| August 10, 2021 
 Everyone has an opinion on the extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits many of Michigan’s jobless are still collecting. Republican politicians and business owners generally scoff at the supplemental federal benefit – saying it discourages people from going back to work and is contributing to a widespread labor shortage. Democrats say the checks are necessary and aren’t the main factor behind the shortage. So who was right? Which route was smarter? It depends on your priorities. READ MORE  Michigan’s representatives in the U.S. Senate are celebrating the anticipated passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after months of bipartisan negotiations. A final vote is expected early this week after the Senate voted 68-29 Sunday to end debate on the bill, bringing Congress one step closer to securing a key piece of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda. U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, said the legislation represents a 31% increase in federal funding to build roads and bridges. READ MORE  Pickleball is at the center of a debate in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Several residents in Iron Mountain attended a city council meeting last week to complain about constant noise coming from pickleball courts in the city. Roxanne Hudson, who lives next to the courts, said she and her husband “just want to move” since noise from the paddles and plastic balls goes on “hour after hour” and “just drives you nuts.” READ MORE
 Jonathan Schoop was beaming. Everybody was in a good mood at the hastily called press conference in the dugout at Progressive Field this past weekend. The Tigers had just announced a two-year extension for their 29-year-old infielder. For Schoop, it meant he could go home to Curacao this winter without another stress-inducing round of free agency hanging over his head. For Hinch, the move was a strong vote of confidence from a veteran player who made it unequivocally clear that he wanted to stick around in Detroit. READ MORE  Very warm and humid air, coupled with three to four weather disturbances, should create clumps of thunderstorms across Michigan this week. Some of those storms could be strong enough to create isolated damaging wind gusts. It looks like each overnight and early morning through Thursday night would be the most favorable times for organized area of thunderstorms. FORECAST Get your local news 24/7 Connect with MLive
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