Friends! I need help, I recently moved to Michigan and today I went to the MTB Trails at the Stoney Creek Metropark. Unfortunately, I found a tick on my leg. Luckily I was able to remove it safely and completely.
It was there for like 6-7 hours.
Idk what to do now, should I go to the doc?
What do you guys suggest?
i know the weather is shit for many of us but i hope you guys all have a good day. just curuios what the weather is like for you down south michiganders?
I go back and forth quite a bit. I hope you guys like the picture I took this morning.
Dear Friend,
The president’s tariffs have jacked up costs, and Michiganders have been paying the price. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that these tariffs are illegal, it’s time for businesses to get their money back and for Michiganders to see lower prices.
Yesterday I signed an executive directive to assess the damage to Michiganders from these irresponsible tariffs and help Michigan businesses get refunds. I’ll continue to call on Congress to set a strategic trade policy that keeps costs down and our economy stable because that’s what Michiganders expect and deserve.
In a survey earlier this year, I asked Michiganders how rising costs are affecting them. Nearly 4,000 Michiganders shared their opinion, and the results were clear: from everyday expenses like groceries and gas to bigger costs like housing and cars, Michiganders are fed up with chaotic national policies jacking up their costs.
Only 13% of Michiganders who responded think leaders in Washington D.C. are fully taking the right steps to lower costs for families in Michigan, and 80% are concerned about national economic policies increasing costs for themselves and their family, affecting their ability to plan for the future.
As governor, I can’t control tariffs. That’s why, here in Michigan, I’m doing everything I can to put money back in Michiganders’ pockets and keep making life more affordable. This year, let’s pass another balanced, bipartisan budget that lowers costs, delivers tax cuts for working families and retirees, provides property tax relief for seniors, and includes a sales tax holiday on school supplies.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Whitmer
Governor
LANSING – Today, Willie Reed, of Pompano Beach, Florida, was sentenced by Judge James Maceroni in the 16th Circuit Court in Macomb County to 24 months to 240 months’ incarceration after being convicted by a Macomb County jury of conducting a criminal enterprise and defrauding gubernatorial candidates James Craig, Perry Johnson, Michael Markey, and Ryan Kelley in the 2022 election cycle, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Reed was also ordered to pay $333,817 in restitution to the victims.
I love Michigan, this has been my home for all but two of my forty years. But I've realized lately that Michigan is kind of losing its charm, politically, culturally, and socially. Our federal and statewide candidates this election season are decidedly uninspiring so I don't see this changing in any meaningful way anytime soon. It hasn't been all bad (Detroit's doing better by any reasonable measure but considering it was bankrupt a decade ago that's a low bar), but it just seems like it's been a sad, slow slide downward, especially for the past 16 years.
What are the issues you have with this state? What would you change if you could?
My own gripes so far off the top of my head are DTE/Consumers, the data center issue, the fact the Great Lakes don't seem to have much protection, auto insurance rates, education and the fact we've recently been bumped to 44th (!!) in the nation for 4th grade literacy rates, and finally it's good the roads are getting fixed but I want to know how it got so bad in the first place and then figure out how to make sure that never happens again. I also support the people trying to get ranked choice voting implemented (our current governor's race would be way less stressful if we had it already).
What do you not like about this state and what would you change? What would you add?
We have support meetings! They’re “eh, eh” meetings.
I’ll see myself out.
Friend of mine runs comic culture acrossed the street from the broadway theatre here in Mt pleasant. They are sponsoring clerks. Tickets here in advance or at the door https://www.friendsofthebroadway.org/shows
LANSING – Averill Dintaman, 47, and Daniel Nolan, 51, both of Mount Pleasant, and Dwayne Johnson, 60, of Saint Louis, have been sentenced by Judge Janice Cunningham of the 56th Circuit Court in Eaton County after pleading guilty to an identity theft and unclaimed property fraud scheme totaling more than half a million dollars, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Yesterday, Johnson was sentenced to 12 months' probation. Dintaman was sentenced on December 11, 2025, to 3 to 20 years’ incarceration. Nolan was also sentenced to 3 to 20 years’ incarceration on January 29, 2026.
I have young kids who will be transitioning to elementary school within a couple of years. I am alarmed by what I’m hearing about the use of technology/iPads in classrooms.
My kids are presently enrolled in a preschool that also has a latch-key program. This week enrollment is low for spring break so classes are combined. Kids as young as FIVE have schoolwork to complete on iPads in my eldest child’s class.
Anyone have leads on a low-tech school in the area? Maybe I’m old school, but I just don’t understand why kids aren’t working out of books and completing written assignments at a young age.