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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.
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Michigan families, food banks brace for looming SNAP pause
The looming pause in food assistance benefits for 1.4 million Michiganders next month has families all across the state anxiously scrambling to plan and food pantries preparing to serve more people.
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The Social Security Administration is no longer issuing paper checks. Here’s what you need to know
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has switched to electronic forms of payment. Here’s how you can set up your automatic payments with ease.
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At vigils, Michiganders remember those lost in Grand Blanc Township church attack
As the sun went down in Grand Blanc on Oct. 1, community members gathered at two area vigils to remember the lives lost in a Sept. 28 church attack.
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What we know about the deadly shooting at a Michigan Mormon church
At least 100 federal investigators are responding to an attack in a Michigan community where a former Marine crashed a pickup into a Mormon church during a Sunday service, shot into the building and set it ablaze.
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Study finds high risk of injury or death in motorcycle-deer collisions
Motorcyclists are especially vulnerable to injury or death when colliding with deer, according to a recent study.

























