Michigan Health

The Health Department of Northwest Michigan continues to defend itself in three lawsuits stemming from mask mandates and restrictions on large gatherings.

During a Antrim County Board of Commissioners meeting on last Thursday, on Jan. 18, the board’s chairman, Terry VanAlstine, removed Rubingh from his role and replaced him with himself.

The organization is a provider of applied behavior analysis, a type of data-based therapy

Eligible applicants include nonprofits, private and public agencies, Native American tribes and universities – specifically in communities with 75,000 people or less.

Speakers included figureheads in education, environment, state and local governments, and tourism.

The Mackinac Straits Health System, which has locations throughout northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, is investing over $10 million for the project.

The contenders for Michigan’s 1st congressional district list healthcare as a priority. This year, Republican incumbent Jack Bergman is challenged by Dr. Bob Lorinser from Marquette.

A law Governor Gretchen Whitmer used to issue emergency orders during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic was repealed Wednesday by a vote by the state House of Representatives.

The Michigan Senate will begin hearings soon on a proposed overhaul of publicly provided mental health services.