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Michigan’s top election official on Thursday blasted Republican-backed voting bills that are pending in the Legislature, calling them an “un-American” affront to voters and saying some would be more restrictive than a controversial new law in Georgia.

A former employee of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is facing embezzlement charges.

The Attorney General’s office filed charges against Joseph Pettit. He worked in EGLE’s Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division. One of his jobs was to make sure when an oil or gas well changed hands, the original owner got back the conformance bond money that was required by the state before drilling or operating a well.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that Michigan will increase the use of antibody therapies to treat high-risk people diagnosed with COVID-19. She said there are still no plans to impose new restrictions to deal with a surge in COVID cases.

Hunting and fishing have trended up during the pandemic, but what happens next remains in flux.

Lansing City Councilmember Patricia Spitzley has formally announced her candidacy in this year’s mayoral election.

TODAY: Wed. Apr. 14 at 3:00pm |  WATCH HERE
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun  provide an update regarding COVID-19 and the continued efforts to slow the spread of the virus.

Michigan members of Congress are once again pushing legislation to speed the cleanup of sites contaminated with PFAS.