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“Obviously if someone is having an absolute emergency, you want them to come somewhere close,” one ER nurse said. “But when I can’t find someone’s critical lab work or I don’t know if someone has a brain bleed ... what good are we doing? At what point are we turning into patient harm?”
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The state treasurer and the Legislature’s top budget advisors reached a consensus that tax revenues are tight compared to recent years but steady enough to support plans for an $80 billion budget.
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More details on protests happening at the homes of University of Michigan regents. Then, rehabbing a folk art treasure, it’s a visit to Hamtramck Disneyland. And a check-in with the little girl who would not let the world look away from Flint during the water crisis.
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Experts agree that Detroit’s population has been undercounted, costing millions annually. The City of Detroit says in a lawsuit that the way the U.S. Census Bureau determines population fundamentally disadvantages “older urban cities.”
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Most of Michigan's population is in the lower half of the Lower Peninsula. So recently when the northern lights paid a rare visit, it was understandable that the bulk of the people in our state were so delighted. But it had to be a bit of an eye-rolling experience for Yoopers.
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The College for Creative Studies is cultivating some of Detroit's most creative young minds. Earlier this month the program held their fourth annual fashion show.
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School district leaders say the state should end a law that mandates districts return a portion of their state money to fund retiree health care costs.
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Michigan beginning alcohol sales at football games following successful rollouts at its other venuesAlcohol sales will begin this football season at Michigan Stadium, following a trend of booze being made available at college sports venues across the nation.
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In a rare Zoom-only meeting of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, regents reiterated their refusal to meet protesters' demands for divestment from Israel.
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Michigan’s jobless rate remained stable in April at 3.9%, according to figures released Thursday by the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics.
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Thoughts on the president's weekend visit to Detroit, and Detroit’s new population stats. Schools observe more cannabis access among young people since recreational use was legalized. And novelist Debra Payne brings us a story of connection and renewal set in Northern Michigan.
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Protesters lay down in the hallway outside Democratic House Speaker Joe Tate's office at the state Capitol on Wednesday, demanding an end to his delay of hearings on auto no-fault bills.
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The Gordie Howe International bridge crossing the Detroit River is nearing completion. It's expected to open in the fall of 2025.
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A Michigan Court of Claims judge is expected to issue a ruling in the next couple of weeks on a legal challenge to the state’s rules on processing absentee ballots.
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The final stages of construction on the Gordie Howe International Bridge. A follow up on how Livingston County has experienced Michigan’s new red flag gun laws. And how some fresh thinking about what would make it easier for newcomers to settle into new towns in Michigan.
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The Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program has chosen four projects to fund for its inaugural round, with each getting $1.25 million over three years.
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Detroit Remediation Forest aims to draw attention to, and mitigate harms from, air pollution in the city.
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