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CNS budget, Oct. 6, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 5

Oct. 6, 2023

To: CNS Editors

From: Eric Freedman and Judy Putnam

http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/

For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) 485-9295; hoeryn@msu.edu. 

For other matters, contact Eric Freedman at (517) 256-3873; freedma5@msu.edu

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BOOK BAN: Shelves laden with rows of books fill public libraries with stories of history, fantasy and anything in between. The Michigan Library Association’s MI Right to Read is underway to educate the public and oppose legislation infringing on First Amendment rights and intellectual freedom amid a surge in censorship. In November, voters in one Ottawa County community will have a third chance to pass a library millage, while a Cass County commissioner withdrew a proposed ordinance to punish librarians who make “sexually explicit material” available for children. We talk to the association and Capital Area District Libraries.

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CNS budget, Sept. 29, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 4

Sept. 29, 2023

To: CNS Editors

From: Eric Freedman and Judy Putnam

http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/

For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) 485-9295; hoeryn@msu.edu. 

For other matters, contact Eric Freedman at (517) 256-3873; freedma5@msu.edu

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POLICE ACCREDITATION: At a time when law enforcement agencies are under scrutiny for excessive force incidents, racial profiling and other conduct, many Michigan police departments have opted to improve their procedures and training to secure accreditation. So far this year, departments in Clawson, East Lansing, Marshall, Royal Oak, Southgate, Walker and South Lyon were accredited. We hear from the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police and Petoskey police chief. By Stephanie Rauhe.

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CNS budget, Sept. 22, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 3

Sept. 22, 2023

To: CNS Editors

From: Eric Freedman and Judy Putnam

http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/

For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) 485-9295; hoeryn@msu.edu. 

For other matters, contact Eric Freedman at (517) 256-3873; freedma5@msu.edu

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HEALTH OUTCOMES: Michigan ranks below average overall in health outcomes such as life expectancy and disease prevalence, a new Citizens Research Council report says. Reasons include accessibility and affordability of health care and lack of investment in public health. Another report this year calls for closer collaborations among state and local public health agencies, advocates and health care providers. By Kenzie Terpstra.

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CNS budget, Sept. 15, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 2

Sept. 15, 2023

To: CNS Editors

From: Eric Freedman and Judy Putnam

http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/

For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) 485-9295; hoeryn@msu.edu. 

For other matters, contact Eric Freedman at (517) 256-3873; freedma5@msu.edu

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DARK SKY: Dark sky parks are drawing more public attention in Michigan as venues for stargazing unaffected by artificial light. There are currently three international designated ones in Emmet, Keweenaw and Cass counties. The DNR has also designated parts of six state parks in Emmet, Presque Isle, Lenawee, Huron and Alcona counties as dark sky preserves.  We talk to a dark skies advocate from Ann Arbor, a Keweenaw park activities leader and the park manager of Headlands in Mackinaw City. By Kelsey Lester.

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CNS budget, Sept. 8, 2023

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CNS BUDGET WEEK 1

Sept. 8, 2023

To: CNS Editors

From: Eric Freedman

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Welcome to the 1st CNS file of the fall 2023 semester. We have a talented cohort of correspondents to serve you and will continue to partner with Great Lakes Echo, our environmental news service, to provide a wide range of stories for your readers. Chief copy editor Judy Putnam and CNS tech manager Eryn Ho are back, and our staff is joined by teaching assistant, PhD student and CNS alum Vladislava Sukhanovskaya. For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) 485-9295; hoeryn@msu.edu. 

For other matters, contact Eric Freedman at (517) 256-3873; freedma5@msu.edu.

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CNS Summer 2023 2nd Michigan Environmental & Health budget

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Aug. 8, 2023

To: CNS Editors

From: Eric Freedman

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Welcome to the 2nd summer 2023 package of Michigan-focused environmental and health stories in collaboration with our partner Great Lakes Echo. CNS looks forward to serving you with new correspondents and new stories in the fall of 2023. 

For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) 485-9295, hoeryn@msu.edu. 

