Michigan eases outdoor mask rules amid COVID trends
Michigan health officials ease outdoor mask requirements for small gatherings and most youth sports, excluding large events and contact sports. The policy links easing to vaccination progress, with 39 percent of residents 16 and older fully vaccinated and a target of 70 percent for adults 16 and up.
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Michigan House Limits State Severance Deals
Michigan House votes unanimously to curb severance payouts for state officials, requiring disclosures, 12 week limits unless approved by the attorney general, and public posting of six weeks or more. The move follows scrutiny of $85,000 and $155,000 payouts to former health and unemployment agency leaders under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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Floyd Allen DeBoer 1942 2021 Beaverdam obituary note
Floyd Allen DeBoer 78 of Beaverdam died May 3 2021 at home. Born August 21 1942 to Herman and Anna Mae DeBoer he served as an Air Traffic Controller in the US Air Force 1960 1964 stationed in Thule Greenland Hawaii. He married Isla May Visser May 9 1968 in Forrest Grove in nearly 53 years of marriage. He retired from Spartan Foods after 36 years in 2000 and enjoyed softball bowling and following Ieeland athletic events Detroit Tigers NASCAR and family memories. Survived by wife Isla May DeBoer daughter Melissa JonJongekrijg siblings Flora John Mark and Carol and others. Preceded by parents. Memorials to Spectrum Health Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center or Ottawa County Sheriff's Department K9 Unit. Cremation has taken place with a private memorial May 8 2021 and a later summer celebration.
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Out-of-state data crucial to easing rules
Michigan health leaders cannot confirm how many residents were vaccinated in other states yet note the count of doses to non residents matters for easing COVID-19 rules. Michigan passed 7 million total doses and 4 million first doses, with a sharp drop in weekly first doses and about 50,000 doses given to non residents.
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