Sophia Kalakailo

A ballot proposal in Lapeer, Michigan could stop the sale of recreational marijuana and planned grow operations in the city. Four other Michigan cities also have marijuana-related proposals on their ballots.

The company formerly known as Nestle Waters North America has withdrawn its controversial permit allowing the company to extract more Michigan groundwater near Evart, Michigan.

Acting Health Officer Courtney Davis and Communications Manager Gillian Conrad resigned according to a Monday press release. Their last days are November 3 and October 29.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order to distribute bottled water to residents until further notice, three years after elevated lead levels were first detected in Benton Harbor’s drinking water.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra hopes to collect 2,500 new and used instruments for K-12 students in Detroit through this month.

The University of Michigan received over 2,100 reports of sexual abuse by Robert Anderson, according to its Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. It’s not possible to determine the number of individuals from the number of complaints, according to U of M’s spokesperson.

A bipartisan package of bills would offer certain incarcerated people an earlier release and parole date by earning what are being called productivity credits through educational and vocational programs.

Benton Harbor officials first found lead levels above the federal action level in the drinking water in the fall of 2018. The move comes after a coalition of national and local groups called for the federal government to step in and use its emergency powers to provide bottled water to residents earlier this month.

After a unanimous city council vote, Dearborn police will get access to live school security footage. Some residents and civil rights activists are concerned it will infringe on civil liberties and privacy.