The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Bureau of Aging, Community Living and Supports Health Services, Oakland University and the Michigan Falls Prevention Coalition have partnered with Michigan 211 to offer fall prevention resources on mi211.org. The information is designed to connect health care providers, community organizations and residents with vital fall prevention resources.

About 30% of Michiganders ages 65 and older report falling each year and most of these falls occur at home.

“This initiative aims to improve statewide access to evidence-based fall prevention programs, durable medical equipment and nutrition services that support older adults and individuals at risk of a fall,” said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive. “Falls can lead to serious injuries, including head trauma and broken bones. By collaborating and sharing resources, we can work together to make Michigan a safer place for everyone.”

Individuals and health care professionals can access resources and services through the site or by calling 211. Searches for education and safety planning resources, physical health and wellness services, daily living supports and home accessibility modifications can be conducted by ZIP code. In addition, 211 specialists have been trained to assist callers in locating fall prevention services.

The website was made possible through a $408,499 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund Healthy Aging Grant. Funding also supported development of the Michigan Falls Coalition website and an awareness campaign about the Michigan 211 resource. The coalition is supported through partnerships with MDHHS and Oakland University and brings together organizations and providers to collaborate to reduce fall risks among older adults and adults with disabilities, identify state or community needs, recommend policy changes and build capacity.

“Oakland University is proud to lead innovative research and community partnerships that improve the health and safety of Michiganders,” said Dr. Chris Wilson, lead author on the grant application and associate professor in the Physical Therapy Program at Oakland University’s School of Health Sciences. “Through our leadership within the Michigan Falls Prevention Coalition and initiatives like the 211 resource platform, we are committed to connecting older adults and individuals with disabilities to the services and supports they need to stay safe, active, and independent in their homes and communities.”

“The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM), which provides falls prevention programs in the community, is excited to have this resource available so people can locate programs,” said Ann Andrews, MPH, senior program manager, National Kidney Foundation. “The MI Falls Prevention Coalition started in 2021 as a small advisory group for a federal grant the NKFM received. There was great interest in the group from among stakeholders across the state and it’s exciting to see what the coalition has grown into from these initial efforts.”

Health care providers and community organizations can help expand this resource by adding fall prevention programs to the website. Eligible programs include:

• Fall prevention education and exercise programs
• Senior-focused exercise programs
• Urinary incontinence prevention initiatives
• Nutrition services supporting fall risk reduction
• Durable medical equipment providers offering fall prevention-related items
• Home and environmental modification programs
• Other related fall prevention-focused programming

Organizations and providers interested in listing their programs or updating existing details can visit mi211.org/providers. Once a 211 representative speaks with the organization liaison directly, updates and new listings will typically be posted within 10 business days.

For more information, visit the 211 falls prevention page mi211.org or the Michigan Falls Prevention Coalition’s website at mifallsprevention.org.

Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

By MARK SHERMAN

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday revived long-running lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from Americans who were killed or wounded in terrorism attacks in the Middle East.

The justices upheld a 2019 law enacted by Congress specifically to allow the victims’ lawsuits to go forward against the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority.

The attacks occurred in the early 2000s, killing 33 people and wounding hundreds more, and in 2018, when a U.S.-born settler was stabbed to death by a Palestinian assailant outside a mall in the West Bank.

The victims and their families assert that Palestinian agents either were involved in the attacks or incited them.

The Palestinians have consistently argued that the cases shouldn’t be allowed in American courts.

The federal appeals court in New York has repeatedly ruled in favor of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, despite Congress’ efforts to allow the victims’ lawsuits to be heard.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals first ruled in 2016 against the victims of the attacks from 20 years ago, tossing out a $654 million jury verdict in their favor. In that earlier ruling, the appeals court held U.S. courts can’t consider lawsuits against foreign-based groups over random attacks that were not aimed at the United States.

The victims had sued under the Anti-Terrorism Act, signed into law in 1992. The law was passed to open U.S. courts to victims of international terrorism, spurred by the killing of American Leon Klinghoffer during a 1985 terrorist attack aboard the Achille Lauro cruise ship.

The jury found the PLO and the Palestinian Authority liable for six attacks and awarded $218 million in damages. The award was automatically tripled under the law.

After the Supreme Court rejected the victims’ appeal in 2018, Congress again amended the law to make clear it did not want to close the courthouse door to the victims.

Follow the AP’s coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court at https://apnews.com/hub/us-supreme-court.

By MICHAEL CASEY and REBECCA BOONE

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that don’t agree to participate in some immigration enforcement actions.

Twenty states sued after they said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to cut off funding to states that refused to comply with President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. barred federal transportation officials from carrying out that threat before the lawsuit is fully resolved.

“The Court finds that the States have demonstrated they will face irreparable and continuing harm if forced to agree to Defendants’ unlawful and unconstitutional immigration conditions imposed in order to receive federal transportation grant funds,” wrote McConnell, the chief judge for the federal district of Rhode island. “The States face losing billions of dollars in federal funding, are being put in a position of relinquishing their sovereign right to decide how to use their own police officers, are at risk of losing the trust built between local law enforcement and immigrant communities, and will have to scale back, reconsider, or cancel ongoing transportation projects.”

On April 24, states received letters from the Department of Transportation stating that they must cooperate on immigration efforts or risk losing the congressionally appropriated funds. No funding was immediately withheld, but some of the states feared the move was imminent.

Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, Wisconsin and Vermont filed the lawsuit in May, saying the new so-called “Duffy Directive” put them in an impossible position.

“The States can either attempt to comply with an unlawful and unconstitutional condition that would surrender their sovereign control over their own law enforcement officers and reduce immigrants’ willingness to report crimes and participate in public health programs — or they can forfeit tens of billions of dollars of funds they rely on regularly to support the roads, highways, railways, airways, ferries, and bridges that connect their communities and homes,” the attorneys general wrote in court documents.

But acting Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Sara Miron Bloom told the judge that Congress has given the Department of Transportation the legal right to set conditions for the grant money it administers to states, and that requiring compliance and cooperation with federal law enforcement is a reasonable exercise of that discretion. Allowing the federal government to withhold the funds while the lawsuit moves forward doesn’t cause any lasting harm, Bloom wrote in court documents, because that money can always be disbursed later if needed.

But requiring the federal government to release the money to uncooperative states will likely make it impossible to recoup later, if the Department of Transportation wins the case, Bloom said.

A house fire in Farmington Hills may have been caused by a lightning strike, officials say.

The fire broke out at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, immediately following a lightning strike, in a two-story house in the area of 14 Mile and Drake roads, according to Fire Marshal Jason Baloga.

The occupants of the home told the Farmington Hills Fire Department they believed lightning hit the house; the blaze is under investigation.

Firefighters were extinguishing the fire in the attic when the roof began to collapse. They exited the building and crews used a ladder truck to regain control. Firefighters then re-entered the building to fully extinguish the fire.

The house was heavily damaged by heat, flames, smoke and water. The city has marked it as an unsafe structure, Baloga said. No one was injured.

He advised anyone affected by a house fire to go outside and call 911 from a designated meeting spot, as these residents did.

Farmington Hills to open cooling center as hot weather approaches

Halsted Road closed for reconstruction in Farmington Hills

 

By JOSEPH WILSON

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona, trying to enjoy their drinks, when a woman raised a cheap plastic water gun and shot an arc of water at them.

Her weapon of choice — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — is an increasingly common fixture at anti-tourism protests in the southern European country, where many locals fear that an overload of visitors is driving them from their cherished neighborhoods.

How did the humble water gun become a symbol of discontent?

From refreshing to revolutionary

The phenomenon started last July, when a fringe, left-wing activist group based in Barcelona that promotes the “degrowth” of the city’s successful tourism sector held its first successful rally. Some brought water guns to shoot one another and stay cool in the summer heat.

“What happened later went viral, but in reality it was just kind of a joke by a group of people who brought water guns because it was hot,” Adriana Coten, one of the organizers of Neighborhood Assembly for Tourism Degrowth, told The Associated Press.

Then, some turned their water guns from each other to tourists. The images went around the world, becoming a publicity coup for the anti-tourism cause.

The guns reappeared in April when the same group stopped a tour bus in Barcelona, the Catalan capital.

Guns drawn

On Sunday, around a thousand people marched from a luxury shopping boulevard popular with affluent foreigners before police stopped them from getting closer to Barcelona’s top sight-seeing destination: La Sagrada Familia church.

The marchers spritzed unsuspecting tourists along the way, chanting slogans and carrying protest signs. One read: “One more tourist, one less resident!”

They left a trail of stickers on hotel doors, lampposts and outdoor café tables showing a squirting water gun encircled by a message in English: “Tourist Go Home!”

