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The Humane Society of St. Joseph County says it's trying to get creative to free up shelter space, including waiving many fees it previously charged owners to recover their lost pets.

Developer Dave Matthews says the city has granted such extensions to 14 other developers whose projects were delayed by the COVID pandemic.

Developer Dave Matthews, whose had a rocky relationship with the city over the project's seven-year history, says the city has granted pandemic-caused extensions to 14 developers

The e-commerce giant plans 1,000 full-time jobs at $20.50 an hour with benefits

Mark Tarner says he couldn't have survived the pandemic or launched his new project without federal, state and local government help

Group says downtown could have more retail if property owners weren't absent and more housing if empty office space is converted

Over-earning and out-of-date paperwork causes many to lose Medicaid coverage.

State officials say some of the tight rules on unemployment benefits end up clogging up the system, preventing people from quickly getting paid and costing the state a lot of money – especially during economic downturns. A bill to alleviate some of DWD’s administrative burden and expedite the process of getting more money to beneficiaries heads to the governor’s desk after passing the Senate Tuesday.

A University of Michigan poll finds that loneliness among people age 50 to 80 has nearly returned to its pre-pandemic level.