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This month, Michigan drivers, who have paid the highest auto insurance rates in the country, will be able to cut their auto insurance costs. On May 30, 2019, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan no-fault auto insurance reform legislation to provide insurance coverage options, lower rates for Michigan drivers, and strengthen consumer protections. On July 2, 2020, many changes to the state's no-fault auto insurance law took effect. The new law allows drivers to choose the amount of medical...
Washington, D.C., city attorney George Valentine was Black, brilliant, and fit. But after contracting COVID-19, he became so weak, he had trouble moving and even speaking. When it got to the point where he could barely breathe, George called an ambulance and waited on the steps of his house for it to arrive. Every second he waited must have seemed like an eternity. Two days later, George died. He was 66 and had suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure before getting sick with the...
LANSING -- Michigan residents will be safe from water shutoffs through December 31, 2020. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order on Wednesday that extended a prior order requiring that water services be reconnected to residences that had their service shut off. The order was issued as a safety measure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Whitmer said in a statement that the extension is "the right thing to do." "As Michigan families grapple with the impacts of COVID-19 on public health...
This week's Senior Star is River Rouge resident Rosa Lee Bow. Ms. Bow was born at Sumby Hospital in 1940 and has spent her entire life in River Rouge. She was the only girl of five children; three of her brothers have passed away. Her only surviving brother is Robert Wilson. Ms. Bow graduated from River Rouge High School in 1959. She recalls having had many friends while in school. She married in 1960 and held many jobs in many positions. Now a widow, Ms. Bow finds companionship and inspiration...
5 million voters with ballots encouraged to sign the envelope and return them Michiganders have through July 20 to register to vote online for the Aug. 4 state primary elections. Once registered at Michigan.gov/Vote, they can also request online that their ballot is mailed to them, as more than 1.5 million other voters have already done. Voters who already have their ballots are encouraged as soon as possible to complete them, sign the back of the envelope, and return them by mail or in...
