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Parents who adopt out of Michigan child welfare need more services
Kim and her husband, a stay-at-home mom and electrical engineer who live in a pretty lakeside house in mid-Michigan, were raising teenagers when they got the call about a little boy who needed a home. He was just a toddler but was acting out the domestic violence he’d witnessed on his baby sister, and his foster parents didn’t want to keep the pair together. The couple had 24 hours to decide whether they could help.
Recall Alert: Michigan, Check Your Pet Food Now
There's another recall hitting Michigan, this time effecting your furry babies. The recall hits just a few days after another recall on dog and cat food was just announced here in Michigan. This pet food, could possibly contain salmonella, which could upset your furry babies stomach. New Pet Food Recall...
Michigan attorney general to grocers: Clear up cage-free egg confusion
Cage-free or caged? What’s the difference? There appears to be confusion in the egg aisles at some Michigan grocery stores over eggs sold as “cage-free” and those that are not. On Wednesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office urged grocery stores to clear up any confusion and identify which eggs came from chickens kept...
When ‘universal’ pre-K really isn’t: Barriers to participating abound
When Tanya Gillespie-Lambert goes to an event in a local park in Camden, New Jersey, she takes a handful of brochures about free preschool with her. She has no hesitation about approaching strangers — moms with kids especially — to plug the service in the local public school district, where she’s director of community and […] The post When ‘universal’ pre-K really isn’t: Barriers to participating abound appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Governor Whitmer signs nearly $400 million agreement to protect Great Lakes from invasive carp
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced that Michigan signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Illinois to cosponsor the Brandon Road Interbasin Project— to prevent invasive carp and “aquatic nuisance species.”
Round Two: Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Has Landed in Michigan
They may look pretty but make no mistake: The invasive spotted lanternfly is a nasty, invasive creature, and it has been once again found in Michigan. On Monday (6/24), the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported a small population of the creature in Monroe County. What is the...
Michigan Prisoners Pay Among Highest Rates in the Nation for Phone Calls
Those who are serving time in local prisons and jails in Michigan are paying among the highest rates in the nation for phone calls. Prison policy advocates describe a system where phone vendors charge high fees to local jails for telecommunication services. So while you likely think nothing of placing a phone call, charges to an incarcerated person or their family can be high.
Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Cucumbers Sickens Nearly 450 in Michigan, Other States
A salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers grown in Florida has sickened about 450 people in Michigan and 30 other states. So far, about 125 people have been hospitalized due to the illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Michigan, nine people have been reported to have...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been consistent in addressing '24 presidential run
Even before President Joe Biden's weak debate performance led to calls for him to suspend his campaign and for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer or another rising Democratic star to replace him, Whitmer faced speculation about her potential presidential ambitions to which she's responded that she's focused on leading Michigan. Whitmer has...
Cash program for moms and babies expected to expand across Michigan
A program on a mission to eliminate deep infant poverty by giving cash payments to pregnant moms and babies in Flint is expected to expand to cities across Michigan. Rx Kids, regarded by officials as a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, provides moms with $1,500 mid-pregnancy for essentials like food, prenatal care, cribs or other needs. Then, after birth, families get $500 a month for the first year of the infant’s life, for $7,500 in total. The no-strings attached program, which does not have income restrictions for eligibility, launched in January.
4 proposals that were axed from Michigan’s budget and 1 controversial agency that survived cuts
After several fits and starts, the Democratic-controlled Michigan Legislature wrapped work last week on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. Most attention has been on education funding, with Republicans objecting to changes in the Michigan Public School Employees’ Retirement System (MPSERS) and some Democrats complaining that accompanying legislation wasn’t transmitted to the Senate before they […] The post 4 proposals that were axed from Michigan’s budget and 1 controversial agency that survived cuts appeared first on Michigan Advance.
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