2023
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Famed R&B Group The Spinners Donate Performance Outfits to Motown Museum in Detroit
Members of The Spinners took a tour of Motown’s Studio A in Detroit Friday as part of a ceremony that included the donation to the Motown Museum of 375 outfits worn by the group during performances. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced this month that The Spinners are among its 2023 inductees.
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Senate Bills Seek to Provide Michiganders With Paid Family and Medical Leave
Two bills in the Michigan Senate could allow employees around the state up to 15 weeks of paid leave from work to deal with family and medical issues.
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Michigan Is the Top Producer of Asparagus in the US. Find It in Local Grocery Stores Now.
And, here are a few tips to make sure your asparagus are local, fresh, and delicious.
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Michigan Boy Who Used Slingshot to Save Sister Says He ‘Was Just Lucky’
Owen Burns said he was “freaking out” and simply reached for something that could stop the attack. He used a slingshot to save his 8-year-old sister from an attempted kidnapping.
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3 Women’s Health Briefs for Friday, May 19
Stay informed and empowered with the latest women’s health updates. From your mental health to your physical well-being, these health briefs are essential.
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This West Michigan City Has Streets That Melt Snow on Their Own. Yes, Really.
It’s the most expansive municipally owned snowmelt system in North America.
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Fund New Electric Vehicle Corridor Between Michigan and Canada
The corridor will stretch nearly 900 miles from Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Quebec City, and will feature EV charging stations about every 50 miles.
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Republicans’ Potential Repeal of Clean Energy Law Threatens Jobs, Communities, and Climate
House Republicans’ latest attack on the Inflation Reduction Act comes in the form of the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which would repeal or shorten clean energy and manufacturing incentives.
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Michigan Lawmakers to Introduce Legislation Banning Conversion Therapy for Minors on Thursday
The bill’s sponsor says conversion therapy, the practice of intervening to alter an individual’s gender expression or sexuality to conform to heterosexuality, involves psychologically damaging processes.
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BP Subsidiary Agrees to Record $40M Penalty and Pollution-Cutting Steps at Lake Michigan Refinery
A BP subsidiary will pay a $40 million penalty and install technology to control releases of contaminants at its Whiting oil refinery on the Indiana shoreline of Lake Michigan, officials said Wednesday.
