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The Map the Gap program is open for applications as a way for recent high school grads to figure out their next career steps
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Lacasa is partnering with Bashor Children's Home to build 11 units for youths who age out of foster care.
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Stephanie Steele's ruling to deny a new trial for Jeff Pelley, 52, is his last best chance at a new trial
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A federal court this week permanently struck down a state law that tried to ban people from telling minors about other states’ abortion laws without parental consent.
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South Bend planners seek feedback on the neighborhood plan. Residents are concerned with the loss of greenspace.
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Two new members are taking their seats in the Michigan House of Representatives. The chamber is officially back to full capacity — and a two-seat Democratic majority.
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A bill passed in the Michigan Senate Tuesday would require an election recount petition to be submitted in good faith that it could sway that election’s results.
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Michigan's unemployment agency has reached a tentative $55 million agreement to resolve a lawsuit filed by workers who were wrongly forced to repay jobless benefits.
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Four Indiana school corporations are gearing up for referendum votes during next week’s primary election. Those schools plan to spend most of the money on attracting and retaining teachers and staff — if their referendums are approved by voters.
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The Family and Social Services Administration says the new long-term care program is on track to launch in July. However, the major insurance companies overseeing the transition and a group representing senior care organizations didn’t reach a consensus on care management — leaving the future of the program unclear.
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D'Drea Bostic is now charged with the 2015 killing of 41-year-old Guiseppe Bailey
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Bills introduced in the Michigan Legislature would offer many lower-income parents a tax break for every child under 4 years old.
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With about two months left before a significant change to a Medicaid program for medically complex individuals, some families say the Family and Social Services Administration has failed to communicate with caregivers and other stakeholders. A grassroots organization of family caregivers met with the governor and FSSA to express its concerns with the change.
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The project will replace lead pipes and separate stormwater and sewage pipes.
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Can a registered Democrat vote Republican in Indiana’s primary? Can someone vote in both party primaries, for different offices? Those are questions from listeners that came in after a political centrist group put up billboards encouraging Democrats to vote in the Republican primary this year.
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The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
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Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.
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What a new bridge over Baltimore's Patapsco River will look like is still very much a matter of speculation. But one design stands out.
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Federal health officials say the U.S. has the building blocks to make a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu, if needed. But experts warn we're nowhere near prepared for another pandemic.
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Canada has one of the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis. Yet this deadly disease is surging among Indigenous people in this icy, remote part of the country.