LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing her consumer alert about payment apps and scams following reports nationwide of scammers targeting Venmo users. The scam involves a scammer “accidentally” sending money to consumers on the peer-to-peer (P2P) service and then asking for the money back.
DEARBORN, Mich., (May 2024) — AAA - The Auto Club Group (ACG) announced it has been ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction for the digital shopping experience, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Insurance Digital Experience Study.
Norm Hubbard, senior associate vice president for MSU Health Sciences, has been named as the next president of Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences. He will maintain his current role with MSU while overseeing the Henry Ford + MSU partnership’s priorities, which span across education, research, clinical care and health equity.
Flint, MI, May 2024 – 100K Ideas, with the generous support of the Ruth Mott Foundation, will be awarding ten (10) $1,000 grants to north Flint residents.
Realizing the need for small gap funding for Flint residents, 100K Ideas is relaunching the Office Hours Innovation Grant for the third year in a row. The primary goal of this initiative is to award small grants to local north Flint entrepreneurs, innovators, and small businesses. The grants are designed to help individuals purchase equipment, supplies, and other initial business expenses that may be out of reach without additional financial resources.
LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) is officially kicking off the search for the tree to grace the Capitol grounds for the 2024 holiday season. DTMB is tasked with the search and harvest of the state Christmas tree and once again asks for the public's assistance in spotting the perfect tree.
LANSING — In recognition of National 529 Day and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proclaiming May 29 as 529 Awareness Day in Michigan, the Michigan Education Trust (MET) and the Michigan Education Savings Program (MESP) are teaming up to encourage Michiganders to invest in their children’s educational future early and often.
Seven people are killed each day during the summer in crashes involving a teen driver
DEARBORN, Mich., (May 29, 2024) — Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and a period known as the “100 Deadliest Days for Teen Drivers,” which runs through Labor Day weekend. This is a time when there is an increase in the number of fatal crashes involving teen drivers.
The Michigan state average is up 11 cents compared to last week
DEARBORN, Mich., (May 28, 2024) - Gas prices in Michigan are up 11 cents from a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.66 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 6 cents less than this time last month but still 4 cents more than this time last year.
The Auto Club Group Urges Motorists to Get a Vehicle Inspection Before their Road Trip
DEARBORN, Mich., (May 16, 2024) — Nearly 1.3 million Michigan residents are forecast to take a road trip for Memorial Day. Unfortunately, many of them will experience car trouble. Nationwide, AAA expects to rescue more than 378,000 stranded motorists, during the holiday weekend – an increase of 5% from last year. The three most common reasons drivers call AAA are for flat tires, dead batteries, and lockouts.
his Exhibit Opens at the Grand Rapids Public Museum on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Grand Rapids, MI - The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) is excited to announce the upcoming arrival of The Robot Zoo on June 22, 2024, a traveling exhibit full of hands-on activities and fun for all ages. Starring eight enormous complex robot animals that illustrate fascinating real-life animal characteristics, this exhibit reveals the magic of nature as a master engineer.
