Parker Wallis // Two Rivers News On April 19th, Netflix reported a first-quarter net loss of 200,000 subscribers, contrary to analysts’ prediction of 2.5 million additional subscriptions. In the current quarter, Netflix forecasted the loss of 2 million subscribers. A recent Netflix shareholder letter cited “relatively high household penetration — when including the large number … Continued
Parker Wallis // Tri-City Record The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 80 percent of jobs lost since the start of the pandemic have been recovered, and the state’s unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent from February to March. Michigan’s unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a percentage point to 4.4 percent over one … Continued
Oliver Willis Over 1 million households in Michigan lack access to affordable broadband. Michigan is among the states that stands to benefit the most from the Biden administration’s announcement on Monday that it had obtained commitments from internet providers to either cut prices for their services to families that qualify for the lower costs or … Continued
Kaishi Chhabra Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s plan for possible Republican majorities in Congress includes sunsetting all federal laws every five years, including social welfare programs. The “11 Point Plan to Rescue America” released in February by National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Rick Scott contains a provision that would require all federal legislation to expire every … Continued
Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A flight instructor had 14 seconds to safely land a plane after its engine died during its final approach, preliminary fact-finding by Federal Aviation Administration investigators indicates. The crash landing sent the Northwestern Michigan College training plane into a backstop at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center’s athletic … Continued
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Tuesday suspended Michigan’s dormant, decades-old ban on abortion, which means the procedure would not be illegal in the state even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its historic Roe v. Wade decision. The Michigan law, which makes it a crime to assist in an abortion, has been … Continued
Associated Press ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions signed defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to a $35.7 million, four-year contract with a team option for a fifth season on Friday. Hutchinson’s fully guaranteed deal includes a $23.15 million signing bonus, according to his agent, Mike McCartney. Detroit drafted the former Michigan star with the … Continued
Anzhe Zang Following the approval of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Building Michigan Plan, road repairs are expected to begin for some of the state’s most used roads, highways, and bridges next month. The bipartisan $4.8 billion state infrastructure plan, $4.1 billion of which comes from federal funding through President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), … Continued
Josh Axelrod, The American Independent President Joe Biden’s stimulus package sent out more than $400 billion in funding to small-business owners to keep them afloat in the first year of his presidency. Nearly one year ago, President Joe Biden muscled his landmark pandemic stimulus legislation through a Senate with a razor-thin Democratic majority, despite unanimous … Continued
Oliver Willis, The American Independent President Joe Biden’s changes to Obamacare are expected to provide health insurance coverage to more than 200,000 Americans nationwide. An estimated 157,000 people in the state of Michigan will get access to more affordable health insurance coverage after President Joe Biden’s administration instituted a new rule affecting the Affordable Care … Continued
