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Whitmer signs $23.4B school budget in Flint amid criticism over funding for students, programs
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gathered with parents, lawmakers and school and budget officials in Flint on Wednesday and signed off on the $23.4 billion education budget for Fiscal Year 2025. “As you all know, education is the key to growth: economic growth, community growth, personal growth. A good economy is built on great schools that deliver […] The post Whitmer signs $23.4B school budget in Flint amid criticism over funding for students, programs appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Michigan Puts the Kibosh on Massive Consumers Energy Rate Hike
New energy rates approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission could lower monthly bills paid by Consumers Energy customers. In December of last year, Consumers Energy requested to increase its revenue from gas customers by $136 million, which would have resulted in a natural gas rate increase of 5.7% for its customers.
11 Places People Should Move to Instead of Michigan
Michigan is a fine place to live, but it certainly isn't for everyone. For what it's worth, having lived in the Mitten State for nearly two years, this place is perfect for me. Zero complaints. But the fact is, many people don't choose to move to Michigan. The state is...
GOP Michigan Senate contender backs key Trump trade priority
EXCLUSIVE — Former Rep. Mike Rogers, who is running for Senate, said he supports a proposal that would give the president power to impose reciprocal tariffs. Rogers, a Republican who served in Congress from 2001 to 2015, including as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told the Washington Examiner during an interview that he supports […]
Beware: MI Residents Warned To Avoid These Items Attracting Ticks
Summertime in Michigan means spending more time outdoors and there are more pests to be aware of. One of those pests includes ticks, which are causing concern for residents in the Great Lakes State as cases of Lyme disease rise. And experts are warning Michigan residents to avoid certain items that could attract ticks and lead to potentially deadly bug bites.
What are Those Black Cables All Over the Roads For?
Have you been noticing those black cables or tubes cropping up around Lansing recently? I know I have. And I've always wondered what they do. I'm sure every Michigan driver has driven over these black cables, or tubes, at some point. But what exactly do they do?. What are the...
Whitmer signs final budget bill with focus on public safety
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill to finalize a new state budget totaling $82.5 billion in time for the new fiscal year that begins October 1. The Democratic governor signed the bill at a Detroit firehouse to call attention to the spending plan’s funding for public safety. The budget establishes a $75 million Public Safety and Violence Prevention Trust Fund.
Gen Z voters in Michigan weigh in on the presidential race
As momentum shifts in the Democratic Party from President Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris, a group of young voters in Michigan shared their views of Harris and talked about key issues in the presidential campaign. NBC News' Antonia Hylton reports.
Chiggers Are Everywhere in Michigan – and Boy, Do They Bite
I’ve heard enough about ticks, mosquitoes, and stinkbugs...but there’s another critter that could be even more annoying. The scientific name is Neotrombicula Autumnalis; they are also called berry bugs, red bugs, and a host of other names. But these pesky critters are best known as ‘chiggers’.
Michigan Medicine notifies nearly 57K patients after health information potentially exposed in cyberattack
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan Medicine notified approximately 56,953 people about a data breach that impacted employee email accounts and possibly exposed patient health information. Officials on Monday said three Michigan Medicine employee email accounts were breached on May 23 and May 29 due to a cyberattack unrelated to the recent CrowdStrike outage.After discovering the breach, the attacker's IP address was blocked, and immediate password changes were made.Michigan Medicine couldn't find any evidence that the cyberattack's goal was to gain access to patient health information, "but data theft could not be ruled out."Due to this, the contents of all emails involved were...
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