State News
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This Detroit community is helping its neighbors recover with abortion after care event
On Sept. 13, community members will gather in Detroit to help assemble hundreds of care bags to give to patients recovering from having an abortion.
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Scholten leads Michigan Dems calling on Trump administration to restore solar energy funding
Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to cancel funding for the federal Solar For All program, US Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Grand Rapids) and her fellow Democratic House representatives are calling on EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to reinstate more than $7 billion in terminated grants.
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Michigan asking residents to list investment priorities for Belle Isle state park in Detroit River
More than a decade after the state of Michigan took over management of Belle Isle, residents are being asked to help shape the island’s next chapter.
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Michigan House Republican budget makes massive cuts to several state departments
The budget bill moved by the Republican-led Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday would make massive cuts to state departments that oversee health and human services, labor and economic growth, environmental regulation and statewide law enforcement.
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Planned Parenthood extends telehealth to 7 days a week in Michigan due to growing demand
Last year, Planned Parenthood of Michigan’s Virtual Health Center served more than 10,000 patients across the Great Lakes State. They predict that the number will increase, as hospitals close and attacks on repro care get worse.
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University of Michigan Health ends gender-affirming care after DOJ subpoena
The University of Michigan’s statewide hospital network will stop providing medically necessary gender affirming health care service for minors, bowing to pressure from the administration of President Donald Trump.
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Nessel seeks to slash DTE half-billion-dollar rate hike request by 75%
Attorney General Dana Nessel filed testimony on Friday in DTE Energy’s latest rake hike request, which is seeking more than $574 million increase from the Michigan Public Service Commission, the regulatory body that oversees the state’s utilities.
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6 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Summer vacations are fueling cannabis sales, state regulators are handing out fines, and Michiganders are winning another round in the never-ending rivalry with Ohio.
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Viridis vanquished: State regulators shut down Michigan’s most controversial cannabis lab
After a years-long battle with state regulators, Viridis Labs is being forced to shut down—and its ex-cop founders have been banned from Michigan’s marijuana industry for life.
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To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier
Across major corn-growing states, climate change is fueling conditions that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers.
