Michigan extends COVID health order to May with child mask rule
Michigan will extend its COVID restrictions for one month, maintaining mask use, 50 percent indoor dining, limited capacity, testing for youth athletics, and small private gatherings. The order adds mask requirements for children as young as two, with a good faith effort to ensure compliance in childcare facilities and camps.
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Michigan
Gretchen Whitmer
U.S. Centers For Disease Control
West Michigan county parks bracing for busy summer
Allegan County Parks anticipates another rush as reservations at county campgrounds rise over 50 percent in recent weekends. Brandy Gildea says staff is being reallocated to meet demand while park rangers are hired. The reopened West Side County Park beach remains a major goal after storm damage and erosion collapsed the stairs last October.
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West Michigan
Allegan County
Brandy Gildea
Gildea
Parks Department
West Side County Park
Lake Michigan
ZPS names first woman superintendent Brandi-Lyn Mendham
Zeeland Public Schools selects Brandi-Lyn Mendham, current assistant superintendent of curriculum since 2014, as the district’s next superintendent after unanimous board vote to begin contract talks. Mendham becomes the first woman to lead ZPS.
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Zeeland — Zeeland
Brandi-Lyn Mendham
Mendham
ZPS
Zeeland Public Schools
Mitchell Boatman
Sentinel
Victory backs Michigan bills for affordable housing incentives
Senate Bills 360 and 361 sponsored by Roger Victory would grant income tax credits up to 50 percent for contributions to state approved affordable housing projects. The package aims to create attainable housing districts and expand neighborhood enterprise zones while mandating units for those earning under 120 percent of area median income. Bipartisan backing exists in the Senate with concurrent House measures.
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Michigan Senate
Senate
House
Home Builders Association of Michigan
Michigan Municipal League
Roger Victory
Hudsonville
Victory
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