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Ridership, staffing challenges face local bus systems
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June 4, 2022

Ridership on public transit systems plummeted and employees encountered increased mental health problems during the pandemic. Now the state’s local transit agencies report a reversal of the downward ridership trend and say they’ve implemented measures to help employees. We hear from the Michigan Public Transit Association, the Bay Area Transportation Authority in Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties and the Mecosta-Osceola Transit Agency based in Big Rapids

Michigan universities lag behind on number of Black graduates
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May 6, 2022

Michigan universities are far behind many other U.S. universities in the number of Black students who graduate, according to new research published in the magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

Summer festivals predicted to be in full swing this season
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April 22, 2022

Sunny skies, concerts, food and fun will be happening in Traverse City, Grand Rapids and other Michigan communities as festivals return this year after cancellations and limitations in the previous two years due to COVID-19.

Abandoned shoes get new ‘souls’
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April 22, 2022

Shoe repair businesses are now allowed to donate unclaimed shoes after six months to registered charitable organizations under a new law.

Victorian-era Capitol ceilings draw new attention
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March 19, 2022

Michigan’s state Capitol is opening a new underground visitor and event center inside Heritage Hall this summer that will feature the historic building’s ceilings designs created by Christian Weidemann, according to Capitol historian and curator Valerie Marvin.

Threat grows from soybean pest
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March 19, 2022

Agriculture and farming officials are helping growers manage soybean cyst nematodes to prevent a major loss in yield as the crop’s production season approaches.

Michigan universities lag behind on number of Black graduates
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February 26, 2022

Michigan universities are far behind many other U.S. universities in the number of Black students who graduate, according to new research published in the magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

Projects aim to stop flooding of homes, businesses
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February 19, 2022

 The Great Lakes Water Authority plans to increase the ability of its water and wastewater systems to cope with flooding and other severe weather conditions under a capital improvement plan to be carried out over five years.