Sept. 13, 2024
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ELECTION OFFICIALS: Local election officials say their offices are ready for the November election and that the public should feel confident about the integrity of Michigan’s voting process. The clerks in Ludington, Holland and Coldwater Township explain. By Victor Wooddell. FOR LUDINGTON, HOLLAND, COLDWATER AND ALL POINTS.
w/ELECTION OFFICIALS KATERBERG PHOTO: Holland City Clerk Brenda Katerberg. Credit: City of Holland
w/ELECTION OFFICIALS CHAVEZ PHOTO: Coldwater Township Clerk Shauna Chavez. Credit: Coldwater Township
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CONSTRUCTION SUICIDES: Construction workers have a suicide rate almost four times that of the general adult population. The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity is highlighting the problem. We hear from the Bloomfield Hills-based Construction Association of Michigan, a mental health expert and the Laborers’ Union which conducts mental health training in Wayne, St. Joseph, Perry and Iron Mountain. By Anna Rossow. FOR IRON MOUNTAIN, MARQUETTE, LANSING CITY PULSE, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS AND ALL POINTS.
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MICROGRANTS: Small grants from the Michigan Municipal League Foundation have been promoting the arts, small business growth and community improvement. We hear about a project benefiting a rooftop bar in Iron Mountain and a community project in Southwest Detroit. Story includes references to Cheboygan, North Adams in Hillsdale County, Sault Ste. Marie, Rogers City, Lansing and Holland. By Katie Finkbeiner. FOR IRON MOUNTAIN, MARQUETTE, SAULT STE. MARIE, CHEBOYGAN, DETROIT, HILLSDALE, ALPENA, HOLLAND, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
w/MICROGRANTS SANDSTONE PHOTO: Sandstone Terrace’s shared art installation of miniature hot air balloons twirling in the wind, hanging above the bar’s walkable alleyway. Credit: Brandy Wentz
w/MICROGRANTS LaMACCHIA PHOTO: John LaMacchia, director of state and federal affairs at the Michigan Municipal League. Credit: Donté Smith
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TIP CREDIT SYSTEM: Imminent changes in how Michigan restaurants and other employers compensate tipped workers have some business owners concerned. The National Restaurant Association warns of hikes in menu prices. We talk to restaurants in Traverse City and Lansing, the Small Business Association of Michigan and a Lansing restaurant patron. By Gabriel Martinez: FOR TRAVERSE CITY, LANSING CITY PULSE, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS JOURNAL AND ALL POINTS.
w/TIP CREDIT SYSTEM CALLEY PHOTO: Brian Calley is president and CEO of the Small Business Association of Michigan, which is wary of pending changes in how tipped workers are compensated. Credit: Donté Smith
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E-BIKE SAFETY: E-bikes are rapidly growing in popularity in Metro Detroit and elsewhere in the state, both on public roads and off-road trails, but raising safety concerns. There were recent fatalities in Grand Rapids and Ypsilanti. We talk to the League of Michigan Bicyclists, a Grosse Pointe bike shop owner and Department of Natural Resources. By Donté Smith. FOR DETROIT, PLANET DETROIT, WKTV AND ALL POINTS.
w/E-BIKE SAFETY PHOTO: Cars pass in front of the League of Michigan Bicyclists office in Lansing. Credit: Donté Smith
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CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE. Researchers at MSU and Cornell are studying whether machine learning can help states and tribes predict the spread of a dangerous disease plaguing North American deer. Their recent study showed that machine learning could calculate where chronic wasting disease will spread at the county level. DNR says the information will help state and tribal agencies address a problem much larger than their individual jurisdictions. By Ruth Thornton. FOR CADILLAC, GLADWIN, TRAVERSE CITY, CLARE, ALCONA, ALPENA, MONTMORENCY, MARQUETTE, SAULT STE. MARIE, IRON MOUNTAIN, PETOSKEY, CRAWFORD COUNTY, MICHIGAN FARM NEWS, HERALD REVIEW, BIG RAPIDS, GREENVILLE, LUDINGTON, MIDLAND, WKTV, CHEBOYGAN, OCEANA COUNTY, LAKE COUNTY AND ALL POINTS:
w/CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE PHOTO: Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
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U.P. E-WASTE: U.P. residents have more options for recycling their old electronics because of Michigan’s Electronic Waste Take-Back Program, which has more than doubled the number of facilities there. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy and Superior Watershed Partnership explain. By Elinor Epperson. FOR ST. IGNACE, MARQUETTE, BAY MILLS, SAULT STE. MARIE, IRON MOUNTAIN, CHEBOYGAN AND ALL POINTS.
w/U.P. E-WASTE PHOTO: Michigan Materials Management Facilities. Image: EGLE
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NEWS PARTNERSHIPS COMMENTARY: College students engaged in academic reporting partnerships with professional press outlets in Michigan and elsewhere produce thousands of stories a year with crucial information for the public, new research from the Center for Community News shows. Student reporting helps fill major gaps in coverage at a time when many local outlets have merged, shrunk staffs, been acquired by mega-corporations or gone out of business. Findings are based in part on data from MSU’s Capital News Service. For news and commentary sections. By Eric Freedman. FOR ALL POINTS.
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