Still, the number of Barcelona protesters carrying water guns was a minority — and in the gun-toting group, many were only shooting in the air or at each other. One dad was toting his baby in a front-pack, water gun in hand.

Outside the protests, Barcelona locals are not toting water guns or taking aim at tourists. And many in the city still support tourism, which is a pillar of the local economy.

‘A symbol’

Can the water gun really change the minds of tourists, authorities or the businesses that drive the industry? Depends on who you ask.

Protester Lourdes Sánchez and her teenage daughter, each holding a water gun, said the gun “really isn’t to hurt anyone.”

“This is a symbol to say that we are fed up of how tourism industry is transforming our country into a theme park,” Sánchez said.

Another demonstrator, Andreu Martínez, acknowledged it was “to bother the tourists a bit.”

Laurens Schocher, a 46-year-old architect, said he didn’t shoot any suspected tourists but hoped that carrying a water gun would bring more attention to their cause.

“I don’t think the tourists will get it,” he said. “I think this is to send a message to authorities.”

A squirt can hurt your feelings

The marchers had no monster, pump-action water cannons most kids use for backyard battles in the summer. Theirs were the old-school, cheap-o water guns that send a slim jet of water not that far away.

Some tourists who were sprayed took it in stride, even claiming it was refreshing on a day with temperatures pushing up to around 87 Fahrenheit.

But there were moments of tension. When several marchers squirted workers at a large hostel, tempers flared and one worker spat at his attackers as he slammed the hostel door shut.

Nora Tsai, who had just arrived from Taiwan on a short visit, was among those spritzed on Sunday. She said she was a bit frightened and saddened. The “Tourist go home!” chants didn’t help either.

“I still like Barcelona,” she said. “I have met a lot of people who were kind.”

Ever since his childhood, Dean Van Nguyen has felt a connection with Tupac Shakur. 

The journalist and cultural critic first encountered the late rapper’s music as a student in an all-boys Catholic school in Ireland, and Shakur was a natural fit when Van Nguyen was deciding to write his second book, following his debut, “Iron Age: The Art of Ghostface Killah” in 2019. Van Nguyen knew he had a fresh angle on Shakur’s life and career.

“What made me really want to get into the book was the question of, ‘How does this happen?’” Van Nguyen says. “How does a guy who made music that you can play in the club become this figure on par with Che Guevara or a Bob Marley?”

Van Nguyen’s “Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur,” out now from Doubleday, seeks to answer those questions. The book looks at Shakur through a political lens, examining his childhood spent around members of the Marxist–Leninist Black Panther Party — especially his influential mother, the late activist Afeni Shakur. 

Van Nguyen talked about his book via Zoom from his home in Dublin, Ireland. This conversation has been condensed and edited for length and clarity.

Q: How did you discover the music of Tupac Shakur?

It was back in school. When I was a kid, I had a bit more of a focused music taste than a lot of kids. A lot of the kids would just be into chart singles, but I quite liked R&B. I had young uncles and one young aunt, and they introduced me to a lot of stuff. It was the mid-’90s where the lines between R&B and hip-hop were starting to kind of blur and you were getting a lot of cross-genre collaborations. When I was a teenager, more in the late ‘90s, rap, gangsta rap was becoming quite popular in the schoolyard. This kind of music was a bit of an escape for us, especially because at that time, the videos were always really good and there always seemed to be stories around the music as well. Tupac was one of the artists that I grew up on, and I always maintained a fandom for him.

Q: What do you think made him so popular in Ireland?

He is the greatest icon the culture has ever produced. I think I’d say he’s probably one of the two most instantly recognizable artists alongside Eminem. But what I noticed, and one of the impulses behind this book, is that his icon is particularly strong in places of the world that have experienced colonial oppression or any sort of resistance, any sort of sense of rebellion or revolution. Ireland is in that vein; obviously, we were colonized by Great Britain for a long time. 

There’s also something about Tupac as a symbol of resistance that is particularly interesting to Irish people. In the early 2000s, I went to a Nelly gig and a bunch of guys were waving a Tupac flag. And when the DJ who was warming up the crowd played “Ambitionz az a Ridah,” they all went nuts. I was quite young when he died. And dying young and dying violently sealed his reputation because that’s what happened to a lot of Irish heroes. They were killed young. That’s happened to a lot of revolutionaries around the world, and I think that strengthened his icon too. There’s just something in that that appeals to the Irish psyche, I suppose.

Q: You did a lot of interviews for this book. 

Coming from a journalism background, the tenets of feature writing served me well. I like to talk to people, and for this, I was particularly keen to talk to people who may be voices in the Tupac story haven’t been heard quite as much. I wanted to chat with anyone who wanted to, but I found, for example, when you’re talking about a rap crew, sometimes it’s like the fourth or fifth most famous guy who’s actually got the most interesting things to say.

These guys aren’t recognized on the street, but they’re there observing history all the time. One of the real pleasures of doing the book was talking to the ex-Panthers and the other ‘60s and ‘70s activists who, at this stage of their life, are very eager to have their stories put down. Crucially, as well, they’ve gotten to a stage in their life where they’re no longer fearing any kind of government reprisal. They don’t think they’re going to get in trouble for speaking to me candidly. 

Q: When do you think that Tupac’s Panther background first became evident in his music, or was it always there?

It’s there from some of his earliest recordings. One of his early recordings that he made before he had a [record] deal was called “Panther Power,” and it was overtly about his background. This was always a part of his upbringing. But he was also raised in the backdrop of the revolution that never really came. The Panthers, by the mid- to late ‘70s and ‘80s, a lot of them were suffering from addiction, like Tupac’s own mother. A lot of them are still in prison on charges that were drummed up to stifle them. So I think he grew up in an environment where his elders are probably speaking a lot about regrets. I think he recognized that he needed to tailor his own worldview and his own message and his words to meet America. That was important in terms of his artistry, but certainly, I think that was always there in his music.

Toward the end of his career, his music became a little bit more macho and a little bit more violent. But then on the Makaveli album [“The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory”], which was released after he died, you can see he’s coming back to his roots, and he namechecks a lot of the activists who would’ve been his mother’s contemporaries, who he would’ve known growing up. So yeah, it was always there. He just took on different forms and shaped it for his own. He saw Los Angeles in the 1990s, which had specific issues in terms of racism, police brutality and all that. He had that spirit in him, but the music was very tailored for his own age as well.

By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Philadelphia is famous for its cheesesteak sandwiches.

Yet, if you’ve ever been to the city’s Reading Terminal Market on Arch Street in Center City (a favorite haunt when I was in paralegal school), you’ve probably also seen the long lines in front of Tommy DiNic’s. (If you know, you know.)

The star of this iconic sandwich counter, which has been drawing crowds since it opened in1977, is a succulent, slow-roasted Italian roast pork sandwich topped with sharp provolone and drippy, garlicky braised broccoli rabe (also known rapini). It’s a decidedly messy nosh as the ingredients can, and probably will, spill out as you eat it.

As tough as it is for a Pittsburgh girl to fall in love with something from Philly (my husband excluded), I have to admit it’s pretty incredible. I get the signature sandwich every time I’m in town, and never regret it.

This sub recipe (or should we say hoagie?) from America’s Test Kitchen is a riff on that storied sandwich served on a sesame-seeded Sarcone’s Bakery roll. Spicy Italian sausage stands in for the thinly sliced roasted pork that is a three-day process at DiNic’s. It also includes savory, tender slices of portobello mushrooms cooked with fennel, fresh rosemary and a touch of soy sauce. Shredded provolone goes right into the pan with the meat and veggies for a melty, we’re-all-friends finish.

Like DiNic’s, this recipe spotlights broccoli rabe. It’s a cruciferous green that looks like leafy broccoli, but as a member of the Brassicaceae family, is actually more closely related to the turnip. Its flavor is more bitter than broccoli, and the greens can also be fibrous, but the two veggies are interchangeable in this recipe. I used long, tender stalks of Broccolini instead of broccoli rabe, which I couldn’t find in my local grocery store.

Don’t skimp on the pickled red cherry hot peppers as a final flourish. They’re only mildly spicy, and you can’t beat that extra kick of flavor.

I used 6-inch (Mancini’s) sausage rolls instead of 8-inch sub rolls, so I had enough filling for five sandwiches. Be sure to toast the bread until it’s quite brown and crispy. Otherwise the filling could turn the sandwich into a (still delicious) soggy mess.

Wrapped in aluminum foil and reheated in a 350-degree oven for a few minutes, any leftovers make a great lunch the next day.

Philly-style Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Subs

PG tested

• 4 8-inch Italian sub rolls
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin oil, divided
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced thin
• 1 pound broccoli rabe, trimmed and cut into 1/2 -inch pieces
• 1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon salt, divided
• 8 ounces hot Italian sausage
• 1 pound portobello mushroom caps, wiped clean, and sliced 1/4 -inch thick
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, cracked
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 4 ounces shredded sharp provolone cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped or slice jarred hot cherry peppers, optional

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 450 degrees.

