Week 4 – 2/10/23
CNS Budget
To: CNS Editors
From: Eric Freedman and Judy Putnam
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/
Welcome to the fourth CNS file of the 2022 fall semester.
For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) 485-9295, hoeryn@msu.edu.
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CONGRATULATIONS: CNS correspondent Morgan Womack has won a Michigan Press Association Foundation scholarship for outstanding journalism students.
MICHIGAN JOURNALISM HALL OF FAME: Six journalists will be inducted on April 23 into the Journalism Hall of Fame. The ceremony takes place at the Kellogg Center on the MSU campus. We’ll let you know more details about reservations and other information later. The inductees are former MSU Journalism School director Lucinda Davenport; Lansing community broadcast journalist Sheri Jones; trailblazing journalist Louise Ruth Mahon Leismer; multimedia entertainment journalist Jim McFarlin; editor and professor Walter Middlebrook; and longtime Detroit Free Press journalist Patricia Montemurri.
Here’s your file:
AFFORDABLE GREEN HOUSING: The governor proposes spending $437 million to expand affordable, energy-efficient housing, an amount far below what some Democratic lawmakers, environmental groups and social welfare activists say is needed. We hear from nonprofit group leaders in Detroit and Grand Rapids, the Michigan Environmental Council, the governor and several national organizations. By Andrew Roth. FOR DETROIT, LANSING CITY LIMITS, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, WKTV, PLANET DETROIT AND ALL POINTS.
w/AFFORDABLE GREEN HOUSING TABLE 1: How Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget would allocate $437 million in state spending on housing programs in the upcoming fiscal year.
w/AFFORDABLE GREEN HOUSING TABLE 2: How Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s approved $300 million housing funds are being allocated for this fiscal year.
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TURKEYS: While avian flu hit Michigan’s chicken farms heavily, contributing to higher egg and chicken prices, the state’s commercial turkey farms have largely been spared so far. Only one turkey farm, in Muskegon County, has been hit. Turkey farmers have ramped up biosecurity measures but worry about the impending spring bird migration to the state. We talk to the Michigan Allied Poultry Industries, DNR, an Ottawa County official and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. By Dan Netter. FOR HOLLAND, OCEANA, WKTV, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, MICHIGAN FARM NEWS AND ALL POINTS.
w/TURKEYS PHOTO: The avian flu has not harmed Michigan’s commercial turkey farms to date. Credit: Mikkel Bergmann
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SCHOOL MEALS: The Whitmer administration wants to use state funds to close the hunger gap created when the federal government ended its pandemic-era program that paid for free breakfast and lunch for all schoolchildren regardless of household income. We talk to the food services director of the Jenison & Hudsonville Schools, who also heads the School Nutrition Association of Michigan and the Chippewa Valley Schools food director. By Sophia Brandt. FOR DETROIT, MICHIGAN FARM NEWS, HOLLAND, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, WKTV, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
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BLUE COLLAR SUICIDES: Construction and extractive industry workers are experiencing disproportionately high suicide rates, and other blue-collar occupations such as manufacturing workers are also witnessing high levels of mental health problems. We talk to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth, the Michigan Manufacturers Association and a national suicide prevention group. By Jack Timothy Harrison. FOR GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, CORP! AND ALL POINTS.
W/BLUE COLLAR SUICIDES PHOTO: Construction workers and other blue-collar workers have higher suicide rates. Credit: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth.
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TEACHER HOUSING: Teachers, especially those just starting their careers, sometimes find it impossible to afford housing in the communities where they work. We talk to the Holland superintendent, a high school teacher and an education assistant from West Ottawa Public Schools and the Michigan Education Association about the need for financial incentives to recruit teachers to such communities. By Morgan Womack. FOR HOLLAND, WKTV AND ALL POINTS.
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STATE PARK PLANS: DNR’s five-year plan aims to make state parks more accessible and energy-efficient. A new state park in Flint is also part of the plan. Officials at the DNR’s Parks and Recreation Division explain. Holland State Park, Fort Custer Recreation Area and Detroit mentioned. By Jaden Beard. FOR PLANET DETROIT AND ALL POINTS.
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PET POOP: A growing number of Michigan pet owners are hiring poop removal companies to keep their yards and lawns clean. The poop picker-uppers do need to be vigilant about on-the-job dog attacks, however. We talk to owners of businesses in Fenton, Lansing and BrownstownTownship. By Samuel Blatchford. FOR DETROIT, LANSING CITY PULSE, FOWLERVILLE, CORP! AND ALL POINTS.
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ELECTRIC BUSES: As it plans for an all-electric bus fleet by 2035, U-M will introduce its first four electric buses in June. MSU is moving in the same direction as part of its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By Elaine Mallon. FOR PLANET DETROIT, DETROIT, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
w/ELECTRIC BUSES PHOTO: The Xcelsior CHARGE NG 3 electric bus will be used at University of Michigan starting in June. Credit: Jeff Butler, New Flyer
w/CLIMATE SOLUTIONS LOGO: Credit: Asher Freedman
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