Preparations for March 17 are looking slightly different this year for downtown East Lansing bars and restaurants due to COVID-19 restrictions, compared to the crowded celebrations of previous years.
Volunteers commit to a minimum of four five-hour shifts at a vaccine distribution center. After the fourth shift, they are eligible for the vaccine.
Providers are encouraged to schedule appointments and allocate doses based on highest risk, including older residents, frontline and essential workers, the release states.
They do not need to be established patients to sign up, according to a release.
There are eight weeks left in the semester and Ingham County has continued to see a rise in cases, but the MSU administration and Ingham County Health Department are working to control the spread.
In Michigan, 21% of people over the age of 16 having at least one dose of the vaccine.
Cases related to Michigan State University have been decreasing since February.
The order comes as a reinforcement to an emergency order issued last Thursday by Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail restricting outdoor gatherings in specific parts of East Lansing to 15 people.
This comes as 278 survivors signed a letter published in Teen Vogue, calling on President Joe Biden to make changes to Title IX.
Michigan State students take to the streets to celebrate basketball victory against Michigan with couch burnings and fires.
Those who violate the order could receive a misdemeanor, meaning imprisonment for up to six months or a $200 fine. They could also receive a municipal civil infraction ticket, punishable by a $500 fine under a City of East Lansing ordinance.
Michael Krueger, owner of Crunchy's in East Lansing, also spoke at the press conference.
Karen Truszkowski, the attorney representing Kowalski, said that she is disappointed with the ruling, but the ruling was not unexpected. She said that they will release a statement to the public next week.
The package that the Senate approved is less than a third of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $5.6 billion supplemental spending plan. Direct care workers have advocated for more in the past.
On Thursday afternoon, John Geddert killed himself after being charged with 24 counts.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sent a letter to MSU Board of Trustees requesting the release of 6,000 documents related to the investigation of Larry Nassar.
Former U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics coach John Geddert was charged with 24 counts Thursday morning
According to a report from The Century Foundation and The Institute for College Access & Success over 77,000 recent high school graduates are enrolled in college and eligible for Medicaid. Another 26,000 already have Medicaid and would benefit from TIP if they were enrolled in college.
On Jan. 8, Gretchen Whitmer asked school districts to reopen in-person learning by Mar. 1. Most schools are already doing so and more are expected to meet Whitmer’s guidance.
Attorney General Dana Nessel's office filed charges against two men for making threats against public officials.