If needed, slice rolls to make them easier to open (without slicing all the way through). Use spoon or your fingers to scraped inside of rolls and remove all but 1/4 i nch of interior crumb; discard removed crumb or use to make bread crumbs or croutons. Set aside while you prepare filling.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil and sliced garlic in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until garlic is light golden brown, 3-5 minutes.

Add broccoli rabe and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4-6 minutes. Transfer to bowl and cover to keep warm.

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in now-empty skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat into small pieces with wooden spoon, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon oil to fat left in skillet and heat over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add mushrooms and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms have released their liquid, 3-5 minutes.

Uncover and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are well browned, 5-7 minutes. Reduce heat to low.

Clear center of skillet and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil, fennel seeds and rosemary. Stir in soy sauce and cooked sausage, then stir in cheese until melted. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.

Arrange reserved rolls on baking sheet and bake until lightly toasted, about 3 minutes.

Divide mushroom and broccoli rabe mixture evenly among rolls. Top with cherry peppers, if using, and serve.

Serves 4.

— adapted from “Mostly Meatless” by America’s Test Kitchen

©2025 PG Publishing Co. Visit at post-gazette.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

By TOM MURPHY

A small, growing number of employers are putting health insurance decisions entirely in the hands of their workers.

Instead of offering traditional insurance, they’re giving workers money to buy their own coverage in what’s known as Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements, or ICHRAs.

Advocates say this approach provides small companies that couldn’t afford insurance a chance to offer something. It also caps a growing expense for employers and fits conservative political goals of giving people more purchasing power over their coverage.

But ICHRAs place the risk for finding coverage on the employee, and they force them to do something many dislike: Shop for insurance.

“It’s maybe not perfect, but it’s solving a problem for a lot of people,” said Cynthia Cox, of the nonprofit KFF, which studies health care issues.

Here’s a closer look at how this approach to health insurance is evolving.

What’s an ICHRA?

Normally, U.S. employers offering health coverage will have one or two insurance options for workers through what’s known as a group plan. The employers then pick up most of the premium, or cost of coverage.

ICHRAs are different: Employers contribute to health insurance coverage, but the workers then pick their own insurance plans. The employers that use ICHRAs hire outside firms to help people make their coverage decisions.

ICHRAs were created during President Donald Trump’s first administration. Enrollment started slowly but has swelled in recent years.

What’s the big deal about ICHRAs?

They give business owners a predictable cost, and they save companies from having to make coverage decisions for employees.

“You have so many things you need to focus on as a business owner to just actually grow the business,” said Jeff Yuan, co-founder of the New York-based insurance startup Taro Health.

Small businesses, in particular, can be vulnerable to annual insurance cost spikes, especially if some employees have expensive medical conditions. But the ICHRA approach keeps the employer cost more predictable.

Yuan’s company bases its contributions on the employee’s age and how many people are covered under the plan. That means it may contribute anywhere from $400 to more than $2,000 monthly to an employee’s coverage.

How is this approach different?

ICHRAs let people pick from among dozens of options in an individual insurance market instead of just taking whatever their company offers.

That may give people a chance to find coverage more tailored to their needs. Some insurers, for instance, offer plans designed for people with diabetes.

And workers can keep the coverage if they leave — potentially for longer periods than they would be able to with traditional employer health insurance plans. They likely will have to pay the full premium, but keeping the coverage also means they won’t have to find a new plan that covers their doctors.

Mark Bertolini, CEO of the insurer Oscar Health, noted that most people change jobs several times.

“Insurance works best when it moves with the consumer,” said the executive, whose company is growing enrollment through ICHRAs in several states.

What are the drawbacks for employees?

Health insurance plans on the individual market tend to have narrower coverage networks than employer-sponsored coverage.

It may be challenging for patients who see several doctors to find one plan that covers them all.

People shopping for their own insurance can find coverage choices and terms like deductibles or coinsurance overwhelming. That makes it important for employers to provide help with plan selection.

The broker or technology platform setting up a company’s ICHRA generally does this by asking about their medical needs or if they have any surgeries planned in the coming year.

How many people get coverage this way?

There are no good numbers nationally that show how many people have coverage through an ICHRA or a separate program for companies with 50 workers or less.

However, the HRA Council, a trade association that promotes the arrangements, sees big growth. The council works with companies that help employers offer the ICHRAs. It studies growth in a sample of those businesses.

It says about 450,000 people were offered coverage through these arrangements this year. That’s up 50% from 2024. Council Executive Director Robin Paoli says the total market may be twice as large.

Still, these arrangements make up a sliver of employer-sponsored health coverage in the United States. About 154 million people were enrolled in coverage through work last year, according to KFF.

Will growth continue?

Several things could cause more employers to offer ICHRAs. As health care costs continue to climb, more companies may look to limit their exposure to the hit.

Some tax breaks and incentives that encourage the arrangements could wind up in a final version of the Republican tax bill currently under consideration in the Senate.

More people also will be eligible for the arrangements if extra government subsidies that help buy coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s individual marketplaces expire this year.

You can’t participate in an ICHRA if you are already getting a subsidy from the government, noted Brian Blase, a White House health policy adviser in the first Trump administration.

“The enhanced subsidies, they crowd out private financing,” he said.

The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

By Lauren Schwahn, NerdWallet

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No, we’re not asking your name. And we promise we’re not trying to offend you.

HENRY isn’t an insult; it’s a nickname given to a certain demographic in the personal finance world. If you earn a decent income, but feel like you aren’t building enough wealth, you might be a HENRY.

What is a HENRY?

HENRY is an acronym that stands for “High Earner, Not Rich Yet.” But what does it mean to be high earning? The definition varies depending on who you ask.

We sifted through Reddit forums to get a pulse check on what users say about HENRYs. People post anonymously, so we cannot confirm their individual experiences or circumstances.

Over on Reddit in the r/HENRYfinance subreddit, HENRYs are defined as “people who earn high incomes, usually between $250,000 to $500,000, but have not saved or invested enough to be considered rich.”

Net worth is another key number to consider.

Trevor Ausen, a certified financial planner in Minneapolis, Minnesota, says that HENRYs often have “somewhere between negative net worth, thanks to student loans or early career costs, to around $1 million in assets.”

Having an income or net worth above these figures tips the scales toward “rich.”

Who is the typical HENRY?

HENRYs are often business professionals, doctors, lawyers or tech employees with equity compensation, Ausen says.

Many live in places like New York or the Bay Area, he adds, where it can be hard to accumulate wealth even with a high salary due to the high cost of living. They’re usually in their 20s, 30s or 40s.

In some cases, HENRYs are also the first in their families to earn a higher income. That can come with added pressure to provide financial support for relatives and create generational wealth.

How do you know if you’re a HENRY?

Now that you know what a HENRY is, let’s see if you fit the bill.

“If you’re earning well but still feel like you’re just getting by financially, you might be a HENRY,” Flavio Landivar, a CFP in Miami, Florida, said in an email interview.

You might be a HENRY if you:

• Earn an above-average income (typically in the low to mid six-figure range).
• Live in a high-cost area.
• Spend most of your income on costs such as housing, student loans, child care and discretionary expenses.
• Don’t feel financially secure.

But not all HENRYs are the same.

While many have trouble building wealth because student loans or living expenses eat up their income, others are saving aggressively, Ausen says.

“They’ve only been high earning for a short amount of time, and just have not had the time to really build up those assets and save enough where they can be considered rich,” he says.

Ausen says his HENRY clients generally have too much cash. After maxing out their 401(k)s or other retirement accounts, they aren’t putting their extra money to work in an investment account.

If you’re parking a lot of cash in a general savings or checking account, that’s a sign you might be a HENRY.

“While there certainly is an argument for how much emergency fund, essentially, someone should have, after a certain point, it starts to become not as efficient as it could be,” Ausen says.

What do HENRYs care about?

Like most people, HENRYs want more money and greater financial freedom. Online discussions in r/HENRYfinance and other forums often focus on lifestyle creep, career growth, investment options and strategies for minimizing tax burdens.

HENRYs are also looking for quick guidance and reassurance that they’re on the right track.

“These young professionals may be settling into their careers, gaining responsibilities and have less leisure time than they used to,” Yesenia Realejo, a CFP with Tobias Financial Advisors in Plantation, Florida, said in an email interview.

“They may be starting families, buying homes, saving for their children’s college. With so much on their plates, they may find that they’re saving, but have no planned financial direction.”

Is being a HENRY good or bad?

If you’re a HENRY, you may feel stuck. It might seem like you aren’t making enough progress toward your financial goals.

