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CNS budget, Dec. 8, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 14

Dec. 8, 2023

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EDITORS: This is our last regular file of the fall semester. We will move our traditional Bonus Week budget on Friday, Dec. 15, with still-timely stories you may not have had space for when they first moved. Of course, you can continue to use any of our fall stories and visuals.

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CNS budget, Dec. 1, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 13

Dec. 1, 2023

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DRUG TEST: Mandatory drug testing for bus drivers, including testing for legal medical and recreational marijuana, makes it harder for public transit agencies to recruit and retain drivers. It’s a matter of public safety, but causes problems when many local transit need more drivers. We talk to the Michigan Public Transit Association, the Ionia director of transportation and Harbor Transit in Harbor Springs. By Brandy Muz.

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CNS budget, Nov. 21, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 12

Nov. 21, 2023

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VACCINATION RATES: The state’s child vaccination rates are the lowest since 2011, and reasons include misinformation and inadequate resources for local public health agencies. Counties with the lowest rates for children 19 to 36 months are Oscoda, Keweenaw, Clare, Houghton and Lake. Detroit also ranks among the lowest. Highest rates are in Ontonagon, Midland, Kent, Bay and Leelanau counties.

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CNS budget, Nov. 17, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 11

Nov. 17, 2023

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NOTE TO EDITORS: Because of Thanksgiving, we plan to file early next week, most likely in the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 21. Here is your file: 

DOULAS: The Department of Health and Human Services is pushing to increase the number of doulas who provide pregnant women and their families with physical, psychological and emotional support. The initiative includes covering services for Medicaid recipients and paying for doula training.

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LGBTQ+ HEALTH: $10 million in new state aid will help local organizations improve health services for LGBTQ+ residents of Michigan. We learn more from a Benton Harbor advocacy group and Transgender Michigan. Lawmakers from Livonia and Southfield championed the grant program. By Brandy Muz. FOR DETROIT, THREE RIVERS, HOLLAND, STURGIS, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.

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CNS budget, Nov. 10, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 10

Nov. 10, 2023

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SCHOOL SAFETY: School districts are taking measures to enhance safety and prevent violence in their buildings in the aftermath of shootings, including the state’s worst one at Oxford High School in Oakland County. We hear from the St. Ignace superintendent, the Michigan School Business Officials and the OK2SAY program. By Brandy Muz.

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CNS budget, Nov. 3, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 9

Nov. 3, 2023

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SPECIALTY CROPS: Specialty crops account for Michigan’s status as having the nation’s second-most diverse agricultural industry, but some farmers are unhappy about the timing of produce imports from abroad. They often arrive at the same time the state’s crops are being harvested and thus depress prices farmers get for their fruits and vegetables. Potato-producing Montcalm County mentioned. By Kenzie Terpstra.

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CNS budget, Oct. 27, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 8

Oct. 27, 2023

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HOMELESSNESS: The number of homeless residents in the state has dropped in the past 15 years, but roughly 8,000 are without homes on any given night. Advocates met recently in Bellaire to discuss the crisis. Includes references to Lenawee, Kent and Macomb counties. Detroit and the three-county Traverse City area.

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CNS budget, Oct. 20, 2023

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 CNS BUDGET WEEK 7

Oct. 20, 2023

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FARMLANDS: Lawmakers in some states, including Michigan, are pushing to ban or limit Chinese companies from buying farmland. Legislators from Clare and Richland are among them, but an MSU agricultural economics expert says there’s no serious problem in the state. By Kelsey Lester. FOR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS, CLARE, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, CORP!

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CNS budget, Oct. 13, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 6

Oct. 13, 2023

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MILK: Michigan still leads the nation in milk produced per cow. Credit goes to good nutrition, comfortable surroundings and the environment, experts say. Counties with the most dairy cows include Allegan, Ottawa, Lenawee, Clinton and Ionia. We talk to the United Dairy Industry of Michigan and an MSU animal science professor.