2023
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Michiganders Get Financial Relief as Biden Cancels More Student Debt
This round of debt relief will eliminate the debt of 125,000 borrowers nationwide: 22,000 with disabilities, 51,000 through an income-driven repayment plan, and 53,000 through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
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Michigan Outshines 48 States in Fight for Federal Clean Energy Funding
Legislation signed by President Joe Biden has unleashed billions of dollars in federal investments in communities across the US. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is making sure that Michiganders get more than their ‘fair share’ of those funds.
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Op-ed: How do we get our voices heard in our community?
Michigan resident Sharon McNeil lays out what to expect ahead of the 2024 election and shares information about how to participate in the democratic process.
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8 Quick Hits of Cannabis News from Across Michigan
Cannabis is a pretty big deal in Michigan—and there’s never a shortage of newsworthy headlines from the industry as the state inches closer to becoming the nation’s weed capital.
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Striking Auto Workers and Detroit Companies Appear to Make Progress in Contract Talks
Meaningful progress has been made in negotiations between the striking United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three auto companies, according to a person with direct knowledge of the talks.
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Auto Worker Strike Highlights Disparities Between Temporary and Permanent Employees
When Rhonda Naus got a job inspecting Jeep Wranglers fresh off the assembly line, her paycheck added up to roughly half of what her co-workers were making. But with that came an expectation that her temporary status eventually would become permanent with a big jump in wages.
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Former Detroit Police Chief Launches Senate Campaign
The field of Republican candidates running for a chance to take retiring US Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s seat in the US Senate is starting to get crowded ahead of next year’s primary election.
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Protect Your Loved Ones: The Importance of COVID Boosters
The COVID-19 booster is now available, and provides better protection against currently circulating variants of the illness.
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Redhots in the Rapids: 8 anchors of the West Michigan hot dog scene
Whether you think the coney came to Michigan in Kalamazoo or Jackson, West Michiganders have been busy making an art out of the dog.
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Michigan Health Care Workers, Crash Survivors Demand Auto No-Fault Fixes
A sea of people in blue shirts demanding action on Michigan’s care crisis gathered on the Capitol lawn Tuesday in support of car crash survivors and health care workers harmed by 2019 changes to Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance law.