But it’s important to emphasize the “Y” in HENRY. You’re not rich yet — that doesn’t mean you’ll never be rich.

“With smart planning, managing expenses and focusing on long-term goals, HENRYs have a great opportunity to build real wealth down the road,” Landivar said.

“Without that focus, though, it’s easy to stay stuck living paycheck to paycheck despite a high income.”

Start by making, or revisiting, your financial plan. If you’re not sure where to begin, consider getting help from a financial advisor. Getting rich may happen sooner than you think.

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It was a chance of scenery for Billy Corgan when the Smashing Pumpkins frontman performed Thursday night, June 19, at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Detroit.

Less than 10 months ago — last Sept. 4 — he was on stage with the band a few blocks away at Comerica Park, playing for nearly 41,000 fans in an opening date for Green Day. On Thursday Corgan performed for about 40,000 fewer — but was even more exciting over the course of the two-hour-and-five-minute set.

This time the show was with a quartet Corgan dubbed Machines of God, which includes recent Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Kiki Wong. It was almost all Smashing Pumpkins, however, celebrating the 30th anniversary of its diamond-certified “Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” album as well as the 25th of the “Machina”/”The Machines of God and Machina II”/”The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music” package and further promoting last year’s “Aghori Mhori Mei.” That made it Smashing Pumpkins by another name, or the most valid Pumpkins tribute band in the world.

Either way it was a bona fide special night, and perhaps the most satisfying Corgan-related performance since perhaps the original “Melon Collie” shows back in 1995.

It was certainly a special night for Corgan, who sported his trademark ankle-length frock and was visibly relaxed in and charged by the intimate setting. “Standing on this stage brings back a lot of memories,” he told the packed Saint Andrew’s crowd, noting that his first time was in 1989 and also recalling the start of 1999’s Arising Tour there, “one of the greatest moments in Smashing Pumpkins history.”

“Detroit was the first city in the world to embrace my band, Smashing Pumpkins, so I will always be grateful for that,” noted Corgan, who shouted out original Saint Andrew’s booker Vince Bannon. “This is an amazing, wonderful city with such an incredible history, so it’s an honor to be here tonight, playing these songs.” (He later recalled a guitar was stolen from another show, in 1992, but subsequently recovered.)

You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone at Saint Andrew’s who didn’t feel the same on Thursday, as Corgan and company shredded through a high-octane set that demonstrated his gift for knitting together power and melody, nuance and ferocity. It was also a demonstration of his guitar acumen, particularly with extended solos on epic treatments of “Porcelina of the Vast Oceans” and the main set-closing “The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right).”

Following a grungey half-hour from Los Angeles’ Return to Dust, the Corgan crew tore into the night with the pummeling triplet of “Glass’ Theme,” “Heavy Metal Machine” and “Where Boys Fear to Tread,” the former declaring “I betrayed rock and roll” even as the group well-served its punky furor. The tour has included some first-ever performances of “Machina II’s” “Here’s to the Atom Bomb” and “White Spyder” — as well as “Aghori’s…” “Sighommi” and “Edin,” while bassist Jenna “Kid Tigrrr” Fournier sang lead on a rendition of Nancy Sinatra’s “You Only Live Twice” and joined Corgan for an acoustic duet on “Tonight, Tonight.”

Corgan also surprised the crowd by picking up the bass himself for “Glass and the Ghost Children.”

The real highlight came mid-show, however, with a trio of “Melon Collie” favorites. “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” and “Muzzle” practically melted the walls at Saint Andrew’s, while during “1979” Corgan’s two oldest children — Augustus, nine, and Philomena, six — came onstage for a Sumo-style wrestling match “won” by the devil’s horn-flashing latter in a take-down.

Corgan kept the pedal down throughout the night, finishing with an encore of “Zero” and “Everlasting Grace.” There was nary a negative to be said — save by Corgan, who cracked that “it wouldn’t be me if I didn’t say something negative.

“It may sound small, it may sound trite, it may sound petty, but since I’ve been playing this stage for 36 years, it is the same stage,” he explained, pointing out a center-stage spot “that they’ve never fixed in 36 (expletive) years. And I want to say that’s not a Detroit thing; it’s a Midwestern thing, where if it ain’t broke, don’t (expletive) fix it. But it is broke, and I wish they’d fix it so when I come back here in 36 years it’ll finally be proper.”

And you can bet everyone at Saint Andrew’s on Thursday will be happy to be back to see that.

Corgan performs again on Saturday, June 21, at the Intersection, 133 Cesar E. Chavez Ave., Grand Rapids. 616-723-8571 or sectionlive.com.

DETROIT — Tarik Skubal didn’t have his best stuff working on Thursday, but the Tigers’ offense made sure that didn’t matter in a 9-2 bludgeoning of Pittsburgh in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Comerica Park.

With runs coming early and often, the Tigers broke the game open with a crooked second inning, propelled by a three-run Riley Greene double, pulling away from the Pirates and giving Skubal and the bullpen plenty of breathing room.

Greene headlined the offense, finishing with four RBIs on a 2-for-4 performance. Zach McKinstry added two hits, including a solo home run. Javier Báez had two hits and scored once. Gleyber Torres continued to sizzle in the leadoff spot with three hits, two runs scored and two RBIs.

And while it won’t be a memorable performance for Skubal, he was solid. He went 5.2 innings, giving up two runs and striking out six while issuing a rare trio of walks.

It was the offense that shined from the jump, starting with back-to-back hits from Torres and Jahmai Jones, who roped a double down the left-field line to advance Torres to third, setting up Greene for an RBI opportunity before Pittsburgh recorded an out.

Greene obliged, scoring Torres from on a sacrifice fly to deep left field. In total, the Tigers scored four runs on sacrifice flies, one shy of tying the single-game MLB record.

“It’s the situational hitting, when you need something in the outfield with the guy on third,” manager AJ Hinch said. “So it says that we had a lot of traffic and less than two outs and the guy had a pretty good at bat to get the run in. If you can cash in those runs when you get the opportunity, you can separate yourself a little bit and we did that.”

Greene’s big hit of the game came in the second inning. With the bases loaded, he flung a pitch low and out of the zone softly into center field and under the mitt of a diving Billy Cook. Greene coasted into second base as all three runners scored easily, capping a four-run inning that put the Tigers firmly in control.

Adding two more runs in both the fourth and fifth innings proved to be insurance.

“Obviously some big hits along the way, Gleyber down the line, the near catch, diving catch in center from Riley, Riley got a double and a bunch of sac flies and we had a comfortable win,” Hinch said.

And Skubal, despite fighting his way through a subpar start relative to his 2025 performance, still managed to keep the Pirates offense at bay.

Throwing the first pitch after the start of the game was delayed 40 minutes by inclement weather, Skubal wasn’t his sharp self as he settled in. And whether it was a delayed warm-up regimen or issues gripping the ball as rain still fell, he did something he hasn’t done yet this season: Walk back-to-back hitters.

After the game, Hinch gave Skubal a bit of grace relative to the weather, and predicted, correctly, that his ace pitcher wouldn’t be so forgiving to himself.

“It wasn’t a great day for Tarik to pitch,” Hinch said, alluding to the rain and wet field. “And he certainly gets a pass on that. He won’t give it to himself, but I’ll give it to him. It was nasty to start the game. And it’s not an excuse, he’s not going to want me to make it for him, but that had to play part of it. The heavy drizzle that was going on, the late start.”

And Skubal’s take?

“I can sit here and make excuses of the weather or what the mound felt like,” Skubal said. “I can sit there and do that but it doesn’t do me any good, it doesn’t do our team any good.”

After opening with a swinging strikeout of Nick Gonzales, Andrew McCutchen knocked a single into right field off of Skubal after working ahead in the count. Joey Bart and Alexander Canario both worked walks on five and seven pitches, respectively, as Skubal struggled to find the zone consistently. It spurred a mound visit from catcher Dillon Dingler.

Whatever was said seemed to do the trick, as Skubal fanned Ke’Bryan Hayes on three pitches and got an immediate flyout from Isiah Kiner-Falefa to end the self-inflicted bases-loaded jam. After surviving that, Skubal was shown in the dugout, cursing in anger.

While he was even-keeled by the time he spoke about the moment, it was evident that Skubal’s distaste for pitching in the rain hadn’t abated.

“My hat is literally leaking water in front of my face as I’m pitching,” Skubal said. “It’s like, why didn’t we just wait? That’s kind of what I’m thinking and that’s where it’s frustrating to me.”

After his first-inning hiccups, Skubal snapped back to being the pitcher that has dominated opposing hitters.

He faced 10 batters to get the next nine outs. McCutchen managed a double in the third inning, as Skubal mowed through Pittsburgh hitters, striking out three in that span. Though he managed to get through the initial spell of rain, Skubal battled the conditions most of the game and changed his jersey almost every inning just to have a bit of dry fabric to get a better grip. And even when the rain relented, coming downhill on a torn up, rain-softened mound lived in the back of Skubal’s mind.

