Latest Michigan Headlines
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Michigan Medical Marijuana Patient Loses Appeal over Rescinded Job Offer
Mar 4 2019 // Michigan’s Court of Appeals has ruled against a woman whose offer of conditional employment by a public entity was rescinded after she tested positive for marijuana even though she had a state-issued card allowing...
Worker at Michigan Car Wash Dies After Pickup Pins Him Against Wall
Mar 1 2019 // Police say one employee was killed and another was injured at a suburban Detroit car wash when a pickup truck struck them. Troy Police Sgt. Meghan Lehman said the accident occurred Monday afternoon at a Jax Kar Wash as the...
Michigan Officer Reaches $362K Settlement with City in Sexual Harassment Suit
Feb 28 2019 // A mid-Michigan police officer has agreed to dismiss sexual harassment claims against her department in exchange for a settlement worth about $362,000. Eaton Rapids police Officer Lisa Kirby filed a 2017 federal lawsuit...
Michigan Court Rules Against Medical Marijuana User in Rescinded Job Offer Case
Feb 25 2019 // Michigan’s Court of Appeals has ruled against a woman whose offer of conditional employment by a public entity was rescinded after she tested positive for marijuana even though she had a state-issued card allowing...
How to Get Autonomous Cars to Pull Over for Police
Feb 25 2019 // It was still dark on a Friday morning in November when a California Highway Patrol officer started following a Tesla Model S on Route 101 between the San Francisco International Airport and Palo Alto. The gray sedan was...
Outlooks Revised to Positive for Michigan’s Auto Club Group
Feb 19 2019 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” of Dearborn, Michigan-based Auto Club...
State Farm to Cut Auto Insurance Rates for Michigan Customers
Feb 13 2019 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. announced it is cutting its overall personal auto insurance rate will drop by 3.5 percent in Michigan. The total state-wide expected impact for State Farm Mutual by this rate...
Michigan Court Revives Dispute with Car Maker over $100K Porsche
Feb 11 2019 // Was a $100,000 Porsche a lemon? The Michigan appeals court says a Kent County woman will get a second chance to make her case with a jury. Jane Meyering bought a new Porsche Cayenne in 2015, but she sued after having...
Man Steals Cement Truck, Hits Vehicles at Michigan GM Facility
Feb 8 2019 // Authorities say a person is in custody after driving a stolen cement truck through a locked gate at a General Motors facility in mid-Michigan and hitting several parked vehicles. The Eaton County sheriff’s office...
Chronic Pain is Top Reason Patients Use Medical Marijuana
Feb 6 2019 // The stigma surrounding marijuana use appears to be slowly fading in the U.S. New research from the University of Michigan, published in the February issue of Health Affairs, provides insight into the use of medical...
Declarations
Feb 4 2019 // Nevada Seatbelts “Whether folks want to or not, it’s currently a secondary law in Nevada.” — Nevada Department of Public Safety spokesman Andrew Bennett believes seatbelts should be a primary law in...
Michigan Senate GOP: Cutting Car Insurance Rates a Priority
Feb 4 2019 // Michigan Senate Republicans have proposed legislation that would make it optional for Michigan drivers to buy what is now mandatory unlimited medical coverage. Senate Bill 1 was the first to be introduced by GOP senators...
Assembly Workers in Michigan Using Wearable Technology to Support Arms
Feb 1 2019 // Ford Motor Co. and other manufacturers want to help their workers take a load off. Or at least make it easier to lift a load up. Ford is among several companies providing wearable technology to elevate and support their...
Employees of Michigan’s AF Group Raise Nearly $267K for Charities
Jan 30 2019 // Employees of Lansing, Michigan-based insurer, AF Group, have pledged $266,750 in support of numerous charitable organizations around the country as part of the company’s recent Caring and Sharing Community...
Michigan Highways Closed Due to Crashes, Whiteout
Jan 28 2019 // Authorities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have closed a highway because of a large multi-vehicle crash and whiteout conditions. Michigan State Police said Sunday afternoon that M-28 in the central UP would be closed...
Icy Blast in Midwest Recalls 2014 ‘Polar Vortex;’ Worst to Come
Jan 27 2019 // An arctic blast spread painful cold across the Midwest on Friday, closing schools, opening warming centers and even intimidating ice fishermen in a taste of the even more dangerous weather expected next week. Forecasters...
Michigan Senate GOP Priority: Cutting Car Insurance Rates
Jan 17 2019 // Michigan Senate Republicans have signaled their intent to make lowering high auto insurance premiums a top priority in the two-year session, proposing legislation that would make it optional for Michigan drivers to buy...
Fox Takes Over as Michigan Insurance Department Director
Jan 16 2019 // Anita Fox officially began her tenure as director of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) after being sworn in on Jan. 14. Director Fox was appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Dec. 27, 2018....
Michigan’s AF Group Promotes 5 in Leadership Positions
Jan 15 2019 // Lansing, Michigan-based AF Group has promoted five in key leadership positions across the organization. Abel Travis has been promoted to vice president, Underwriting & Product Innovation. Prior to joining AF Group in...
Michigan Recalls Some Medical Marijuana Products
Jan 14 2019 // A Michigan agency has issued a recall notice for several medical marijuana products that officials say failed laboratory testing. The products were sold Dec. 27-30 at HG Lansing on East Oakland Avenue in the city of...
