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Community Leaders Launch Coalition To Fight PFAS Contamination
The Great Lakes PFAS Action Network, a group of community members impacted by the toxic chemical PFAS, are unifying to promote action.
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‘We've Got To Do Better': Detroit Struggles To Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Numbers
Mayor Mike Duggan told the Advance on Friday that he is “disappointed” in that more Detroit residents are not vaccinated.
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Hamtramck Settles Voting Rights Act Lawsuit, Will Provide Bengali Language Assistance
A court order and consent decree call for the metro Detroit city to provide a more ethnically diverse elections environment.
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State Board OKs Anti-Whitmer Petition, Heads To GOP-Led Legislature
The controversial Unlock Michigan campaign prevailed Tuesday at getting its petition approved by the Board of State Canvassers.
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Whitmer Signs $17B Schools Budget Boosting Childcare Spending, Closing District Funding Gap
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed the largest School Aid budget in Michigan history Tuesday, totaling $17.1 billion.
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As SE Michigan Rebuilds After Flooding, How Can The State Better Prepare For Future Disasters?
The recent flooding in Southeast Michigan overflooded sewers in Detroit as well as freeway pump stations and basements across the region.
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How Many Michigan Prison Workers Have Been Vaccinated? The State Doesn't Know.
As of Tuesday, about 63% of the 32,732 inmates housed in Michigan correctional facilities are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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State, Enbridge To Conclude Mediation In Line 5 Lawsuit By Late August
A recent filing in State of Michigan v Enbridge offers a clue for the timeline in the case.
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Michigan Supreme Court Again Orders State Board To Certify Anti-Whitmer Petition
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the Michigan Board of State Canvassers must certify conservative group Unlock Michigan's petition.
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Stabenow Touts Child Tax Credit Boost As ‘Tax Cut For Working People'
Many Michigan families will receive monthly payments from the federal government through the new child tax credit expansion.
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As Earmarks Return, Michigan Senators Request $65M For Projects Across State
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow requested a joint total of over $65 million of “congressionally directed spending.”
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Report: Local GOP Leaders Continue To Push 2020 Election Conspiracies
Data showed that active groups continue to push election misinformation about the November 2020 general election.
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Tribal Citizens Ask Biden To Shut Down Line 5 During Antrim Co. Visit
A Petoskey-based, Indigenous-led water protector group said that its members approached President Joe Biden during his latest visit.
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6 Months After Deadly Attack On U.S. Capitol, State Dems Renew Call For Investigation
State Democrats continue to advocate for a bipartisan committee to investigate Michigan’s ties to the attack.
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Benson, Activists Blast GOP Election Bills
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Detroit-area activists on Thursday continued to blast a set of state Senate GOP-sponsored bills.
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‘It's Unbelievable': Michiganders Chide GOP Lawmakers For Leaving Without Passing Emergency Flood Relief
Neither the House nor Senate took up the other’s bills for potential flood relief.
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Chief Justice Highlights Michigan's Eviction Diversion Plan At White House
Bridget Mary McCormack described eviction diversion programs as a “unicorn” of the legal system in which every party involved gets a win.
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2 Michigan Republicans Vote Against Scuttling Confederate Statues
Michigan’s delegation was split 12-2.
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All Michigan Republicans Vote Against U.S. House Select Committee To Probe Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
The Michigan delegation was split on party lines, 7-7.
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GOP-Led Legislature Passes Last-Minute Schools Budget, Puts Other Funding On Ice, Despite Deadline
A long day in the Michigan Legislature culminated in the passage of a $17.1 billion School Aid Fiscal Year 2022 budget.