“It can impact the stuff that comes out of your hand for sure,” Skubal said. “Add it just felt like velocity was down, stuff kind of ticked down. It’s not that I wasn’t feeling good, it’s just, I didn’t feel comfortable to kind of let it go.”

When another hiccup cropped up in the fifth inning, with runners on second and third with one out, Skubal managed the situation deftly. He traded a groundball out for a run and then struck out Bart, ending the threat after surrendering just the lone run.

Skubal faced more traffic in the sixth inning, when he was chased from the game after 103 pitches and traded a sacrifice fly for the second out. He left runners on second and third with two outs for Carlos Hernández, a recently acquired righty reliever. And when Skubal couldn’t bail himself out of the jam, Hernández and the defense stepped up.

On his first pitch, Hernández got a ground out from Cook, as Báez corralled a bouncing ball up the middle and Spencer Torkelson corralled the throw to first base on a hop, ending the sixth and the threat.

It was far from Skubal’s most sterling effort, but he still finished throwing nearly six innings of two-run baseball.

And on a day where the offense scored in bunches all game, Skubal didn’t need to be great, just good enough.

“I just wasn’t very good today, but that’s OK,” Skubal said. “And it’s OK, we won, so who cares how I felt? On to the next day.”

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. He even claimed once to have made it “famous.”

But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black Americans for marking the end of slavery in the country he leads again.

No words about it from his lips, on paper or through his social media site.

Asked whether Trump would commemorate Juneteenth in any way, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters: “I’m not tracking his signature on a proclamation today. I know this is a federal holiday. I want to thank all of you for showing up to work. We are certainly here. We’re working 24/7 right now.”

Asked in a follow-up question whether Trump might recognize the occasion another way or on another day, Leavitt said, “I just answered that question for you.”

On Wednesday, Black community leaders from across the country, senior Trump administration officials and other individuals met at the White House to discuss improving coordination between the leaders and federal, state and local partners, according to a senior White House official. Housing Secretary Scott Turner and Lynne Patton, director of minority outreach, were among those who attended, said the official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss a private gathering.

The Republican president’s silence was a sharp contrast from his prior acknowledgement of the holiday. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States by commemorating June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas. Their freedom came more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln liberated slaves in the Confederacy by signing the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.

Trump’s quiet on the issue also deviated from White House guidance that Trump planned to sign a Juneteenth proclamation. Leavitt didn’t explain the change. Trump held no public events Thursday, but he shared statements about Iran, the TikTok app and Fed chairman Jerome Powell on his social media site.

He had more to say about Juneteenth in yearly statements in his first term.

In 2017, Trump invoked the “soulful festivities and emotional rejoicing” that swept through the Galveston crowd when a major general delivered the news that all enslaved people were free.

He told the Galveston story in each of the next three years. “Together, we honor the unbreakable spirit and countless contributions of generations of African Americans to the story of American greatness,” he added in his 2018 statement.

In 2019: “Across our country, the contributions of African Americans continue to enrich every facet of American life.” In 2020: “June reminds us of both the unimaginable injustice of slavery and the incomparable joy that must have attended emancipation. It is both a remembrance of a blight on our history and a celebration of our Nation’s unsurpassed ability to triumph over darkness.”

In 2020, after suspending his campaign rallies because of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump chose Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the place to resume his public gatherings and scheduled a rally for June 19. But the decision met with such fierce criticism that Trump postponed the event by a day.

Black leaders had said it was offensive for Trump to choose June 19 and Tulsa for a campaign event, given the significance of Juneteenth and Tulsa being the place where, in 1921, a white mob looted and burned that city’s Greenwood district, an economically thriving area referred to as Black Wall Street. As many as 300 Black Tulsans were killed, and thousands were temporarily held in internment camps overseen by the National Guard.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal days before the rally, Trump tried to put a positive spin on the situation by claiming that he had made Juneteenth “famous.” He said he changed the rally date out of respect for two African American friends and supporters.

“I did something good. I made it famous. I made Juneteenth very famous,” Trump said. “It’s actually an important event, it’s an important time. But nobody had heard of it. Very few people have heard of it.”

Generations of Black Americans celebrated Juneteenth long before it became a federal holiday in 2021 with the stroke of President Joe Biden’s pen.

Later in 2020, Trump sought to woo Black voters with a series of campaign promises, including establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday.

He lost the election, and that made it possible for Biden to sign the legislation establishing Juneteenth as the newest federal holiday.

Last year, Biden spoke briefly at a holiday concert on the South Lawn that featured performances by Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. Vice President Kamala Harris danced onstage with gospel singer Kirk Franklin.

Biden was spending this year’s holiday in Galveston, Texas, where he was set to speak at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church.

Associated Press writer Calvin Woodward contributed to this report.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers organization said Thursday that it asked federal immigration agents to leave the Dodger Stadium grounds after they arrived at a parking lot near one of the gates.

Dozens of federal agents with their faces covered arrived in SUVs and cargo vans to a lot near the stadium’s Gate E entrance. A group of protesters carrying signs against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement started amassing shortly after, local media reported.

“This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization,” the team said in a statement posted on X.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted on X that its agent were never there.

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, said the agents were with Customs and Border Protection and that they were not trying to enter the stadium.

“This had nothing to do with the Dodgers. (Customs and Border Protection) vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement,” she said in an email.

The team said the game against the San Diego Padres later Thursday will be played as planned.

Television cameras showed about four agents remained at the lot Thursday afternoon while officers with the Los Angeles Police Department stood between them and dozens of protesters, some carrying signs that read “I Like My Ice Crushed” and chanting “ICE out of LA!”

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez arrived at the stadium and said she had been in communication with Dodger officials and the mayor’s office.

“We’ve been in communication with the mayor’s office, with the Dodgers, with Dodgers security, about seeing if they can get them moved off their private property,” she told KABC-TV. “Public property is different. Private property — businesses and corporations have the power to say, ‘Not on my property,’ And so we’re waiting to see that movement happen here.”

Protests began June 6 after federal immigration raids arrested dozens of workers in Los Angeles. Protesters blocked a major freeway and set cars on fire the following days, and police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades.

The team has yet to make a statement regarding the arrests and raids. The Dodgers’ heavily Latino fan base have been pushing for the team to make a public statement and ignited a debate online about its stance on the immigration crackdown happening in Los Angeles.

The Trump administration has activated more than 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines over the objections of city and state leaders. Dozens of troops now guard federal buildings and protect federal agents making arrests.

The demonstrations have been mostly concentrated downtown in the city of around 4 million people. Thousands of people have peacefully rallied outside City Hall and hundreds more protested outside a federal complex that includes a detention center where some immigrants are being held following workplace raids.

Despite the protests, immigration enforcement activity has continued throughout the county, with city leaders and community groups reporting ICE present at libraries, car washes and Home Depots. School graduations in Los Angeles have increased security over fears of ICE action and some have offered parents the option to watch on Zoom.

In anticipation of the extreme temperatures predicted across metro Detroit, Farmington Hills will open the Costick Activities Center as a cooling center from Saturday, June 21-Tuesday, June 24.

The center is at 28600 W. 11 Mile Road, between Middlebelt and Inkster roads. It is open on Saturday from 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday from 6 a.m.-10 p.m.

For more information about the cooling center at the Costick Activities Center, call 248-473-1800 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. If you have an emergency, call 911.

For additional information about cooling center locations throughout Oakland County, visit oakgov.com/community/emergency-management/need-to-know/safety/warming-and-cooling-centers.

Summer heat can contribute to adverse air quality conditions and can also impact the health conditions of older adults, children and those with respiratory concerns. Community members are encouraged to check on family, friends, neighbors and pets to ensure everyone stays healthy and safe.

The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments encourages community members to take action to voluntarily lower emissions to help minimize ozone formation, including:

– Delay mowing the lawn until evening or another day: Exhaust from lawn mowers and other gas-powered yard equipment contributes to ozone formation.

– Drive less, telecommute, bike or walk: These options help to minimize traffic congestion and air pollution, as well as save money.

– Avoid refueling vehicles during daylight hours. Fumes released at the gas pump contribute to ozone formation.

– Delay or combine errands: This will reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.

– Reduce electricity use: Adjust thermostats a few degrees warmer and turn off lights, computers and other electrical devices when not in use.

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Residents and landowners in Holly will be paying higher taxes so the village can stay solvent and prevent a takeover by the state.

Facing a deficit of over $600,000, the village council voted unanimously, 6-0, to approve a special assessment millage to balance the budget before June 20 as required by state law. President April Brandon was absent.

