Monthly Archives: April 2020

(April 21, 2020 9:19 PM) The Jackson 2020 Census “Be Counted” Town Hall will be held Thursday, April 23 from 4 to 5 PM as a Facebook Live event.  The goal of this online rally with Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson,  Attorney General Dana Nessel, Michigan Census Director Kerry Ebersole Singh in partnership with local officials is to boost the Greater Jackson region's response rate. The event features Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake; Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II; Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson; Attorney General Dana Nessel; Michigan 2020 Census Director Kerry Ebersole Singh; Jackson Mayor Derek Dobies; Jackson County Commissioner and NAACP Jackson Chapter President Daniel J. Mahoney; the Rev. Darius Williams, who also serves as Jackson County Commissioner; and Nonprofit Network Executive Director Regina Pinney, who chairs the Michigan Nonprofit Association Jackson Complete Count Committee. The event will Livestream at facebook.com/MiCensus. The Jackson 2020 Census “Be Counted” Town Hall was initially planned as a public forum. The event has now become an online town hall to comply with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order to help mitigate the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Each of the dignitaries…

(April 21, 2020 8:48 PM) Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-56 extending her previous order which gives pharmacists increased operational capacity and increases access to prescriptions.   Executive Order 2020-56 continues to allow pharmacists to dispense emergency refills of prescriptions for up to 60 days’ worth of supply for patients and require insurers to cover early refills for up to 90 days’ worth of supply during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The order will also allow pharmacists to dispense COVID-19 treatments according to government-approved protocols.   “Allowing Michiganders to have access to the prescriptions they need is essential during this crisis,” said Governor Whitmer. “By authorizing pharmacists to refill up to 60 days of medication for their patients, people can reduce their time traveling and stay home and stay safe to slow the spread of COVID-19.”    The Executive Order only applies to non-controlled substances. Pharmacists will also have the discretion to substitute therapeutically equivalent medications without prescriber approval if there are critical shortages.  To view executive order 2020-56, click the link below:     EO 2020-56 Emerg order - pharmacies - reissue.pdf

(April 21, 2020 4:09 PM) Michigan Works! Southeast currently has 781 jobs available right now in Jackson county (www.mitalent.org). Check out following list.  We are committed to the safety of our staff and customers. Michigan Works! Southeast has modified service delivery to all virtual services for Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston and Washtenaw counties in response to Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order “Stay Home, Stay Safe”. As a result of COVID-19, we are rapidly changing the way in which we provide services to our customers. Click here to schedule a virtual appointment: https://www.mwse.org/contact-us/ To learn more about how we are handling the COVID-19 virus, please visit here: https://mwse.org/covid-19