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Laws set to take effect in March will allow day cares and nursery schools to install temporary locking systems for use in case of a lockdown or other emergency.
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With highs staying below freezing, warming centers are open across Michiana. Libraries and community spaces are offering a safe place to get out of the cold.
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The county commissioners Thursday finalized a three-percent cost of living adjustment for non-union employees, along with matching increases for the prosecutor, sheriff and treasurer. That’s in line with the raises they got at the beginning of this year. But the clerk/register will see a raise of more than 12 percent, and the drain commissioner will get a raise of more than six percent.
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Michigan Democrats say they're preparing legislation in response to fears that federal policies could lead fewer adults and kids to get their shots.
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Guidance from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says absentee ballots with mismatched or missing identifying numbers can be counted as challenged ballots. The court struck that down.
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With temperatures dropping into the single digits and wind chills below zero, warming centers across Michiana are opening their doors to help residents stay safe.
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Residents attended a protest in Detroit and a virtual public hearing to demand more scrutiny towards DTE's proposal to power a 1.4 gigawatt data center coming to Saline Township.
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State numbers show females have led males in college enrollment for more than a decade. Earlier this year, Governor Gretchen Whitmer directed the state to work on closing the education gap.
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The Washington D.C.-based Nonhuman Rights Project argues that chimpanzees at the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula deserve common law habeas corpus rights.
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A new study finds maltreatment allegations involving infants in Flint have dropped dramatically since the start of a stipend program for new moms.Rx Kids provides every pregnant woman with $1,500 during mid-pregnancy and $500 per month throughout the baby’s first 6–12 months of life.
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The Michigan Public Service Commission is taking feedback from the public on Wednesday about plans to provide electricity to a massive data center in Saline Township.
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Michigan lawmakers are pushing for stronger bonds with Ireland, a bipartisan bill being lead by Senator Sean McCann to strengthen the state’s trade relationship with Ireland.