The one-year, 4-mill assessment is for  “all lands and premises” in the village and equals $4 per $1,000 of taxable value. It will raise $658,710 in revenue.

“The reason why we are looking at a special assessment rather than a vote, is because in order to get the money in to finance our village and in order to get a balanced budget which we are legally obligated to do, we have to get everything into the state by June 20,” said Village Manager Tim Price. “Even if we had found out about this on our first day in office, there would have been no time for a special election to put this on a ballot.”

“This is literally a tourniquet to stop the bleeding at this point,” said Trustee Amber Kier, who chaired the meeting in place of Brandon.

Price said the problem has not been with the village spending beyond their means but a lack of revenue.

The village’s millage rate has decreased over the past 43 years due to Headlee Rollbacks, which was established in 1982 to protect home owners by limiting the amount of property tax increases.

The millage rate has dropped to 11.32 mills for fiscal year 2025, while inflation and need for public services have escalated, according to Price, who took over as village manager in January. The assessment will appear on village residents’ tax bills next month.

“The can has been kicked down the road progressively for 43 years,” Price said. “This (assessment) is not going to answer all the financial questions right now, this just gets our heads above water. It allows us more time to develop some more strategies in order to meet these responsibilities.”

Holly resident Amber DeShone told the board the new assessment is happening too quickly.

“This increase with barely a month to prepare would be devastating for us,” said DeShone. “This will add $361.32 (to our expenses) with only a month to prepare. It feels rushed, it feels thoughtless and it feels unfair.”

Price said previous councils had borrowed money from the village fund balance to keep from going into a deficit and ignored warnings from their auditor Plante Moran.

“If you look back at previous meetings in previous years, such as 2020, this (budget deficit) information was presented to them (during audits) at the time and they were told they were facing this kind of environment and council chose not to do anything at that time,” said Price. “There was no sense of urgency for it and I don’t know why that is.”

Trustee Kier read a statement from Brandon.

“We (the council) did not create this problem, we inherited it,” said Brandon. “The deficit was hidden, though we don’t think it was intentional. None of us knew about it until this year.”

She added, “Now this council has to make a difficult decision, either cut essential services like fire and police… or we can raise taxes on residents that are already struggling.”

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Simple Minds is still very much an active band. In fact, its 20th studio album is in motion, according to frontman Jim Kerr.

But this year, the Scottish group is enjoying the 40th anniversary of an eventful 1985, which included the chart-topping hit “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” from the film “The Breakfast Club,” a performance at Live Aid and the release of its best-selling album, “Once Upon a Time.” Kerr’s oldest daughter — Yasmin, with the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde — was also born that year.

“You just can’t believe when you hear that it’s 40 years — there’s that for a start,” Kerr, 65, says via Zoom during Simple Minds’ first North American tour in seven years. “And then the other thing is you just feel so blessed after all this time that you’re allowed to get out and play, and in our case make people jump up and down.

“It’s just all so unexpected, in a sense.”

Kerr acknowledges that Simple Minds — including guitarist Charlie Burchill, the only other remaining founding member — was initially unsure about recording “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” He says the band felt “we had songs up our sleeve” for “Once Upon a Time” and was initially loathe to embrace something written by others. Nevertheless — and with a degree of pushing from its record company — the group took it on and felt able to make the song its own.

“What we brought to it was 10 years of playing live, and we put our heart and soul into it and we put our lifeblood into the record,” Kerr recalls. “It would’ve been a different song if OMD did it, or the Psychedelic Furs — it would’ve been a different record, rather. So it’s not our song, but it is our record.

“And lo and behold, here we are 40 years later, still talking about it.”

Simple Minds, Soft Cell and Modern English perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 21 at Pine Knob Music Theatre, 33 Bob Seger Drive, Independence Township. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.

Other music events of note this weekend (all subject to change) include …

FRIDAY, JUNE 20

• The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Pops series presents “Let’s Misbehave: The Songs of Cole Porter” with four shows through Sunday, June 22 at Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 313-576-5111 or dso.org.

• Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan headline this year’s Outlaw Music Festival 10th Anniversary Tour at 4 p.m. at Pine Knob Music Theatre, 33 Bob Seger Drive, Independence Township. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Trampled By Turtles and Kalamazoo’s Myron Elkins also perform. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.

• The New York rock quartet Brand New celebrates its 25th anniversary with two shows — tonight and Saturday, June 21 — at the Masonic Temple Theatre, 500 Temple St., Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-548-1320 or themasonic.com.

• The country duo Maddie & Tae performs at District 142, 142 Maple St., Wyandotte. Doors at 7 p.m. Audrey Ray opens. district142live.com.

• Acclaimed singer-songwriters Will Sexton and Amy LaVere double-bill at 8 p.m. at the Trinity House Theatre, 38840 W. Six Mile Road, Livonia. 734-436-6302 or trinityhousetheatre.org.

• The New York trio Sunflower Bean plants itself at 8 p.m. at Third Man Records, 441 W. Canfield St., Detroit. 313-209-5205 or thirdmanrecords.com.

• The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival continues throughout the weekend, including a free Friday Night Live! performance at 7 p.m. in the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 313-833-7900 or dia.org.

• Indiana indie rock troupe Murder By Death brings its farewell tour to Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit. Doors at 6 p.m. 313-961-8961 or saintandrewsdetroit.com.

• Former WDIV news anchor Devin Scillian & the Arizona Sun will be up with the KufflinKs at 7 p.m. at the Cadieux Cafe, 4300 Cadieux Road, Detroit. 313-882-8560 or cadieuxcafe.com.

• The Crofoot complex celebrates its late staffer Justin Roettger with performances by Tyler Common, Greg and the Degends, Racquel Soledad and others, starting at 6 p.m. 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-858-9333 or thecrofoot.com.

• The Americana trio Barnaby Bright lights up at 8 p.m. at 20 Front Street in Lake Orion. 248-783-7105 or 20frontstreet.com.

• The Science Fair and Endless Vacation set up in the Garden Bowl Lounge, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Doors at 9 p.m. 313-833-9700 or themajesticdetroit.com.

• Seattle’s Bug Hunter and the Narcissist Cookbook arrive at the Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff, Hamtramck. Doors at 6:30 p.m. 313-462-4117 or sanctuarydetroit.com.

• Summer Fest 2025 features Nurvcore, Through Our Eyes, Metal Mustangs and more at the Diesel Concert Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield Township. Doors at 6 p.m.  586-933-3503 or dieselconcerts.com.

• Pigeon Pit, Rent Strike, Popolis and Fat Angry Heads roost at Small’s, 10339 Conant, Hamtramck. Doors at 7 p.m. 3130873-1117 or smallsbardetroit.com.

• Jae Skeese and B.A. Badd throw down at El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Highway, Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-757-7942 or elclubdetroit.com.

• Guitarist Kris Kurzawa is in residence through Saturday, June 21 at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe. 313-882-5399 or dirtydogjazz.com.

• Trumpeter Karim Gideon and his Quartet plays through Saturday, June 21, at Cliff Bell’s, 2030 Park Ave., Detroit. 313-961-2543 or cliffbells.com.

• Soraia & the Idiot Kids and SeaHag open the weekend at the Lager House, 1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-500-1475 or thelagerhouse.com.

• The Roxy hosts The Pretenders Tribute at 8 p.m. 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester. 248-453-5285 or theroxyrochester.com.

• Baltimore singer-songwriter Cris Jacobs plays at 8 p.m. at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. Lost Mary opens. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.

• The 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival All-Stars Generation Sextet gathers for shows at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at the Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S. First St., Ann Arbor. 734-372-3200 or bluellamaclub.com.

• Virtual: Billy Strings livestreams at 7:30 p.m. from Lexington, Kentucky, and again on Saturday, June 21, for subscribers to nugs.net.

• Virtual: The jam band Goose livestreams at 7:30 p.m. from Cleveland, and on Saturday. June 21 from Canandaigua, New York, for subscribers to nugs.net.

• Virtual: Umphrey’s McGee premieres its April 20 performance in Marrakech, Morocco, at 8 p.m. for subscribers to nugs.net.

• Virtual: “American Masters — Janis Ian: Breaking Silence” premieres nationwide at 9 p.m. on PBS. Check pbs.org/americanmasters for local stations and showtimes.

• Virtual: The Gibson Sisters host a “Slumber Party” at 9 p.m., streaming via veeps.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21

• Royal Oak Live! a two-day music festival, starts at 1:30 p.m. and again on Sunday, June 22 at Centennial Commons, 204 S. Troy St. Performers include Kim Waters, Ben Sharkey, Alexander Zonjic, Paul Taylor, Special EFX and others. 248-547-4000 or royaloakchamber.com.

