MIRS Articles Of Note

Low vaccination rates have become a statewide issue in Michigan schools, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Polling places for the August primary election saw about two million people cast ballots, with about 1.2 million (60%) voting absentee and more than 70,000 (3.5%) vote early, according to Bureau of Elections Director Jonathan Brater.

A Warren company alleges the state abused its discretion when canceling a request for proposal (RFP) process before investigating allegations of fraud and conspiracy in the process.

The FBI says a North Branch man who wrote a first-person account under a pen name about the Jan. 6 riot is now facing charges.

Sen. Joseph Bellino Jr. (R-Monroe) said he is “doing great” two weeks following a kidney transplant to his brother-in-law. Bellino donated his kidney to Chuck Piotrowski after he posted he needed a donor on their family Facebook page last December.