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Traverse Connect to launch pilot program using drones to deliver medical supplies to rural residents
What’s happening: The Traverse City-based economic development organization Traverse Connect is leading a new partnership that will test drones to deliver medical supplies and other healthcare services to underserved residents in rural Michigan. The pilot project is one of four advanced aerial projects to share in $6.25 million in recently announced funding from the state’s Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) Activation Fund.
Whitmer: Harris has ‘more experience than the whole GOP ticket put together’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Wednesday doubled down on her support for Vice President Harris, touting her years of experience in contrast to the GOP ticket. “Kamala Harris in and of herself has more experience than the whole GOP ticket put together. They only have six years of public service experience, and I often…
Seeing more deer? Here’s why.
MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLNS) – If you’ve noticed more deer out this summer, you are not alone. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources acting Deer Management Specialist, Chad Fedewa, confirmed the deer population has been increasing. In some areas, hunting regulations are being changed to address the issues. “We’ve been seeing an increase in deer […]
Rising prices cause tampon shortage in Michigan
Many women in Michigan find themselves lacking access to menstrual health products because of their financial situation amid rising prices. Local non-profits are working to provide the products many of us take for granted, but they're experiencing a shortage of tampons.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs $82.5 billion state budget. Here's what is included
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the $82.5 billion state budget on Wednesday.The budget, which lawmakers passed last month, includes $150 million to reopen the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Southwest Michigan, $247.6 million for state and local roads, highways and bridges, and $161.5 million to create new certified community behavioral health clinics across the state.Other parts of the budget include $65 million to support a 15% rate increase for childcare and bonuses for childcare workers and $15 million for capital improvements and infrastructure projects at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County."Today's balanced budget prioritizes public safety,...
Healthcare center construction underway in northeast Michigan
Construction has begun for a new senior service center in Alpena, which will provide services in-house and to residents homes as needed. The project has been in the works since 2023. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a non-profit organization whose goal is to provide the...
"War Criminal": Rep. Rashida Tlaib protests Netanyahu's visit to Congress
Michigan representative Rashida Tlaib protested Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, displaying a sign reading “War Criminal” and “Guilty of Genocide,” as his country’s attack on Gaza has killed nearly 40,000 people. Tlaib, who also wore a keffiyeh to the Congressional gallery,...
Michigan’s Gerald Ford Once Gave Incredibly Prescient Answer to Question about First Female President
President Gerald Ford is venerated around Michigan as a favorite son. His presidential museum is a prominent feature in his hometown of Grand Rapids. He also appears sage on the pathway to a potential female president. In a clip from 1989, long after his term in office, Ford was speaking...
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