State News
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How cannabis can help some Michigan hospice patients find end-of-life comfort
Hospice care is not about curing disease. It’s about comfort, dignity, and quality of life during one of the most intense and vulnerable periods a person and their family will ever experience.
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Slotkin, Peters say they’ll vote no on DHS funding after fatal shooting in Minnesota
Michigan’s two US senators say they plan to vote against a Department of Homeland Security funding bill this week
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Advocates demand Wayne County Airport Authority halt ICE flights out of Willow Run airport
Activists called on airport officials to halt the flights by ICE out of Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti during the public comment period of the Wayne County Airport Authority board meeting on Wednesday.
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Mike Rogers made almost $100K advising a company that helped Maduro regime spy on its citizens
Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers was a member of an advisory board at Telefonica, a cell phone service provider operating largely in Latin America which admitted in 2022 to collaborating with the Venezuelan government—then led by the now-deposed Nicolas Maduro—to spy on its citizens.
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6 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Another week, another pile of cannabis headlines.
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Heavy lake-effect snow continues in Michigan. How much more this week?
Lake-effect snow continues to hammer parts of Michigan as Arctic air remains locked over the Great Lakes, keeping snow bands active and wind chills dangerously low. The heaviest snow is focused in the Upper Peninsula, where additional accumulations over the Keweenaw Peninsula are likely through midweek. Even areas that see lighter snow will remain in…
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10 Michigan organizations fighting human trafficking
Human trafficking happens, even in our beautiful state of Michigan, but these homegrown organizations are fighting back.
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Michigan lawmaker wants to block utility rate increases
New state legislation aims to slow how often utility companies can request rate increases as Michigan’s electricity costs climb faster than most of the country.
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Michigan House passes bill to ban cell phones in classrooms
State lawmakers in the Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill to ban student phone use in classrooms.
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Slotkin says she’s target of investigation by federal prosecutors
US Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she is the subject of a Justice Department investigation connected to a video in which she and several other Democratic lawmakers urged US military and intelligence personnel to refuse “illegal orders.”