• A Flock of Seagulls headlines the I Love the 80’s tour, joined by Bow Wow Wow and Animotion at 7 p.m. at the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, 2600 Atwater St. at Chene, Detroit. 313-393-7128 or TheAretha.com.

• Hit-making songwriter and producer David Foster and trumpeter Chris Botti, along with vocalist (and Foster’s wife) Katharine McPhee, team up at 8 p.m. at the Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway St., Detroit. 313-237-7464 or detroitopera.org.

Diverse musical trio bring their happy music to Detroit

• Alabama-born vocalist Lamont Landers has hit the road and comes to the Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. The Vig Arcadia opens. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-544-1991 or themagicbag.com.

• Last Night Saved My Life celebrates the release of a new album, "The First Hello," in the Pike Room at the Crofoot complex, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. Doors at 6 p.m. 248-858-9333 or thecrofoot.com.

• A pair of duos — the Rough and Tumble and Flagship Romance — team up at 8 p.m. at 20 Front Street in Lake Orion. 248-783-7105 or 20frontstreet.com.

• Toed hits the stage at the Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, supported by Strictly Fine and Sancho. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-820-5596 or thelovingtouchferndale.com.

• The Virginia thrash group Deceased joins Jail and Mortal Disguise at 7 p.m. at the Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff, Hamtramck. 313-462-4117 or sanctuarydetroit.com.

• The Soap Girls, Decyhered and Over Medicated trip-bill at 7:30 p.m. at the Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Road, Westland. 734-513-5030 or tokenlounge.com.

• Millyz brings his Blanco 7 Tour to town at El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Highway, Detroit. Doors at 8 p.m. 313-757-7942 or elclubdetroit.com.

• True Devil, Tangerine Time Machine and eight others perform on two stages for Rock N Core at the Diesel Concert Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield Township. Doors at 5:30 p.m. 586-933-3503 or dieselconcerts.com.

• Another set of duos — Miles and Mafaie, and Dave Boutette and Kristi Lynn Davis — pair up at 8 p.m. at the Trinity House Theatre, 38840 W. Six Mile Road, Livonia. 734-436-6302 or trinityhousetheatre.org.

• Ann Arbor is among the cities taking part in the global Make Music Day, with performances in and around the area all day long. Find schedules and other information via makemusicday.org.

• The Out Loud Chorus performs a 1 p.m. matinee at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. The trio Darlingside, along with Clovers Daughter, follows at 8 p.m. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.

• The Sean Dobbins Quintet plays at 6:30 and 9 p.m. at the Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S. First St., Ann Arbor. Guitarist Noah Hogan and his Quartet follow with a 10:30 p.m. late-nighter. 734-372-3200 or bluellamaclub.com.

• Virtual: It's a double shot Oasis' Liam Gallagher as his "Live at Knebworth — Concert Film" streams at 3 p.m. and a "Knebworth Documentary" follows at 5 p.m. both via veeps.com.

• Virtual: The 2020 concert film "Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace" returns to stream at 3 p.m. via veeps.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 22

• Keith Urban brings his High and Alive Tour to town at 7 p.m. at Pine Knob Music Theatre, 33 Bob Seger Drive, Independence Township. He'll be joined by Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen and Karley Scott Collins. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.

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• Detroit's own Suicide Machines joins Less Than Jake, Fishbone and Bite Me Bambi on the Summer Circus Tour stop at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St. Doors at 6 p.m. 248-399-2980 or royaloakmusictheatre.com.

• The Detroit Blues Society hosts its International Blues Challenge showcase at 3 p.m. at the Cadieux Cafe, 4300 Cadieux Road, Detroit. 313-882-8560 or cadieuxcafe.com.

• The world music octet In the Tradition performs at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Cliff Bell's, 2030 Park Ave., Detroit. 313-961-2543 or cliffbells.com.

• Lauren Sanderson drops in at the Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. Doors at 7 p.m. Emeryld opens. 248-820-5596 or thelovingtouchferndale.com.

• Bega, Captain Tallen and the Benevolent Entitites, Conor Lynch and Jackamo stack up at 7 p.m. at the New Dodge Lounge, 8850 Jos Campau, Hamtramck. 313-638-1508 or thenewdodgelounge.com.

• The all-female tribute band the Iron Maidens rocks at 6:30 p.m. at the Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Road, Westland. 734-513-5030 or tokenlounge.com.

• The Nashville quartet Birdtalker finishes the weekend at 7:30 p.m. at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. Curtis Ford opens. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.

• William Hill III presents solo piano performances at 6 and 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S. First St., Ann Arbor. 734-372-3200 or bluellamaclub.com.

• Virtual: Sweden's Ghost streams "Rite Here Rite Now — All Access Watch Party" at 8 p.m. via veeps.com.

EAST LANSING – Lake Orion’s Connor Fox doesn’t want to think or talk about repeating in the Michigan Junior State Amateur Championship presented by Imperial Headware, but he admitted it’s cool that Michigan State University’s Forest Akers West Golf Course is hosting.

“It would be cool to win my last GAM junior event at my future place,” said Fox, who over a year ago committed to the Michigan State golf program and this week is playing in the Michigan Amateur Championship in Charlevoix.

He said he plans to approach the 47th Michigan Junior the same way he approached the 46th, which he won a year ago at Ferris State University’s Katke Golf Course.

“I go in wanting to play my best golf, taking it one shot at a time, get into match play and then take it one shot at a time,” he said. “It doesn’t help to start thinking about that trophy or anything like that.”

He did acknowledge winning the title a year ago means a lot to him, and the exemption it earned from the USGA for the U.S. Junior Amateur was something he would love to have happen again.

“It was all very cool, but I just have to approach it all the same way,” he said.

The field of 108 golfers, ages 18-and-under, has been determined by past performance and through sectional qualifiers. They will compete starting Sunday, June 22, for the overall championship or in an age 15-and-under division on Monday.

The golfers playing in the overall division will play 36 holes of stroke play Sunday to determine a medalist and top seed to lead the low-scoring 32 golfers into the match play bracket. The 15-and-under division starts with 18 holes of stroke play on Monday to determine an eight-golfer bracket for match play. The semifinal and championship match rounds for both age divisions will be held on Wednesday.

Forest Akers West is home to the successful Michigan State golf teams. It is one of two courses at the facility (East and West), both of which were redesigned by Michigan State alumnus and highly regarded golf course designer Arthur Hills in 1992.

The West plays from 5,278 yards to 7,013 yards with five tee positions and hosts the Big Ten home competition for the Spartans.

The players in the field are familiar with the Forest Akers properties, which have hosted several GAM junior events and high school state championship tournaments over the years.

Bryan Harris is the PGA golf professional and general manager at Forest Akers and Ben Keeler is the golf course superintendent. Learn more at golf.msu.edu.

Last year in Big Rapids, Fox turned back future MSU teammate Julian Menser, a South Lyon native and Detroit Catholic Central grad, 7 and 6, in the title match. Menser has aged out of the competition and is a current member of the MSU team.

In the 15-and-under bracket, Julian Sinishtaj of Macomb and Warren De La Salle earned the 15-and-under championship with a 9 and 8 win over David Han of Midland in the championship match.

By MARIA SHERMAN

NEW YORK (AP) — What makes a great song of the summer? Is it an up-tempo pop banger? Something with an earworm chorus? Does it need to feature the words “summer,” “sunshine,” or another synonym — “California” — in the title? How could anyone attempt a song of the summer after the late, great Beach Boy Brian Wilson composed them so expertly, anyway?

It very well may be subject to the eye (well, ear) of the beholder, but The Associated Press views the song of the summer as the one that takes over those warm months between June and August, the kind that blasts out of car speakers and at beach barbecues in equal measure. And that means many different things for many kinds of listeners.

So here are AP’s 2025 song of the summer predictions across categories, with past victors for reference.

Find your song of the summer and then listen to our Spotify playlist, here.

Song of the summer that inexplicably came out in January: “NUEVAYoL,” Bad Bunny

A song of the summer doesn’t actually have to arrive in summer, or even in spring. History has proved this time and time again, lest anyone forget Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license” hit at the top of the year in 2021. But this summer, like every summer, is about Bad Bunny. On his latest album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio pulls from Puerto Rico’s rich musical history and hybridizes it. He does so from the very opener, “NUEVAYoL,” which samples the fittingly named 1975 salsa hit from El Gran Combo, “Un Verano en Nueva York” (“A Summer in New York”).

Past champion: “Boy’s a Liar PT. 2,” PinkPantheress, Ice Spice (2023)

Song of the summer for the chronically online: “Tonight,” PinkPantheress

An internet hero releases another super hit: PinkPantheress’ “Tonight” is an undeniable good time; all bassline house meets hyperpop vocals with a naughty chorus. The 24-year-old British singer-songwriter has proved she’s got so much more to offer than a few viral hits — but her huge songs that blow up online? They tend to stay. That’s more than can be said about past winners in this category.

