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Lawn Mowing Double Jeopardy In Roseville? City’s Order Versus State’s

Residents of Macomb community face potential Catch-22 in getting grass cut

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Village Clerk Warns: Golf Course Lockdown Scofflaws Could Face Jail

In off-season residents take walks on 9-hole course; playing golf during virus emergency risks penalties

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For Some Small Business Owners, Shut Down May Mean Forever

‘It's just up in the air,’ says owner of gardening store

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A Michigan Law Rations The Number Of Hospital Beds

Hospital execs love it, but it doesn't help patients and probably conflicts with anti-trust law

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Bill Would Let Townships Impose Property Tax Hikes For Broadband Projects

Use it or not, property owners would pay

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Ban on Fossil Fuel Drilling in Michigan Could Be on the Ballot in 2020

Anti-oil and gas group missed two deadlines but wins in court

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Michigan Unemployment Claims Almost Triple Previous High

From 5,338 per week to 311k; restaurants that once employed 292k mostly shut down

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Nessel: Offering Unavailable Masks At $2.39 Legal; Offering Them At $9.95 A Crime

‘Price gouging’ a politician’s word; going from shortages to no product at any price

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State of Michigan Bans Day Care Providers From Giving Young Children Timeouts

‘This is not about children; it’s about increasing government control’

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Feds Permit Malaria Drugs For Coronavirus Patients, State Has Not Rescinded Threat Of Sanctions

FDA’s chief scientist: ‘Based on the totality of scientific evidence … may be effective’

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Never Mind Lockdown, Dentists Shut Down By Demand For Masks

If suppliers could raise prices surgical masks might not disappear so fast

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Michigan Licensing Bureau Vs. Dr. Fauci On Off-Label Coronavirus Treatment

Fauci tells MDs, 'Yeah, of course' - prescribe it; state agency threatens their license if they do

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What Is An ‘Essential Business’ Under Government Lockdowns?

More questions: Why shouldn’t a gift store be able to make deliveries?

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Economist: No Sanitizer Because ‘Selfish People Demanding Price Be Held at $1’ Bought It All

Under ‘price gouging’ bans, after the lucky first few, ‘everyone else gets nothing’

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If Only Other Stores Could Have Raised Toilet Paper Prices

Buyer happy with $1.75 per roll from convenience store versus 32 cents and no rolls at big stores

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Detroit School Problems Weren’t Caused By Coronavirus Or Funding ‘Disparity’

The ‘poor districts get less’ claim goes against years of data collected and posted by state officials

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Can Virus Orders Shut Down Church? Yes And No

State can’t single out churches, but can ban all assemblies — including religious ones

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Price Gouging? ‘Right Now, We Are Out Of Any Hand Sanitizer’

Michigan Attorney General appears ready to find business bad guys

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Amid Pandemic, Michigan Consumers Return Germ-Soaked Bottles To Food Stores

‘Cans and bottles are very dirty’; just 10 states have ‘bottle bills’

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Schools Feeling Short-Term Pension Pain For Long-Term Gain

One catch: Some benefits of a 2017 reform will take years to pay off a lot

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Yes, A Michigan Law Rations Number Of Hospital Beds Here

Now public health experts concerned about hospitals surge capacity

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State Government's Obstacles To Virus Recovery

Removing them could help us get through this better

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Take Your Pick: ‘Price Gouging’ Or Toilet Paper Shortages

Scarcity pricing in emergencies is reasonable and humane; there’s no repealing law of supply and demand

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Michigan School District Helps Bankroll Private Wi-Fi Provider

Grosse Pointe also looking at closing schools; ‘Taxpayers were not asked’

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Headlines From An Earlier Outbreak: 1968 Hong Kong Flu

Pandemic 52 years ago killed 100,000 in US

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