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People exposed to firearm violence more likely to die of stress-related heart diseases, study finds
Being exposed to gun violence increases the odds of later dying from stress-related cardiovascular disease like heart attacks, a recent study from the University of Michigan found.
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Why Michigan’s loudest hearing on the Saline Township data center might still end in silence
Despite overwhelming opposition, a data center in Saline Township could still get fast-tracked with no sworn testimony, no fact-finding, and no real public accountability.
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Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says
New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma.
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12 Michigan food pantries to donate your time, money, & food to this holiday season
1 in 7 children in Michigan is food insecure, but you can help feed families by supporting local food pantries and aid organizations.
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Be it resolved? From ceremonial to political, a look at Michigan lawmakers’ resolutions
Lawmakers have been opining, congratulating, commemorating, posturing, praising, chiding and deriding—all in the form of resolutions.
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
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Why health insurance is so expensive this year — and what you can do about it.
This year’s Obamacare open enrollment period, which started Nov. 1 in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
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So your insurance dropped your doctor. Now what?
Nationwide, contract disputes are common, with more than 650 hospitals having public spats with an insurer since 2021. They could become even more common as hospitals brace for about $1 trillion in cuts to federal health care spending prescribed by President Donald Trump’s signature legislation signed into law in July.
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What 1.4M Michigan residents should know about looming November pause in SNAP benefits
Here’s what to know about the upcoming pause in SNAP benefits.
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Michigan’s 10-cent beverage bottle and can deposit program is on the decline. Here’s why.
Michigan’s so-called “Bottle Bill” once boasted redemption rates above 95%. But those rates have plummeted since the pandemic.
