Whitmer keeps some COVID budget limits despite veto
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a $55 billion budget while preserving language restricting COVID-19 vaccine mandates and mask orders. She deemed parts unconstitutional and blocked two sections affecting local health departments, while allowing language aligned with federal guidance on vaccine testing and exemptions for universities. Republican critics lament the dropped anti-mask provisions as schools face mask decisions.
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Michigan lottery winner dies with ticket in wallet
Greg Jarvis, 57, of Caseville, drowned after an apparent boating accident on Saginaw Bay. He held a $45,000 Club Reno ticket at his death and could not claim the prize due to lacking a Social Security card. Autopsy pending. no foul play suspected. The winning ticket remains with his family.
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Ormond Beach buys tactical robot for safety during pandemic
Ormond Beach, Florida city commissioners approve a 53560 purchase of a lightweight mini-caliber SWAT robot from ICOR Technology Inc. The device will access buildings to protect first responders by scanning rooms, hallways, and confined spaces with a 360-degree claw arm and two way mic. Commissioner Susan Persis called it a safety purchase to reduce risks.
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