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Gilchrist implores Michigan lawmakers to consider caregiver tax credit
As the Legislature hammers out the details of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget this summer, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is urging lawmakers to include tax credits for caregivers.
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A Ferndale woman used IVF to have a family—and to help others in Michigan have kids, too
A Michigander built the family she always dreamed of thanks to in-vitro fertilization—how lawmakers want to protect her children and others.
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Southeast Michigan school officials call for ‘stability’ in state funding
Education leaders said there’s an “urgent need” to support students and teachers—and avert staffing and program cuts.
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Michigan Senate passes $20 billion School Aid budget bill
The Democratic-led Michigan Senate has passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2025 state budget after voting on Wednesday the final bill in the proposal.
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Report: Michigan teacher salaries lag behind inflation
Despite record funding for public schools in Michigan, teacher salaries aren’t keeping pace with the rate of inflation.
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Man acquitted in Whitmer kidnapping runs as a Republican for sheriff
Eric Molitor filed papers to run against Wexford County Sheriff Trent Taylor in the Republican primary in August.
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Navigating Michigan’s local state of emergency declaration: What you need to know
Following severe weather, Governor Whitmer declared a local state of emergency in three MI counties.
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Michigan parents and lawmakers want to help teachers help dyslexic kids
Getting Michigan’s teachers more concrete resources to help students with dyslexia—through new legislation.
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Michigan’s Unmanned Triple Challenge: The race for drone dominance begins
MI Governor Gretchen Whitmer unveiled a new state-sponsored competition, the Unmanned Triple Challenge. Here’s what you need to know.
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Whitmer lines up federal funds to train 5,000 Michigan infrastructure workers
A new directive signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls for spending federal funds on a new workforce development program.
