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DETROIT -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan House Bills 4980-4985 and 5120 reforming Michigan's criminal expungement laws making it easier for people who have committed certain felonies and misdemeanors to have their record expunged. Changes in the bills include allowing a person to set aside one or more marijuana offenses if the offense would not have been a crime if committed after December 6, 2018 when recreational marijuana use by adults became legal in the state, due to...
It happens for roughly 3 million Americans every year as the holidays approach: the days become shorter and a type of depression known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD) sets in. "With seasonal affective disorder, people are very irritable, they don't want to socialize, they can have fatigue, anxiety, maybe a lack of energy," explains Stephanie Stasiak, Behavioral Health Director at Western Wayne Family Health Centers (WWFHC). Experts believe seasonal affective disorder is caused by less...
LANSING – Ecorse is one of ten industrial sites submitted by communities and local partners around Michigan that have been awarded $728,500 in site readiness grants, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. Awarded through the competitive Michigan Build Ready Sites program, the targeted grant program of the Site Readiness Improvement program, the grants are aimed at boosting Michigan’s inventory of available properties ready to compete for business attraction projects. “These site-ready projects underscore Michi...
The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the United Nations and the rest of the world community in observing the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. The day is observed annually on December 2. This day was established by the United Nations to recognize the historical trauma of the slave trade over the centuries and to remember slavery and to celebrate the abolition of slavery in most of the world. The reality is that slavery has not been completely abolished. It continues in different forms and is not limited to the less...
One of the nation's leading civil rights organizations announced the honorees for its annual awards ceremony recognizing people for working to promote social, racial and economic justice in their communities. The National Action Network (NAN) on Wednesday revealed the five winners' names for this installment of the Triumph Awards, a yearly tradition that began more than a decade ago. Actress Angela Bassett, activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham, DJ D-Nice, Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts and...
