Sophia Kalakailo

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive on Wednesday telling state agencies not to cooperate with other states or authorities trying to prosecute individuals seeking abortion care. This includes anyone who obtains, provides or assists with obtaining an abortion as long as the care was legal where it was given.

Employees five Starbucks locations received ballots by mail early last week. Stores will vote individually and votes will be counted on June 7.

Planned Parenthood of Michigan began offering gender-affirming hormone therapy to adults at their Lansing and Marquette locations, making them the first Planned Parenthood locations in the state to offer the services.

The Gilbert Family Foundation announced it will give $12 million to three Detroit-based organizations over three years. The money will provide Detroit renters facing eviction with legal representation.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced over $7.3 million in grants to upgrade water infrastructure, replace lead service lines, and reduce or remove PFAS and other toxic contaminants.

Oxford Community Schools district approved the hiring of outside firms for a third-party investigation into the events surrounding the November shooting at Oxford High School at a special board meeting Tuesday night. This is a reversal of its original decision to delay until all litigation is resolved.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will not be sending absentee ballot request forms to all voters this year.

More residential wells are contaminated with dioxane outside Ann Arbor, according to recent tests. Federal environmental officials classify the chemical as likely to cause cancer.

At least 40 surgeries were canceled by Michigan Medicine due to a high volume of COVID-19 cases. Staffing shortages are also affecting access to care. Michigan Medicine leaders urged people to get vaccinated at a press conference Wednesday.

The Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s office announced a new Economic Justice Unit that will focus on wage theft, employee misclassification, labor trafficking, and consumer scams and fraud.