Past champion: “Million Dollar Baby,” Tommy Richman (2024)

Breakup song of the summer: “What Was That,” Lorde

Lorde’s first new single in four years recalls the clever synth-pop of her 2017 album “Melodrama,” casting aside the folk detour of 2021’s “Solar Power.” “What Was That” is reserved revelation, introspective electropop that takes a measured look at a relationship’s dissolution. It feels good, and bad, which is the point.

Past champion: “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” Bee Gees (1971)

Song of the summer for the girls and all those who love them: “Gnarly,” KATSEYE

KATSEYE, the global girl group born out of K-pop development techniques, are “Gnarly,” and they’d like you to be, too. The song is asymmetrical pop with a cheerleading cadence and extensive, expensive product placement. You’re here for the girls, or you’re not. Gnarly!

Past champion: “Bills, Bills, Bills,” Destiny’s Child (1999)

Song for singles ready to mingle this summer: “WASSUP,” Young Miko

Flirting is central to these hot months; no other season has a fling named after it. Puerto Rican rapper Young Miko knows this better than most, and her track “WASSUP” is all about charisma — and it doesn’t hurt that it interpolates “Lollipop” by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major and “Chulin Culin Chunfly” by Voltio featuring Residente.

Past champion: “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’),” T-Pain featuring Yung Joc (2007)

Song of the summer for those who love British boy ballads performed by an American: “Ordinary,” Alex Warren

Last year brought Benson Boone’s glossy soft pop-rock; this year, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” is inescapable. A big, inoffensive ballad with loosely religious themes, it is meticulously designed to the pull at heartstrings. And it does — the song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Past champion: “Beautiful Things,” Benson Boone (2024)

Song of the summer for when you lose the beef but still have fight left in ya: “Nokia,” Drake

For the last year, Drake has mostly made headlines for his rivalry with Kendrick Lamar, one of the biggest beefs in modern rap music history. He was no victor, but on “Nokia,” he’s certainly a winner. The song is a return to what Drizzy knows best: a massive rap-R&B-pop song for the ages, one that will live inside the minds of listeners for the whole year. Just, you know, replete with the nostalgic sounds of a Nokia ringtone.

Past champion: The difference here, of course, is that Drake won his beef with Meek Mill. But nonetheless: “Back to Back,” Drake (2015)

The TikTok-approved, blast-of-dopamine song of the summer: “Boots on the Ground,” 803Fresh

Social media is the wild west and inevitably sources its own song of the summer. Usually, there’s an element of humor in the track — like 2023’s “The Margarita Song” by That Chick Angel, Casa Di & Steve Terrell. This year is a bit different: 803Fresh’s “Boots on the Ground” is an organic hit that centers a kind of soulful line dance — it’s country-pop with trap hi-hats and fun for the whole family.

Past champion: “The Spark,” Kabin Crew & Lisdoonvarna Crew (2024)

Song of the summer for it girls: “Fame Is A Gun,” Addison Rae

Charli xcx fans, fear not. Addison Rae’s debut album is stuffed with bejeweled, hypnotic pop songs for the post-“BRAT” crowd. Best of all is the Grimes-esque “Fame Is a Gun,” a sunglasses-in-the-club banger with synthetic vocal textures and an unignorable chorus. For fashionable listeners, and those who aim to become more fabulous.

Past champion: “Bad Girls,” Donna Summer (1979)

Song of the summer of revenge: “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

Does it sound strikingly similar to “Please, Please, Please” at times? Sure. But has Sabrina Carpenter cornered the market on country-tinged, satirical pop songs about heterofatalism, an internet neologism for those who find heterosexuality embarrassing and hopeless? Also, yes. But you know, with a wink, vengeance and a danceable quality. Amen, hey men!

Past champion: “Before He Cheats,” Carrie Underwood (from her 2005 debut album, but released as a single in 2006)

Biggest song of the year, and therefore the default song of the summer: “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar and SZA

Is a song released in November too dated to qualify for song of the summer? Perhaps. But here’s the rub: Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks in 2025 — over half the year so far. Popularity makes the contender. It doesn’t hurt that “Luther” is also one of the best songs of both this year and last, a tender R&B ballad that samples Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s 1982 rendition of “If This World Were Mine.” “Luther” has since been dethroned on the charts, but no other song has come close to its run this year.

Past champion: “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen (2023)

Country crossover song of the summer: “What I Want,” Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae

If terrestrial country radio is your leading metric for selecting the song of the summer, then Morgan Wallen’s “I’m The Problem” is likely your pick. But a catchier track with true country crossover appeal is “What I Want” with Wallen and pop singer Tate McRae. It is the first time Wallen has featured a female vocalist on one of his songs. It’s a rare embrace for the chart topper, who historically prefers to buck country duet tradition and double down on his vocal style — warm, muscular, masculine.

Past champion: “You’re Still the One,” Shania Twain (from her 1997 album, but released as a single in 1998)

Song of the summer released half a decade ago: “party 4 you,” Charli xcx

The data doesn’t lie and what is old is new is old is new again. In the year after “BRAT” summer, desire for more Charli xcx is still strong. As a result, fans have dug up a cut from her 2020 album, “How I’m Feeling Now,” and turned it into their own summer anthem … five years later. So much so, in fact, that Charli released a music video for it in May.

Past champion: “Cruel Summer,” Taylor Swift (released in 2019, crowned song of the summer in 2023)

Song of the summer with a canine-themed title: “Mutt,” Leon Thomas

Look, “Mutt” also arrived in 2024, but in 2025 — bolstered by a deluxe release and a recent Chris Brown remix — makes “Mutt” an easy song of the summer pick for some listeners. It’s difficult to hear that chorus and not sing along: “She said, ‘Take your time, what’s the rush?’ / I said, ‘Baby, I’m a dog, I’m a mutt.’”

Past champion: “Bird Dog,” The Everly Brothers (1958)

An Oakland County district judge facing a misconduct complaint will have fewer cases on her docket at her own request and following action taken by a supervising judge.

A Michigan judicial tenure commission investigation found evidence of misconduct by 52-4 District Judge Kirsten Hartig, according to a complaint made public earlier this month. The report, signed on June 4, said Hartig dismissed at least four criminal cases “to punish the prosecution rather than on the merits of the cases” and created a “climate of fear” among court officials and employees. Hartig also took months to share with the commission an April 2024 state-ordered mental-health evaluation that found she was unsafe to practice.

Bruce Goldberg, president of River’s Bend and a social worker working with Hartig’s sobriety program team, wrote to the commission in June 2024 to defend Hartig. He wrote that he did not believe Hartig was unsafe to practice.

Since April, 52nd District Court Chief Judge Travis Reeds has twice asked the commission to remove Hartig from the bench before the complaint is resolved. Each request was denied.

Hartig had denied county prosecutor’s office attorneys’ requests for her to recuse herself from hearing their cases. But on Tuesday, she rescued herself.

The Oakland Press asked Judge Hartig’s spokesman for comment on Thursday morning, but courts and county offices are closed in observance of Juneteenth.

On Wednesday, Reeds responded to Hartig’s recusal with an administrative order moving certain cases to other 52nd District judges.

The 52nd District Court has four divisions: 52-1 in Novi, 52-2 in Clarkston, 52-3 in Rochester Hills and 52-4 in Troy. District court judges handle traffic violations such as driving under the influence, speeding and reckless driving; civil cases, such as evictions, land forfeitures, garnishments for up to $25,000; and civil cases with claims above $25,000 assigned by the Circuit Court. District judges also hear criminal cases with maximum penalties of up to a year in jail. They preside over preliminary and probable cause hearings for criminal cases that are sent for Circuit Court trial.

Reeds said the individual requests for recusals and appeals were creating unnecessary confusion and delays that were unfair to everyone, especially litigants and attorneys. Reed’s order created a temporary procedure to streamline the case-assignment process.

“I want to thank my fellow 52nd District Court judges and the outstanding staff in all four divisions for stepping up to handle the extra cases without complaint,” he said.

Reeds said the court’s priority is to serve the public to the best of its ability.

“We will continue to work together to make that happen,” he said.

All cases involving state-law violations and misdemeanor civil cases will be divided between 52-4 Presiding Judge Maureen McGinnis and Reeds.

McGinnis will hear all of Clawson’s criminal and civil cases normally heard by Hartig and all felony cases.

Reeds will be at the 52-4 District Court in Troy three Tuesdays a month to hear cases. The judge for the four Tuesday remains to be named.

Hartig will continue to hear general civil, landlord-tenant and small-claims cases filed in the 52-4 District Court.

The complaint against Hartig, filed on June 4, requires a response to the judicial tenure commission within 14 business days. Hartig’s response is due June 25.