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Healthy Michigan Plan recipients advised to prepare for changes

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is preparing to implement federally required changes to Medicaid due to the passage of H.R. 1. Among the changes are new work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for some individuals enrolled in the Healthy Michigan Plan. “Health care coverage plays a critical role in helping people access preventative care, manage chronic conditions and stay healthy,” said Amy Epkey, MDHHS acting director. “Our priority is helping beneficiaries understand these new requirements so they can comply and we can ...

Iron County Board eyes prospects for Cooks Run

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Iron County Board would like to see a single proposal for operating the former Cooks Run fish hatchery property that incorporates plans submitted by the Forest Park School District and the Friends of Cooks Run. The 122-acre site in Stambaugh Township 15 miles west of ...

At least three tornadoes confirmed in UP last week

ESCANABA — At least three tornadoes touched down in the Upper Peninsula during a weather event last Monday, the National Weather Service reported Friday. One was at Delta County’s O.B. Fuller Park; the other two were in Marquette and Menominee counties. The conditions Monday evening ...

Whitmer pushes pension plan for prison staff shortage despite veto

Michigan’s corrections community is expressing shock and disappointment over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent veto of bipartisan bills advocates say could have mitigated the state’s dangerous prison staffing crisis. Current and former corrections officers say high staff vacancy rates at ...

Tornado causes extensive damage, power outages in Fox Valley area

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A tornado struck northeastern Wisconsin today, blackening the midday sky and sending workers sheltering in office basements as fierce winds splintered homes, scattered twisted metal across a highway and knocked out power to more than 30,000 people. There were no ...