For other matters, contact Eric Freedman at (517) 256-3873; freedma5@msu.edu

Here is your file:

INVASIVE CARP: A coalition of organizations is developing an innovative engineering project south of Chicago to block invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan. The $1.146 billion project, paid for by Michigan, Illinois and the federal government is meant to help prevent catastrophic damage to the $7 billion Great Lakes fishery and prevent untold disruption to the $15 billion boating industry. There’s also concern about grass carp in Lake Erie. We hear from U-M, the Army Corps of Engineers and Ohio DNR.

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CNS Summer 2023 1st Michigan Environmental budget

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June 26, 2023

SUMMER ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH PACKAGE

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To: CNS Editors

From: Eric Freedman

http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/

Welcome to the first summer 2023 package of Michigan-focused environmental and health stories in collaboration with our partner Great Lakes Echo. CNS looks forward to serving you with new correspondents and new stories in the fall of 2023. 

For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) 485-9295, hoeryn@msu.edu. 

For other matters, contact Eric Freedman at (517) 256-3873; freedma5@msu.edu

Here is your file:

GREAT LAKES CHAMPS: A new book by the former head of the U.S.-Canada Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge highlights the importance of grassroots environmental activists in fighting pollution in the Great Lakes region, including contaminated hotspots in the Detroit River, River Raisin, Rouge River and Muskegon Lake. By Jada Vasser. FOR PLANET DETROIT, DETROIT, WKTV, MONROE, ADRIAN, BLISSFIELD, HOLLAND, OCEANA, LUDINGTON AND ALL POINTS. w/GREAT LAKES CHAMPS HARTIG : John Hartig, the retired director of the U.S.-Canada Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, North America’s only international refuge.

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CNS budget, May 5, 2023

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Bonus Week – 5/5/23

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To: CNS Editors

From: David Poulson and Judy Putnam

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Welcome to the bonus week CNS file of the 2023 spring semester. Please note that the first two stories of this budget are moving for the first time. The remainder of the budget consists of stories that moved earlier in the semester. If you missed them the first time around, you may wish to consider them for publication now. CNS looks forward to serving you with new correspondents and new stories in the fall of 2023. 

For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) 485-9295, hoeryn@msu.edu. 

For other matters, contact David Poulson at (517) 899-1640; poulsondavid@gmail.com

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NO MOW MAY: Communities around Michigan will suspend enforcement of grass and weed codes in May in an effort to give bees and other pollinators a chance to thrive.

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CNS budget, April 28, 2023

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Week 14 – 4/28/23

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To: CNS Editors

From: David Poulson and Judy Putnam

http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/

Welcome to the fourteenth CNS file of the spring 2023 semester.  This is our last regular file of the semester. Next week we will move a special bonus package of stories that previously moved but that you may not have used yet. 

We look forward to returning in the fall with new correspondents and new stories. For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) 485-9295, hoeryn@msu.edu. 

For other matters, contact David Poulson at (517) 899-1640; poulsondavid@gmail.com

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CHILD CARE: Running for office is demanding but even harder when you have a young child. Proposed legislation by Sen. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, and Rep. Rachel Hood, D-Grand Rapids. would make child care a legitimate campaign contribution expense.

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CNS budget, April 21, 2023

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Week 13 – 4/21/23

CNS Budget

To: CNS Editors

From: David Poulson  and Judy Putnam

http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/

Welcome to the thirteenth CNS file of the spring 2023 semester. 

For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Eryn Ho at (616) 485-9295, hoeryn@msu.edu. 

For other matters, contact David Poulson  at (517) 899 1640; poulsondavid@gmail.com

Here is your file:

ACCESSIBILITY: More all-terrain wheelchairs will be added to state parks, making the outdoors more accessible to people with disabilities. Parks in Emmet, Berrien and Crawford counties will feature the wheelchairs this summer. That brings the total to 14. Holland, Grand Haven and Ludington already have them. We talk to a Department of Natural Resources official, three nonprofits including one in Coopersville and the Friends of Island Lake in Brighton.