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Some Michiganders began receiving SNAP benefits again Friday, but by the end of the day, the U.S. Supreme Court had reversed an order requiring the federal government to resume the program in full.
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Michigan's ACA marketplace, where people shop for individual health insurance plans, now has three fewer insurance companies participating.
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Regulators say the plan will protect residential customers from footing the bill for upgrades needed to power massive AI data centers, but it only applies to Consumers Energy customers.
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Changes to Medicaid and rising insurance premiums could major have ripple effects for Michigan's health care providers — and their patients. Meanwhile, food pantries are seeing an influx in people as the timeline for November's SNAP benefits remains murky. And, a remembrance of West Michigan football star Marshawn Kneeland, who died this week at the age of 24.
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After a new task force report urging an overhaul to the court funding system in Michigan was released this week, state lawmakers will consider how to end the reliance on fines and fees from defendants. Plus, bipartisan bashing of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and a second plea deal in ex-Speaker Lee Chatfield’s corruption case.
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Authorities have charged two more young men in a sprawling federal investigation of an alleged terrorism-style attack planned for suburban Detroit.
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Airline flights from Detroit will operate at reduced capacity as the government shutdown continues. The Federal Aviation Administration announced that forty airports, including the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, will see a 10% flight reduction by November 14.
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Michigan Public's John U. Bacon talks strong starts for the Pistons and the Red Wings. Bacon also assesses the MSU and Michigan football teams' seasons to date.
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Monday, November 10 is the 50th anniversary of the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinking in Lake Superior during a storm, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. It was a tragedy and treated as such at the time. I would hope it would be treated the same now, but I have some doubts about how long cable news could stay on topic before spinning off to pundit land.
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There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how.
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The 40 airports impacted by the cuts span more than two dozen states. The Federal Aviation Administration said the reductions would start at 4% and ramp up to 10% by Nov. 14.
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Center Line, a city of about 8,500, will no longer authorize its police officers to act on behalf of ICE and arrest people they suspect are undocumented.
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It’s not Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard. It’s his son, Michael Bouchard, a military veteran who has served in Iraq and along the southern border.
The Dish, hosted by Mercedes Mejia, brings you behind the scenes with Michigan’s most inspiring chefs and culinary talents. Learn how food connects these chefs to their cultures, and strengthens our communities, one dish at a time.
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This episode included segments about SNAP recipients struggling with the pause on benefits, the economic impact of Michigan’s 12 federally recognized Indigenous tribes, vaccine research from Henry Ford Health, and the historic election of Mary Sheffield as mayor of Detroit.
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Need something fun to do this weekend, or looking for new things to explore? Michigan Public is here to help! Check out some of these fun, interesting, and timely events across Michigan from November 7 - 9.
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A pivotal battle over drug affordability is unfolding in Michigan's highest court, where attorneys are clashing over the scope of a consumer protection law and its application to Eli Lilly's insulin business, with the outcome likely to resonate throughout the healthcare sector.
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In failing to fully fund the food assistance program that covers 42 million low-income Americans, the judge said the government "failed to consider the harms" to people who rely on the benefits.
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