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News from October 2022

Kinney Avenue Reconstruction

By Press release submission | Oct 7, 2022

The City of Walker is planning to improve Kinney Avenue from Lake Michigan Drive to Leonard Street.

MIHAF Statistics

By Press release submission | Oct 7, 2022

The Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund (MIHAF) was established to help keep Michigan residents in their homes by providing financial assistance to eliminate or reduce past due mortgage payments associated with homeownership, including property tax, condominium association dues, and/or housing utility payments.

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49 people die from diabetes mellitus in Michigan during week ending Sept. 24

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 7, 2022

There were 49 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Michigan in the week ending Sept. 24, making up 3.2% of total deaths by all causes in Michigan.

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How many Under 25-year-olds died in Michigan during week ending September 17?

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 6, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 13 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending September 17.

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12 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Michigan during week ending Sept. 24

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 6, 2022

There were 12 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Michigan in the week ending Sept. 24, making up 0.8% of total deaths by all causes in Michigan.

All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre Awarded $10,000 GRIT Grant from Arts Council of Greater Lansing

By Press release submission | Oct 6, 2022

The City of East Lansing is pleased to announce that the All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre (AECT) has been awarded a $10,000 Gaining Recovery in Transition (GRIT) Grant from the Arts Council of Greater Lansing.

Southfield Parks & Garden Club to hold Plant Sale & Swap October 16

By Press release submission | Oct 6, 2022

The Southfield Parks & Garden Club (SP&GC) will host a Plant Sale and Swap on Sunday, October 16 from 2-5 p.m.

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21 people die from kidney disease in Michigan during week ending Sept. 24

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 6, 2022

There were 21 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Michigan in the week ending Sept. 24, making up 1.4% of total deaths by all causes in Michigan.

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112 people die in Michigan with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending Oct. 1, 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 6, 2022

There were 112 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Michigan during the week ending Oct. 1, 2022, a 15.5% increase over the previous week.

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73 people die in Michigan with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in week ending Oct. 1, 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 6, 2022

There were 73 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Michigan during the week ending Oct. 1, 2022, a 10.6% increase over the previous week.

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Michigan's miscellaneous tax revenues up 34.4% in Q3 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 6, 2022

Michigan collected $172 million in miscellaneous tax revenue during the third quarter of 2022, a 34.4% increase over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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575 people age 85 and older in Michigan are estimated to have died during week ending September 17

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 5, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 575 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending September 17.

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Crapo on Inflation Reduction Act: US, Michiganders should 'brace for more audits, investigations and tax enforcement'

By Art Benavidez | Oct 5, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act will provide the IRS with more agents in a move that critics say will open a pathway for more audits.

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384 people die in Michigan from cancer in week ending Oct. 1, 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 5, 2022

There were 384 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Michigan during the week ending Oct. 1, 2022, a 5.2% decrease from the previous week.

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'Inflation has shot up a staggering 13.2%' since Biden took office, Michigan's CPI at 8.1%

By Art Benavidez | Oct 5, 2022

Americans are being forced to choose what is essential when it comes to their budget as inflation continues to rise.

UM-Flint alum, Men's Hockey Club founder returns to coach the team

By Press release submission | Oct 5, 2022

It's been nearly two decades since Tom Garavaglia saw an opportunity to make hockey more prevalent in Flint.

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507 people die in Michigan from heart disease in week ending Oct. 1, 2022

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 5, 2022

There were 507 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Michigan during the week ending Oct. 1, 2022, a 7.2% increase over the previous week.

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48 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Michigan during week ending Sept. 17

By Great Lakes Wire | Oct 5, 2022

There were 48 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Michigan in the week ending Sept. 17, making up 3.4% of total deaths by all causes in Michigan.

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Michigan gas prices rise 35 cents in one month, Barrasso says lasting solution is 'unleashing American energy production, not draining our own emergency supply'

By Emily Bevard | Oct 5, 2022

While states across the country received a minor relief in gas prices, Michigan and others in the Midwest have seen soaring prices in the last month.

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LaSata: 'Drivers across the region will surely be thankful to see this decades-long project finally reach completion'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 5, 2022

Michigan state Sen. Kim LaSata (R-Coloma) is among those elated to see the completion of U.S. Road 31 finally come to fruition.