The news: More politicians are putting pressure on the Big Ten Conference to reverse the decision to cancel football because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter Tuesday, Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and eight other Republican legislators in the Midwest urged conference commissioner Kevin Warren to restart sports this fall.
Why it matters: "These athletes are losing a vital part of student life and are becoming less marketable to future employers with each passing week," the letter said. "Additionally, our local universities stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars that support vital student scholarships."
The news: General Motors has told most of its U.S. salaried employees that they should continue working remotely through June 2021, stretching their work-from-home setup to as long as 15 months. A "significant number" of employees have returned to their offices safely on a full-time or part-time basis, but the majority of GM's salaried workforce in the U.S. is still working remotely, spokesman David Caldwell told Automotive News.
Why it matters: GM joins other large companies, including Amazon, Google and crosstown rival Ford Motor Co., in allowing employees to work remotely into next year during the coronavirus pandemic. Rocket Companies, downtown Detroit's largest employer, also has had the vast majority of its employees working remotely.
The news: General Motors is taking an 11 percent stake in startup electric truck maker Nikola Corp. under a partnership that calls for GM to engineer and assemble Nikola's first vehicle, the companies said Tuesday. Under the agreement, which is expected to close this month, GM will build the Nikola Badger, an electric and fuel-cell pickup planned for production in late 2022, using GM's proprietary Ultium batteries.
Why it matters: The agreement will commercialize GM's fuel cell technology in high volumes and extends the use of its fuel cell system to the semi-truck market.
The news: Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a recipient's "potentially unexplained" illness is a side effect of the shot. It's unclear how long the pause in testing might last.
Why it matters: It's a setback for progress on the vaccine, which is being tested by Michigan Medicine, the health care organization at the University of Michigan, among several other U.S. sites.
The news: The Michigan Opera Theatre has named Yuval Sharon — recognized by Opera America as one of most important producers and stage directors in opera today — as its new artistic director. Sharon, 40, will succeed MOT's late founder and artistic director David DiChiera who retired in 2017 and died in 2018.
Why it matters: The recipient of both a MacArthur Fellowship and a Foundation for Contemporary Arts grant in theater, Sharon is known for city-spanning operas that push the art form into new settings outside the theater, including moving vehicles and warehouses.
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