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Michigan Residents Have The 20th Largest Waistlines

Michigan is the 20th fattest state in the union, according to a new analysis by Wallethub.com. Analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 12 key metrics. They range from percentage of adults and children who are overweight and obese, to the consumption of sugary-beverages among adolescents. …

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More Than 20 Schools Get Sexual Assault Prevention Grants

Over 20 universities, colleges and community colleges will benefit from a special program designed to reduce sexual assault on campuses in Michigan. Finlandia University and Michigan Technological University are among them. The schools will share $500,000 under the Campus Sexual Assault Grant Program, as part of Michigan First Lady, Sue …

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Senate Passes Bill to Protect Student Online Information

The state Senate passed a bill designed to protect student information from being misused. The measure creates the Student Online Personal Protection Act, which bans operators of websites or mobile applications that are knowingly used for K-12 school purposes from selling student information or engaging in targeted advertising. Bill sponsor, …

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Moms Oppose Concealed Gun Bill

Gun violence prevention advocates gathered at the state Capitol on Wednesday to voice their concerns for legislation that would expand Michigan’s concealed weapons law. The measure would allow concealed weapons on school property, in college dorms and classrooms, bars, day care centers, sports arenas, places of worship, certain entertainment facilities …

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Hancock Man Charged In The Death Of His Infant Son

A Hancock man has been charged with the death of his infant son. It’s just one of seven felonies he was charged with. In Houghton on July 2nd of this year, 27-year-old Benjamin Michael Reilly is accused of placing his child in an unsafe sleeping environment after allegedly providing him …

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Dianda Blasts House & Senate Passed Road Funding Plan

LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) voted no on a House and Senate Republican-backed roads plan because it favors the wealthy and leaves working families, particularly in the U.P., to pay disproportionately more in fees and taxes. “The increases in the gas tax and registration fees are going to …

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Dianda Blasts House & Senate Passed Road Funding Plan

LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) voted no on a House and Senate Republican-backed roads plan because it favors the wealthy and leaves working families, particularly in the U.P., to pay disproportionately more in fees and taxes. “The increases in the gas tax and registration fees are going to …

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