Commission: Michigan should not set THC limit for motorists
LANSING (AP) — A state commission says Michigan should not set a legal limit for how much of marijuana’s active ingredient motorists can have in their system.
The Impaired Driving Safety Commission recently forwarded its findings to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the legislature after spending nearly two years studying how marijuana affects drivers.
The Lansing State Journal reports the panel recommended that Michigan set no limit for the amount of marijuana's active ingredient is in a motorist's blood.
The commission’s report said levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, in a person’s blood are not a “reliable indicator” of whether they’re impaired. The panel said the state should continue to use roadside sobriety tests to determine if a driver is impaired.
Michigan approved medical marijuana use in 2008, and recreational marijuana use last year.
Judge orders closer look at Great Lakes oil spill plans
TRAVERSE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a government agency to take a closer look at pipeline company Enbridge’s plans for dealing with a potential oil spill in the waterway connecting Lakes Huron and Michigan.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration previously approved the Canadian company’s spill response plans for areas traversed by Line 5, which carries oil from Superior, Wisconsin, to Sarnia, Ontario.
A portion runs along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac between Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
Environmentalists sued, claiming the plans left too many questions unanswered.
In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith instructed the agency to provide more information about its reasons for approving the plans and to prepare an environmental assessment or impact statement.
Grants awarded to enhance school security
LANSING (AP) — Grants totaling $25 million are being awarded to 135 Michigan public school districts, 66 non-public schools, 20 public charter schools and nine intermediate school districts for security enhancements.
The state police say the funding is from the 2019 Competitive School Safety Grant Program and will be used to improve safety and security of students, staff and school buildings through the purchase of technology and equipment.
Recipients will have until June 1, 2020, to spend their awards.
More than 360 applications were received, requesting over $46 million in funding.
It pays to report a pothole in Haverhill
HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) — Residents of a Massachusetts city who report potholes to city officials could find themselves a few dollars richer.
The Eagle Tribune reports that Haverhill Mayor James Fiorentini has relaunched a pothole reporting program for the first time in several years.
Anyone who calls 311 to report a pothole to the Highway Department between Monday and Friday is eligible to enter a drawing for $25 gift cards to city businesses.
Fiorentini says the department has received more than 300 pothole repair requests since January, and crews have patched about 250 of the requests.
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