Lily Bohlke
Producer, Michigan News Connection-
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Community groups have held vigils across Michigan this week to call for voting and democracy reform
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The Wayne State University College of Nursing has received a $1.6 million grant from the state Department of Health and Human Services to educate more Mental Health and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners.
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A petition from the group "Secure MI Vote" is aiming to circumvent Michigan's regular legislative channels and pass laws restricting many residents' ability to vote.
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One in five teens in the U.S. struggle to afford period products, and Michigan organizations are working to make pads, tampons, menstrual cups and other similar products more accessible for everyone who gets their period.
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Michiganders are mourning the loss of four students after this week's school shooting at Oxford High School
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Rural educators say the funding for broadband in the bipartisan infrastructure package signed into law last month is critical for their communities.
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Program helps low income Michigan residents pay heating bills on time
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World leaders are meeting for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, as leaders in Congress debate a spending package to address climate change. Supporters of the bill say it's past time for the United States to act.