At 90 years old, Hilda Chavera has found a new purpose in life: tenant organizing. A Minneapolis resident for 50 years, Chavera said she has seen her city change, with many of her neighbors …
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Robbie Sequeira (via Michigan Advance)
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10/4/23
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WASHINGTON — California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday evening he will not try to become speaker for a second time, ending his tenure holding the gavel after eight GOP lawmakers …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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10/4/23
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A sea of people in blue shirts demanding action on Michigan’s care crisis gathered on the Capitol lawn Tuesday in support of car crash survivors and health care workers harmed by 2019 changes to …
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Kyle Davidson (via Michigan Advance)
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10/3/23
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WASHINGTON — Dissident Republicans in the U.S. House voted with Democrats on Tuesday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a historic move that came just nine months after he secured the gavel …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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10/3/23
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Complaints about student debt relief scams are increasing as the date approaches for borrowers to restart payment on their student loans after more than a three-year pause. Consumer protection …
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Casey Quinlan (via Michigan Advance)
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10/3/23
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Standing at a microphone inside a packed school board meeting in Dearborn in October 2022, Brian Stone wasn’t sure he’d make it out alive. The 36-year-old wrote a will, put an emergency contact …
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Steve Neavling (via Michigan Advance)
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10/3/23
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WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers are searching for a way to clear more aid for Ukraine, after Congress approved a short-term spending bill that didn’t include any additional money …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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10/3/23
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WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers are searching for a way to clear more aid for Ukraine, after Congress approved a short-term spending bill that didn’t include any additional money …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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10/2/23
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With COVID-19 still a public health reality but no longer considered a public health emergency, it’s time for policymakers, health care systems and the public to think more broadly about public …
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Erik Gunn (via Michigan Advance)
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10/2/23
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The state House in Michigan voted through a handful of bills aimed at addressing different elements of the voting process to ensure every eligible voter can participate in elections. The bills …
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Anna Liz Nichols (via Michigan Advance)
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10/2/23
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Michigan State women's soccer looked to extend their six-game unbeaten streak against Penn State at DeMartin Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Nittany Lions came into the game ranked 4th in the nation …
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Tim Marshall (via Capital News Service)
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10/1/23
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The Michigan State men’s soccer team played the last of a three-game homestand Sunday afternoon when they took on 25th-ranked Penn State. Both teams were red hot coming into the match. Penn State …
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Graham Anderson (via Capital News Service)
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10/1/23
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WASHINGTON — Congress approved a bill Saturday night that would stave off a government shutdown until at least mid-November, though the measure doesn’t include Ukraine aid backed by both …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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10/1/23
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WASHINGTON — U.S. senators said during a Wednesday hearing that foreign ownership of U.S. farmland is a national security threat that should be further examined. The U.S. Senate Committee on …
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Samantha Dietel (via Michigan Advance)
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10/1/23
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General Motors Lansing Delta Township plant employees were called on Friday to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike — and those on the picket line say they’re ready for change. Friday marks …
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Anna Liz Nichols (via Michigan Advance)
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9/30/23
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September represents International Underground Railroad Month and several Michigan-based institutions, organizations and individuals continue to share the story of abolitionists, slaves and …
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Ken Coleman (via Michigan Advance)
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9/30/23
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A huge chunk of pandemic relief funding that kept child care programs afloat for the past few years is set to run out Saturday, and policy advocates say the economic impact will be profound, with the …
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Casey Quinlan (via Michigan Advance)
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9/30/23
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WASHINGTON — A sweeping government shutdown appeared inevitable on Friday, with the U.S. Senate stuck in a procedural holding pattern on its bipartisan stopgap bill and divided U.S. House …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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9/29/23
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A hearing that began in July to decide whether or not Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley can be sentenced to life in prison concluded today. Judge Kwame L. Rowe, of the 6th Circuit Court of …
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Lily Guiney (via Michigan Advance)
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9/29/23
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CNS BUDGET WEEK 4 Sept. 29, 2023 To: CNS Editors From: Eric Freedman and Judy Putnam http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/ For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) …
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Capital News Service (via Capital News Service)
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9/29/23
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