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Whitmer: Free preschool gives kids ‘shot at a great life’
Whitmer announced plans to fund free preschool for all 4-year-olds about a year ago, but bumped up the timeline during this year’s State of the State address.
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Whitmer to prioritize mental health care in budget proposal
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to call for boosts in funding for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in her proposal for the next state budget.
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Biden set to meet with UAW workers in Michigan
President Joe Biden is scheduled to return to Michigan to visit with union workers on Thursday, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Where is Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood?
Records show Former US Rep. Mike Rogers owns homes in Michigan and Florida, but is registered to vote at a different Michigan address.
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On this day in 1959: Ground broken on Detroit freeway that helped destroy a Black neighborhood
On Jan. 30, 1959, Detroit government officials broke ground on a federal interstate, I-375, that was the last leg in an urban renewal effort that eliminated a portion of an historic Motor City Black community.
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Michiganders set new record for Obamacare enrollment
A record number of Michiganders have enrolled into the Affordable Care Act for the coming year, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Whitmer lays out benefits of clean energy future plan
Last spring, Democrats in the state Senate introduced the Clean Energy Future plan to bring multiple pieces of the MI Healthy Climate Plan into state law.
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Whitmer to request funding for free community college for all
This latest proposal expands on Whitmer’s previous plan that temporarily lowered the qualifying age for free community college tuition.
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More questions than answers persist over who runs the Michigan Republican Party
Claims and counterclaims of leadership, backed up by lawsuits and motions to dismiss. Thus is the state of the Michigan Republican Party.
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Elk Rapids to help shoreline through new state program
Elk Rapids is surrounded by water. To protect and restore all that, the city is hiring a shoreline management coordinator through a new state program.
