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Advocates for maternal health and wellbeing gathered in Detroit Thursday night to call for more support for mothers.During the State of the Mama event, advocates pushed to take cash assistance programs for pregnant and new mothers statewide, expand childcare access, and require employers to provide paid parental leave.
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WMUK reached out to state and federal authorities to ask if Michigan National Guard members have been deployed in relation to the United States' ongoing war with Iran.
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The ferry, which transports people to and from Sault Ste. Marie and Sugar Island along the St. Mary's River, is only doing limited runs. Federal data shows ice cover is consuming half of the Great Lakes.
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Law enforcement experts say the marijuana black market is expanding despite Michigan’s legalization of pot for personal use.
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Campaign to amend MI Constitution, require citizenship proof to register to vote, submits signaturesSignatures are in to propose a Michigan constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. Voter fraud is a felony, and extremely rare in the current system.
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The project would involve logging, gravel mine expansion and forest restoration efforts. Some groups are opposed because they worry about environmental impacts and a decrease in off-road vehicle trails.
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Algae is a 'little vacuum' for microplastics. Midwest scientists think it could clean up the problemTiny shards of plastic called microplastics are all over the environment and even inside human bodies. Researchers have found a type of bioengineered algae that can clean up these pesky particles.
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AG's office calls claims baseless, says special prosecutor was properly appointed
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is campaigning to continue the state’s program to provide free school meals for all Michigan K-12 students.On Wednesday, the Democratic governor spooned out fruit, beans and vegetables and delivered a few fist bumps to hungry students at Baker Middle School in Troy.
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After exploring the themes in the writing of CMU English Professor Darrin Doyle, our conversation continued, we looked at another influence, sense of place
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The Michigan House approved a more than $152 million spending bill Monday to work on runways at Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard” base.The base is expecting federally-funded construction to support a new fighter mission that President Donald Trump announced last year.Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp) said he fears that mission won’t actually happen if the work isn’t done before Trump leaves office.
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The Republican-controlled state House adopted a bill Tuesday to give the Legislature the final word on changes to the state’s formal guidance to schools on meeting education standards.