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Michigan has achieved its lowest infant mortality rate in the state's recorded history, according to an announcement this week by the Michigan Department…
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Today on Stateside, former Michigander Jimmy Aldaoud was deported to Iraq, a country he had never been to, in June. This week, his family says he died…
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For every 1,000 Native American babies born in Michigan, more than 14 don’t reach their first birthday. That’s more than triple the infant mortality rate…
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Stateside: 90 years of Tulip Time; GOP ties jail funding to ICE cooperation; Yemeni coffee traditionToday on Stateside, Republicans in the Michigan Senate want counties to lose some jail funding if they limit law enforcement from cooperating with federal…
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Nearly seven out of every 1,000 babies born in Michigan will not live to their first birthday. That rate is more than double when it comes to African…
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Today on Stateside, the Illitch family promised big development around Little Caesars Arena and secured $340 million in taxpayer funding for that arena.…
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Michigan's so-called "Safe Delivery" law has resulted in 202 newborns being safely surrendered since 2001.The law lets a woman give up a newborn,…
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Detroit is trying to do more to prevent premature births and infant deaths. The city outlined the new plan Wednesday.Detroit’s infant mortality rate…
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The overall infant mortality rate fell in Michigan over the last three years, but many trends remain troubling, especially when it comes to the health of…
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State of Opportunity began in 2012.Since then, the State of Opportunity team has brought us hundreds of stories exploring the barriers to success that…