| May 25, 2021 
 Workers can return to offices, cleaning requirements have been lightened and vaccinated employees no longer have to mask up or social distance, per Michigan’s newest COVID-19 workplace safety rules. The new MIOSHA rules mirror other Michigan health rules, which allow fully vaccinated people to ditch their masks. Vaccinated workers also don’t have to maintain 6 feet of distancing anymore. Somebody must be two weeks out from their final COVID-19 shot to be considered “fully vaccinated.” Employers can do one of four things to satisfy the MIOSHA requirement requiring unvaccinated people still mask up and distance. We have the details here: READ MORE ►First Lady Jill Biden to visit Grand Rapids vaccine clinic Thursday  Brood X cicadas have begun to emerge in Michigan -- and Ann Arbor is at the epicenter. Hundreds of the eerie red-eyed insects were visible just east of town at Kosch-Headwaters Preserve Monday morning, climbing small saplings and reeds to molt their exoskeletons before emerging as adult insects. In the coming weeks, the adult male cicadas will make their distinctive siren-like call, mating with females who lay their eggs in branches before dying within a period of about two months. Once the eggs hatch, the nymph cicadas will drop to the forest floor below and burrow underground, not to emerge for another 17 years. READ  Canned cocktails can now chill right in your home refrigerator, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Monday allowing their delivery and sale directly from distillers. By increasing the threshold for alcohol content in a “mixed spirit” drink, the Michigan Senate bills also lower the tax rate on distilleries looking to distribute more product. Whitmer praised the bipartisan spirit of the four bills, sponsored by two Democrats and two Republicans. “This is a great example of bipartisan legislation that will create jobs and help our small businesses grow," Whitmer said in a statement. READ MORE
 A committee commissioned by the University of Michigan president has recommended that the school remove Fielding H. Yost’s name from its ice hockey arena, citing a history of racial issues involving the former football coach and athletic director. An eight-person panel of university historians recently made the “unanimous” preliminary recommendation after a year-long review of Yost, who worked at Michigan in a high-profile capacity from 1901 to 1941. “Even at that time, Yost’s racist beliefs were known; Yost’s racist policies were enacted,” one request, published in the committee’s final report, read. READ  One of the largest private collections of WWE and wrestling memorabilia in the world is located in a secret location in Detroit. You can’t get tickets to see it, so MLive is taking you inside with a rare video tour. WATCH HERE Get your local news 24/7 Connect with MLive
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