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Benton Harbor officials first found lead levels above the federal action level in the drinking water in the fall of 2018. The move comes after a coalition of national and local groups called for the federal government to step in and use its emergency powers to provide bottled water to residents earlier this month.
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The Wolverines and Spartans are both 3 and 0. Michigan Radio sports commentator John U. Bacon weighs in on whether the high times are here to stay. -
Here's hoping the 2022 budget is the start of a continued investment in supporting Michigan families and businesses, not a one-time bonus.
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A state elections board has approved a summary of a petition that would tighten Michigan’s voter ID laws.
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The first ever citizen led redistricting process is going through some growing pains. We'll check in with a political reporter about the process. Then, Great Lakes inspired mosaics from artist Michelle Sider. And, why it's raining acorns and walnuts this fall.
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The next state budget is now in the governor’s hands, just one day after most details of both spending plans became public.
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Gov. Whitmer has announced a number of other proposals to make Michigan more electric vehicle friendly.
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Juwan Deering was convicted in 2005 of setting a house fire that killed five children in Royal Oak Township. On Tuesday, a judge granted a joint prosecution and defense motion to overturn those convictions, saying Deering's trial violated his constitutional rights.
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Despite a meteoric rise in the U.S. art world in the 1930s and a reputation as one of the most famous and prolific Latino artists of the 1940s, Michigan painter Carlos Lopez has slipped into relative obscurity in public memory.
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Today on Stateside, things get real for car crash victims under auto insurance reforms. Also, how a couple of COVID cases and a lack of qualified substitute teachers shut down one Michigan school district. And writer Jerry Dennis talks about life up north, and changes he’s observed.
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The implementation of auto insurance reforms this summer is creating major problems for people injured in catastrophic collisions. Providers of at-home care have hit a wall requesting payments that have kept patients alive for years. That's putting the entire industry at risk of collapse.
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Whitmer told the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Island Conference that federal COVID money could be used to help workers upgrade their skills and create new infrastructure
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Language in the Senate bill seeks to restrict local health departments from issuing health orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and outlines requirements for issuing reports on the orders to the Legislature.
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The LMAS health district in the U.P. doesn’t have any intensive care beds, so some sick patients have to wait for care.
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After a unanimous city council vote, Dearborn police will get access to live school security footage. Some residents and civil rights activists are concerned it will infringe on civil liberties and privacy.
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Kent County commissioners received an alarming email recently from health director Adam London detailing threats of violence and intimidation made against him, his colleagues, and his family. The threats were from parents angry about the county-wide schools mask mandate.
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On today’s Stateside podcast, anger over a school mask mandate in Kent County has led to threats against the head of the health department.
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Insurance companies are playing a "shell game," with bills to avoid paying for care for people injured in car accidents, and it's causing chaos.
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75 year old John Douglas Allen is facing extortion and other charges
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Challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are worsening an already bad shortage of school bus drivers, and it's impacting how they serve students.
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The national Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) rate for 2020 alone was 9.1%, a 2.6 percentage point drop from the previous year.
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Eastpointe Middle School moved to virtual learning this week, after several teachers resigned, leaving the school short-staffed.
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The popular Grand Rapids ArtPrize event has returned after a COVID hiatus with major changes to award voting. Plus, a spotlight on one of this year's artists, Tiffany Manning, who collected 100 local women's stories for the Feminine Soul Project.
Issues & Ale: Michigan Politics Roundtable
Wednesday, September 29, 6:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, September 29, 6:30 p.m.
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Physically and emotionally exhausted from seeing patient after patient die of COVD-19 complications—some after refusing vaccination and medical counsel—Beaumont pulmonologist Dr. Matthew Trunsky took to Facebook to voice his frustrations.
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Caroline Llanes
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Michigan Radio
Ann Arbor City Council considers the future of the city's drinking water source and its water treatment plant.
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