Whitmer urges Congress to open banks to marijuana industry
LANSING (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is among 18 governors to sign a letter urging Congress to open the U.S. banking system to the legal marijuana industry.
In the letter released Monday, the governors say the cash-only environment is a threat to public safety and a burden for governments that tax and regulate marijuana businesses.
Whitmer, a Democrat, says in a written statement that states are seeking a “real solution to a real problem.”
Most banks will not do business with the industry because the federal government still considers marijuana illegal.
Michigan voters legalized the use of marijuana for recreational purposes last fall, a decade after approving medical marijuana.
Student art coming to Attorney General Nessel’s offices
DETROIT (AP) — Student artwork will be showcased in the Lansing and Detroit offices of state Attorney General Dana Nessel.
The artwork was part of the 82nd Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The art museum will select 35 of the 200 pieces that were part of the exhibition for display in the G. Mennen Williams Building in Lansing and Cadillac Place in Detroit through October.
Nessel said “the artistic expression of these exceptionally talented students is truly remarkable.”
The artists, their families and teachers are invited to a reception and special tour of the state Capitol building later this year.
Police: Man faked heart attack while accomplice robbed store
MALDEN, Mass. (AP) — Police say a man faked a heart attack in a Massachusetts convenience store while his accomplice hopped over the counter to steal money from the register.
Malden police on Facebook say they responded to the store Sunday on reports of a theft. Officers were told two white men entered together.
Witnesses told police one “faked a heart attack” while the other grabbed the cash.
Both suspects then fled. Police are looking for them.
Police say that in addition to holding both men accountable for the robbery, they also want to make sure the suspect’s “heart ‘problems’ have been taken care of by a medical professional.”
Police posted surveillance video and images of the men, hoping the public will help identify them.
Florida woman becomes U.S. citizen at age 103
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida woman has become a U.S. citizen at the age of 103.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Jean Monestime says Andrea Joseph took the oath of citizenship on Friday, just a few months shy of her 104th birthday.
Monestime says Joseph migrated from Haiti 15 years ago and became a permanent resident.
The commissioner says Joseph's naturalization embodies the melting pot that is Miami-Dade County. He posted a photo showing Joseph in front of a replica of the Statue of Liberty.
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