South Haven Public Schools are asking for approval of a millage today and there are many school issues on ballots around the state. With the pandemic, are schools finding they need to upgrade their technology with so many students taking classes online?
“I think there is some space for that. A lot of schools had to go through laptop purchases to be able to take things home,” says executive director of the Michigan Association of School Boards, Don Wotruba. “Sadly, the shortfall that most schools is facing is the connectivity issue that can’t be addressed by their buildings. That’s a systemwide, nationwide problem.”
State Representative Mary Whiteford of Casco Township is putting out word about a crisis hotline that's being rolled out soon. She says the Michigan Crisis and
No more marijuana billboard ads? Legislation aims to make that happen
Anti-drug legislation rising in Legislature
Chloe Trofatter, Capital News Service
April 25, 2021
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LANSING Legislators have introduced bills that would, if passed, outlaw the sale of synthetic urine and ban billboard marijuana ads.
The Senate has voted to ban the sale of synthetic urine and other products used to falsify drug tests.
Synthetic urine is water mixed with additives such as creatinine, salts, uric acid and yellow coloring to replicate human urine, according to Quest Diagnostics, a New Jersey-based clinical laboratory that provides drug testing for employers across the country.
State Representative Mary Whiteford of Casco Township is working on the next budget for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. She’s the chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee and says the spending plan is seeing a significant infusion of federal dollars while continuing to serve as the state’s safety net.
“There are almost ten million people in the state of Michigan, and when we have these dollar amounts, $31 billion, people are like, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s a lot of money,’” Whiteford said. “It is, but how do I as a appropriator make sure it’s actually helping a person in your community? A neighbor, a child, a grandma or grandpa. That’s where the challenge is, and it’s something that I focus on.”