Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stopped in southeast Michigan Wednesday to announce a multimillion-dollar effort that shifts gears in the nation’s drug fight — away from harm reduction, while leaning in to spirituality and faith
Michigan’s drug fight relies on harm reduction. RFK Jr. says it doesn’t work
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Don’t have a retirement plan? Michigan Senate bills could change that
Michigan Senate Democrats on Wednesday OK’d legislation to create state-managed retirement accounts for private sector employees without them.
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Michigan island needs reliable power. Can Great Lakes waves provide it?
University of Michigan researchers are this week testing a prototype that turns wave energy into electricity for the remote Beaver Island.
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Fact check: John James ‘kill switch’ claims rile Michigan governor’s race
In a new ad, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Perry Johnson claims rival John James supported a vehicle ‘kill switch mandate.’ His voting record is complicated. Here are the facts.
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Lawmakers grill Michigan Treasury over tax refund delays. ‘Are you sorry?’
Michigan Treasury says it’s completed 95% of income tax returns, but some have faced months-long delays tied to the state’s new GenTax system.
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Opinion | Parents should decide who has access to their children
Who is ultimately responsible for raising children? The answer is parents. Yet in the digital world, we have created a system that often sidelines them.
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Opinion | A blueprint to expand child care for Michigan families, providers, employers
Affordability is only part of the challenge. Michigan also faces a significant shortage of available child care. We urge Senators Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters to support the bipartisan Child Care Modernization Act, which would create new grants to expand supply and capacity.
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Want to earn a bachelor’s degree? This Michigan college has an app for that
A small private college in west Michigan is offering a chance to earn a degree entirely via cell phone, calling it ‘the future of education.’
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Lee Chatfield’s wife avoids prison with guilty plea in Michigan corruption probe
Stephanie Chatfield is expected to serve probation but no jail time after pleading guilty to embezzling from a nonprofit fundraising account alongside former House Speaker Lee Chatfield.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Do Michigan parents have a right to see everything in kids’ medical records?
In Michigan, parents may face limited access to certain medical records, such as substance abuse treatment, as their children get older. State Rep. Joe Aragona, R-Clinton Township, would change that.