Jim Mishler

One of the most critical decisions facing the departments is whether to follow a request from the Whitmer administration to make some current COVID-19 workplace rules permanent. That includes workplace and business setting mask rules and working from home rules.

Michigan parents and supporters of state athletic programs are telling a state house committee the Governor’s ban on contact sports in Michigan is misguided and potentially dangerous.

The mostly volunteer representatives of the state will be offering boaters reminders of the basics of how to keep invasive species from getting moved to lakes and rivers where they can get a new foothold.

Onsite casino sports betting may get rolling soon. But online sports betting may take another year to be rolled out in Michigan.

The issue is predictable. Layers upon layers of review and approvals.

It may still be some time before sports betting can take place at the casino. One of the options being reviewed involves some structural changes to the casino to set up a specific area for sports betting.

Reports surfaced earlier this week that Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel was suspending the department’s criminal investigation into Michigan State University’s handling of complaints against serial sexual abuser Larry Nassar. Nesell is now saying that is not quite right.