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Thirty-five states have fewer children than they did five years ago, a situation caused by declining birth rates nationwide, but also by young families migrating across state borders in search of …
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Tim Henderson (via Michigan Advance)
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5/26/23
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The Michigan Senate Elections Committee this week approved bills that would seek to streamline the absentee voting process by creating an online tracking system for applications and the ballots …
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Lily Guiney (via Michigan Advance)
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5/26/23
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Eight Republican-led states this year left an interstate cooperative that seeks to maintain accurate voter registration rolls, and three more may join them — a move that election security experts …
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Matt Vasilogambros (via Michigan Advance)
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5/26/23
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In the wake of heightened scrutiny surrounding elections and the harassment of poll workers, a group of Michigan Democrats is working with municipal and county clerks from around the state to pass …
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Lily Guiney (via Michigan Advance)
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5/26/23
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WASHINGTON — U.S. House members walked down the steps of the Capitol building Thursday morning to head back to their districts for a Memorial Day recess that began exactly one week before the …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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5/26/23
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s one-time student debt relief plan that is currently on hold awaiting a Supreme Court decision expected within …
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Ariana Figueroa (via Michigan Advance)
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5/25/23
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The U.S. Supreme Court in a major environmental decision on Thursday overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s definition of wetlands that fall under the agency’s jurisdiction, siding …
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Jacob Fischler (via Michigan Advance)
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5/25/23
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During a hearty dinner with festive music, Michigan Liberation held its “Michigan Black Mama’s Bail Out Celebration” this week in Detroit’s Old Redford community. The occasion was designed to …
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Ken Coleman (via Michigan Advance)
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5/25/23
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WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in Congress together brokered dozens of debt limit agreements, including several during the past decade, marked by a desire in both political parties to …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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5/25/23
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Across much of the country, the jobs market is as strong as it’s ever been, and Black women, young people and people with disabilities are among the workers benefiting, recent U.S. Bureau of Labor …
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Casey Quinlan (via Michigan Advance)
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5/25/23
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It’s been almost a decade since the start of the Flint water crisis, and yet there is still no law in our state to ensure that the drinking water in our schools and childcare centers is safe for …
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Julie Cassidy (via Michigan Advance)
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5/25/23
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When it comes to population, East Lansing was the state’s biggest winner last year, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census. But there’s a catch: The population there …
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Bridge Michigan
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5/25/23
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Public Art of the Week is a new feature that rotates with Eyesore of the Week. If you have an idea for either, please email eye@lansingcitypulse.com or call (517) 999-6704 .
Brian Whitfield is …
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5/25/23
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Libraries across Michigan recently put on their boxing gloves in the form of a statewide public opinion poll regarding what the state’s residents think about libraries and book banning.
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Bill Castanier
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5/25/23
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The Lansing Housing Commission and the Capital Area Transportation Authority have plans for separate projects that would transform most of a square block on South Grand Avenue across the street from …
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Todd Heywood
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5/25/23
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WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of six U.S. House lawmakers on Tuesday described details of proposed legislation that would create a legal pathway for citizenship for undocumented people through …
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Ariana Figueroa (via Michigan Advance)
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5/24/23
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Just a day after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law another package of gun safety reforms, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners declared itself a “constitutional county” and “strongly” …
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Jon King (via Michigan Advance)
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5/24/23
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Democratic lawmakers joined with environmental advocates in Lansing on Tuesday to outline their plans for a clean energy future in Michigan. State Senate Majority Floor Leader Sam Singh (D-East …
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Kyle Davidson (via Michigan Advance)
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5/24/23
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor vetoed portions of the fiscal 2023-’24 city budget that the Council had approved, but the Council overcame his veto on a 6-1 vote. He tried unsuccessfully to restore …
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Nicole Noechel
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5/24/23
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WASHINGTON — Progressives are pushing hard for President Joe Biden to take the unprecedented step of invoking the 14th Amendment as a way to avoid financial calamity if the White House and House …
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Ashley Murray (via Michigan Advance)
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5/24/23
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