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New unemployment job-search rules take effect in Michigan. What to know

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By Janelle James Verified
| Bridge Michigan Verified
Unemployment recipients in Michigan must report three work search activities for each week, up from one The reporting change will be phased in based on each claimant’s certification schedule The new work search requirement is part of bipartisan legislation signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year Beginning Sunday, Michiganders receiving unemployment benefits will need to report three work search activities for each week instead of one to remain eligible for benefits.
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As racial wealth gaps persist, bills would have Michigan study reparations

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By Janelle James Verified, Christine Ferretti Verified
| Bridge Detroit Verified
Michigan lawmakers have proposed a commission to study reparations and racial disparities The three-bill package focuses on addressing housing, education and economic inequities, not cash payments Critics question costs, feasibility and the government’s role in reparations Michigan lawmakers are proposing a new approach to addressing the state’s longstanding racial wealth gap: studying reparations.
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Death at Michigan women’s prison ruled suicide. Autopsy points to aspirin

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By Janelle James Verified
| Bridge Michigan Verified
An autopsy ruled that Michigan women’s prison inmate Ashley Hoath died by suicide from acute aspirin poisoning The autopsy cited evidence of prior self-harm and a documented suicide attempt involving other drugs in 2014 Four women have died at the prison so far in 2026, making it the facility’s deadliest year in at least half a decade An autopsy report released Thursday determined that the third of four Michigan women to die this year at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility committed...
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