CNS BUDGET WEEK 3, Sept. 27, 2024
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WATER SAFETY: Drowning on inland waters and Great Lakes coastlines have claimed many victims so far this year, including at least 11 in Oakland County. Among others were drownings in Kent, Lenawee, Berrien and Allegan counties. Fall weather creates more risks. Hudsonville, East Lansing. Detroit, Warren, Royal Oak and Lum senators are sponsoring a water safety education bill. We hear from the Michigan Sheriffs’ Association, National Weather Service and Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. By Katie Finkbeiner. FOR DETROIT, WKTV, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS, HOLLAND, BLISSFIELD, ADRIAN, OCEANA COUNTY, CADILLAC, TRAVERSE CITY, PETOSKEY, HARBOR SPRINGS, LEELANAU, CRAWFORD COUNTY, MARQUETTE, GLADWIN, CLARE COUNTY, MACKINAC ISLAND, ST. IGNACE, IRON MOUNTAIN, ALPENA, ALCONA, CHEBOYGAN, MONROE, SAULT STE. MARIE AND ALL POINTS.
w/WATER SAFETY PATROL BOAT PHOTO: An Oakland County Sheriff’s Office patrol boat. Credit: Oakland County.
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TEACHER SHORTAGE: Many school districts, especially rural ones, face a shortage of teachers, especially in STEM subjects, and mental health counselors. An Iron Mountain fifth-grade math and science teacher and a Plymouth High School physics teacher discuss. We also talk to the MEA and Michigan Association of School Boards. By Victor Wooddell. FOR IRON MOUNTAIN, MARQUETTE, SAULT STE. MARIE, DETROIT, CHEBOYGAN, ST. IGNACE AND ALL POINTS.
w/TEACHER SHORTAGE DeRIDDER PHOTO: Audra DeRidder teaches fifth-grade math and science in Iron Mountain. Credit: Iron Mountain Public Schools
w/ TEACHER SHORTAGE WOTRUBA PHOTO: Don Wotruba, executive director of the Michigan Association of School Boards. Credit: Donté Smith
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FOOD PROGRAMS: The Department of Health & Human Services is encouraging restaurants to accept food assistance benefits from seniors, people with disabilities and the homeless. So far more than 100 restaurants, mostly fast food establishments, have joined the program. We talk to a department official, the manager of a Genesee county Subway and Traverse City-based Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan. By Gabriel S. Martinez. FOR TRAVERSE CITY, LEELANAU, PETOSKEY, HARBOR SPRINGS, CADILLAC, BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN FARM NEWS, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS AND ALL POINTS.
w/FOOD PROGRAMS PHOTO: The Bridge Card. Image: Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
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CHILD ABUSE: Fewer children are entering the Michigan foster care system despite the number of reports of child abuse the state receives remaining the same. Credit goes to efforts to increase services to and resources for families. Includes Wayne County data. Department of Health and Human Services officials explain. By Anna Rossow. FOR DETROIT AND ALL POINTS.
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ELECTION OUTREACH: Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer, a former American Bar Association president, says the legal profession and other organizations should be actively promoting confidence in the integrity of this year’s election. The Secretary of State touts measures her office has taken. By Victor Wooddell. FOR DETROIT, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
w/ELECTION OUTREACH ARCHER PHOTO: Dennis Archer is a former Detroit mayor and former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Credit: Dickinson Wright.
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ORPHAN OIL WELLS: Michigan has about 230 orphan oil wells and not enough money to plug them, even with federal aid, raising concerns about groundwater contamination and methane emissions. The largest number are in Charlevoix, St. Clair, Benzie, Gratiot and Manistee counties. Otsego Jackson, Kalkaska and Manistee counties are the state’s biggest oil producers. Ottawa County project cited. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy explains. By Donté Smith. FOR GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, CHEBOYGAN, PETOSKEY, TRAVERSE CITY., HOLLAND, LUDINGTON AND ALL POINTS.
w/ORPHAN OIL WELLS GRAPHIC: Michigan orphan well closures by month from April 2023 through July 2024: Source: Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
w/ORPHAN OIL WELLS PHOTO: Workers operate a floating rig to plug an orphan oil well in Ottawa County. Credit: Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
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ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has updated an online tool that maps which communities may be most susceptible to adverse effects from pollution. The tool combines data about health, socioeconomic and environmental factors to determine which communities are at higher risk of adverse effects from pollution. We hear from the department and Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition. By Elinor Epperson. FOR ALL POINTS.
W/ENVIRONMENTAL DATA MAP PHOTO MiEJScreen is an online tool that maps how different health and socioeconomic factors intersect with environmental contamination
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MARSH THEATER: Marshland in Shiawassee County is a site for scientific research, wildlife, nature observation – and, recently, live theater. A play with an MSU student cast, hand-crafted sets and a story blending science education with comedy and drama. The Corey Marsh Theater project is part of a larger trend that blends conservation and the arts to get communities thinking about their natural areas. By Daniel Schoenherr. FOR LANSING CITY PULSE, PLANET DETROIT AND ALL POINTS.
W/MARSH THEATER SIGN PHOTO: Michigan State University’s Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center has 350 acres of rehabilitated wetlands. Its trails are open to the public and the land is regularly used for undergraduate research projects. Credit: Daniel Schoenherr
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