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How To Make Sure Your Fantasy Football League Complies With Michigan Law

August 9, 2021

Yes, there are actually laws for Fantasy Football pools in Michigan.

Read more at PlayMichigan

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Portage creates a safe space for people to conduct business

August 5, 2021

This seems like a pretty good idea!

Read more at WWMT

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Grandville Jenison Chamber Of Commerce Member Spotlight

August 4, 2021

The Grandville Jenison Chamber Of Commerce "Member Spotlight" for the week of Aug. 8 features Paul Ledford!

See the spotlight here

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2 U.S. travelers fined $19K for providing false vaccination info to Canadian officials

August 3, 2021

If you are traveling, remember, rules are different everywhere!

Read more at mLive

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SCOTUS has struck down the CDC eviction moratorium

August 2, 2021

SCOTUS has struck down the CDC eviction moratorium in an opinion published today (8-26-2021).

"The Alabama Association of Realtors (along with other plaintiffs) obtained a judgment from the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacating the moratorium on the ground that it is unlawful. But the District Court stayed its judgment while the Government pursued an appeal. We vacate that stay, rendering the judgment enforceable. The District Court produced a comprehensive opinion concluding that the statute on which the CDC relies does not grant it the authority it claims. The case has been thoroughly briefed before us— twice. And careful review of that record makes clear that the applicants are virtually certain to succeed on the merits of their argument that the CDC has exceeded its authority. It would be one thing if Congress had specifically authorized the action that the CDC has taken. But that has not happened. Instead, the CDC has imposed a nationwide moratorium on evictions in reliance on a decades-old statute that authorizes it to implement measures like fumigation and pest extermination. It strains credulity to believe that this statute grants the CDC the sweeping authority that it asserts."

See the decision here

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Grand Rapids Police Annual Report

July 29, 2021

In 2020, there were 76,281 calls for service. Of those, only 0.41% (less than one half of one percent) resulted in any type of use of force. Over 99% of calls had no use of force involved.
Want to learn more about this and other stats on police operations? Check out the 2020 Annual Report

See full report here

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Telehealth Eases Pressure On An Overtaxed System

July 27, 2021

During the pandemic, the Office of Civil Rights — the division of HHS that enforces HIPAA — announced it would give remote health care services a boost by suspending enforcement of certain rules and forgoing penalties.

Read more at Above The Law

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Unauthorized videotaping, audio recording in Ottawa County buildings could soon be misdemeanor charge

July 27, 2021

The proposed ordinance would also prohibit people from using drones near the county’s jail, juvenile detention center, three courthouses and above any other county-owned property, including parks.

Read more at mLive

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Trends in State Courts 2021 Annual Publication

July 23, 2021

Trends in State Courts 2021 highlights how courts have responded to important social issues. These include the COVID pandemic, social justice, and cybersecurity.

See publication here

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Michigan unemployment benefits secure for those who ‘followed the rules’

July 22, 2021

The state letters in June prompted worry that people who’d collected benefits in some cases well over a year ago would have to pay them back to the state.

Read more at Bridge Michigan

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