 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement after Senator Debbie Stabenow announced that 18 Michigan community mental health organizations have been selected as Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Michigan will receive $54,452,014 in new funding for the clinics. Senator Stabenow's announcement is a result of the passage of the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Tr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 2 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Michigan Apple Committee, Elevator Safety Board, Michigan Public School Employees' Retirement Board, Military Appeals Tribunal, Advisory Council on Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing, and the Suicide Prevention Commission: Michigan Apple Committee Michael Dietrich, of Conklin, is the manager of Homestead Orchards, a family-o more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-65 to extend and clarify Executive Order 2020-35, which ordered all K-12 school buildings to close for instructional purposes to students for the remainder of the school year, and provided continuity of learning infrastructure by setting guidelines for remote learning. In addition to continuing the actions taken in the previous executive order,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 27: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-63, which extends validity of existing personal protection orders that would otherwise expire during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Whitmer's order coincides with a Michigan Supreme Court administrative order extending the validity of personal protection orders until 90 days after Michigan's emergency declaration is l more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 2 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 1: At a press conference with leaders in health care, business, and labor, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-70 as part of her MI Safe Start plan. The executive order will allow the May 7 resumption of some types of work that present a very low risk of infection, including construction, real-estate activities, and work that is traditionally and primarily performed outdoors more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a $130 million investment to make child care more affordable and accessible for Michigan families during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Child care providers have been critical partners in helping our state respond to COVID-19, and we are extremely grateful for their service," Governor Whitmer said. "Every child care provider and early educator is important in giving more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Following a national search, Michigan State University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., named Teresa Kaye Woodruff as the university's next provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. She is currently dean of the graduate school and associate provost for graduate education at Northwestern University. "Teresa's experience and credentials are impeccable. But more importantly, she more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A new algorithm could enable faster, less expensive detection of weapons-grade nuclear materials at borders, quickly differentiating between benign and illicit radiation signatures in the same cargo. The development is a collaboration among researchers at the University of Michigan, University of Illinois, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, Scotland) and University of Edi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 30 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The global food supply chain has been rocked by the pandemic, leading to disruptions and shortages and adding to the problem of waste. There's also the human cost, such as the economic harm to the laborers whose jobs or hours are cut and the growing problem of food insecurity for millions. Still, there are signs of hope, such as the success of smaller grocers in maintaining supply lines with local sou more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 30 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Much like the Flint water disaster, the coronavirus crisis has exposed the shortcomings of government, says a University of Michigan researcher. "Once again, we're seeing confusion about the relative legal roles of local, state and federal agencies, along with failures to communicate and cooperate productively across levels of government," said Peter Jacobson, U-M professor emeritus of health law and more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 30 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Continued analysis of Parker Solar Probe data is starting to create a clearer picture of the sun's magnetic activity, which may bolster our ability to predict dangerous solar events. And the more information that comes in, the more it all fits with theories posited at the turn of the millennium by researchers at the University of Michigan. Justin Kasper, professor of climate and space sciences and en more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A new study from University of Michigan climate researchers concludes that some of the latest-generation climate models may be overly sensitive to carbon dioxide increases and therefore project future warming that is unrealistically high. In a letter scheduled for publication April 30 in the journal Nature Climate Change, the researchers say that projections from one of the leading models, known as CESM more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 30 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Nearly 15,000 miles of new Asian roads will be built in tiger habitat by mid-century, deepening the big cat's extinction risk and highlighting the need for bold new conservation measures now, according to a new study. University of Michigan conservation ecologist Neil Carter and his colleagues used a recently developed global roads dataset to calculate the extent and potential impacts of existing and more PR