By Ben Solis | Senior Reporter
Quoted and Noted
“When phlebotomists, respiratory therapists and others are eliminated, those responsibilities fall on nurses and take them away from providing nursing care and keeping patients safe.”
- Aaron McCormick, Michigan Nurses Association president, on the effect of layoffs on hospital systems, even in the context of non-patient facing staff layoffs.
Downtown Ann Arbor. (Photo by Jon King/Michigan Advance)
By Kyle Davidson
The proponents of a ballot question that aims to push Ann Arbor toward adopting a publicly-owned electrical utility are celebrating after two Michigan Court of Appeals judges concurred with a lower court’s decision to dismiss a related lawsuit filed against the city and the city clerk.
The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote, brought to you by the reporting of Michigan Advance.
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By Katherine Dailey
Trinity Health’s Livonia location will permanently lay off 557 employees, largely in its technology and information services division, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity announced recently.
Students rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., in April to protest President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
COMMENTARY
By Mike Haynes
Parents deserve options. Every Michigan parent wants a safe school, excellent teaching, meaningful support for children with disabilities, strong literacy instruction, and a learning environment where their child can thrive.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
The Decibels, The Town Criers, and Doug Brown & The Omens were all bands featuring what famous Michigander?
Let us know @michiganadvance on Bluesky and check back in later today for the answer.
Tuesday's answer: Founded on the fur trade and lumber industry in the mid-nineteenth century, Muskegon, Michigan is known as The Shoreline City.
Source: https://muskegon-mi.gov/
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