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‘Hotel, Motel, Inhale, Exhale’ Package Opposed By Lodging, Rental Car Associations 

05/16/24 12:46 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
‘Hotel, Motel, Inhale, Exhale’ Package Opposed By Lodging, Rental Car Associations 
A two-bill package requiring hotels and rental car companies to provide customers with their policy on smoking fees before renting a vehicle or a room received opposition in committee Wednesday from the lodging and rental car industry association.

Funeral Homes Grumble Over Post-'Wild West' Era COVID-19 Reforms 

05/15/24 01:20 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Funeral Homes Grumble Over Post-'Wild West' Era COVID-19 Reforms 
A House panel is looking to wrangle together post-mortem care regulations amid an atmosphere described by Paul Gittler, CEO of Macomb County-based funeral home provider Heritage Services, as the “Wild West.”

DHHS Puts $1.3M In Opioid Settlement For Heroin Babies 

05/13/24 02:03 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
DHHS Puts $1.3M In Opioid Settlement For Heroin Babies 
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is putting $1.3 million from the opioid settlement toward keeping babies exposed to addictive drugs with mothers in the same room after birth.

Tri-Department Laboratory Coming By End Of 2026

04/22/24 02:19 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Tri-Department Laboratory Coming By End Of 2026
(DIMONDALE) – The state broke ground Friday on a public health and environmental science laboratory that will be shared among the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) and the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO).

Bills Focus On Racial Disparities In Pregnancy & Maternal Care 

04/11/24 03:51 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Bills Focus On Racial Disparities In Pregnancy & Maternal Care 
Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) is spearheading a nine-bill package to investigate and combat racial disparities related to pregnancy and maternal healthcare
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