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Oct. 7, 2016
To: CNS Editors
From: David Poulson and Sheila Schimpf
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/
For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Pechulano Ali, (517) 940-2313,
pechulan@msu.edu. For other issues contact David Poulson, poulsondavid@gmail.com. (517) 899-1640. Here is your file:
DRAINS: Global warming is threatening Michigan’s already aging system of drains with severe weather producing heavy rains.
To: CNS Editors
From: David Poulson and Sheila Schimpf
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/
For technical problems, contact CNS technical manager Pechulano Ali, (517) 940-2313,
pechulan@msu.edu. For other issues contact David Poulson, poulsondavid@gmail.com. (517) 899-1640. Here is your file:
REDTAGS: Â A recent state audit says state officials should more aggressively re-inspect school buses that fail safety checks. The number of buses with safety defects rose by 684 to 3,038 in 2016.
To: CNS Editors
From: Sheila Schimpf and Andi Brancato
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/. For technical problems, contact CNS tech manager Pechulano Ali (517) 940 2313, pechulan@msu.edu. For other problems contact David Poulson, poulsondavid@gmail.com
You can email us at cnsmsu@gmail.com
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SHAREROAD: Passing motorists would have to give a five-foot berth to bicyclists under proposed legislation that also requires harsher penalties for causing accidents that injure or kill cyclists. We talk to a Traverse City bicycle shop owner and the manager of another one, a state representative from Portage and the secretary of state’s office. By Alexander Smith.
Sept. 9, 2016
To: CNS Editors
From: David Poulson and Sheila Schimpf
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/. This is the first CNS file of the fall semester. We have a crop of new correspondents eager to meet your needs. Our group interview next week is with the Michigan Association of School Boards.
JULY 14, 2016 — Summer Environmental Budget #2
To: CNS Editors
From: Eric Freedman & Dave Poulson
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/. You can email us at cnsmsu@gmail.com
SECOND SUMMER ENVIRONMENTAL COVERAGE: Through our partnership with Great Lakes Echo, this is the second of three summer packages of Michigan environmental stories. The third set will come in August. ENVIRONMENTAL PODCASTS:
You may also want to use this Great Lakes Echo Michigan environmental podcast on your website: “Anthology editor discusses art of being happy anyway in Flint at http://greatlakesecho.org/2016/07/06/anthology-editor-discusses-art-of-being-happy-anyway-in-flint. HERE’S YOUR FILE:
UNDERWATERRESEARCH: Scientists are using satellite technology to spot submerged Great Lakes shipwrecks that may jeopardize navigation and release oil and toxic pollutants into the water.
Capital News Service Budget – Week 14 (LAST FILE OF SPRING SEMESTER)
April 29, 2016
To: CNS Editors
From: Dave Poulson and Sheila Schimpf
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/. For technical problems, contact CNS tech manager Tanya Voloshina (248-943-8979) voloshin@msu.edu. You can email us at cnsmsu@gmail.com
BONUS WEEK AHEAD: This week is our last file of the semester. We will move a bonus file next Friday, May 6, that will contain stories already moved this semester but that you may have missed the first time around. Here’s your file:
Week 14 budget
INCARCERATEDPARENTS: One in 10 Michigan children have had a parent in jail or prison, the third highest rate in the nation.
April 22, 2016 — Week 12
To: CNS Editors
From: Eric Freedman and Sheila Schimpf
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/. For technical problems, contact CNS tech manager Tanya Voloshina (248-943-8979) voloshin@msu.edu. You can email us at cnsmsu@gmail.com
WELCOME OCEANA HERALD-JOURNAL: We’re pleased that the Oceana Herald-Journal has become the newest member of Capital News Service. LAST REGULAR FILE & BONUS WEEK AHEAD: Next Friday, April 29, will be our last regular file of the semester. On Friday, May 6, we’ll move our traditional end-of-semester Bonus Week budget with still-timely stories you may not have had space for earlier.
April 15, 2016
To: CNS Editors
From: Dave Poulson and Sheila Schimpf
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/. For technical problems, contact CNS tech manager Tanya Voloshina (248-943-8979) voloshin@msu.edu. You can email us at cnsmsu@gmail.com
Here is your file:
LEADHOUSE: The lead in Flint’s water gets plenty of attention, but there is another source of land contamination threatening Michigan cities and neighborhoods. The demolition of older homes and buildings can release lead into the air, threatening the health of those who live and work near these demolition sites. By Joshua Bender.
April 8, 2016
To: CNS Editors
From: Dave Poulson and Sheila Schimpf
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/. For technical problems, contact CNS tech manager Tanya Voloshina (248-943-8979) voloshin@msu.edu. You can email us at cnsmsu@gmail.com
EDITORS NOTE: Free MSU workshop on reporting on drinking water April 16: http://j-school.jrn.msu.edu/kc/2016/03/24/knight-center-offers-workshop-on-reporting-about-drinking-water/
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UNDOCUMENTEDELDERLY: An increasingly aging population of undocumented immigrants in Michigan is facing health care challenges. Many lack health insurance and access to health care. One family’s situation illustrates the problem.
April 1, 2016
To: CNS Editors
From: Dave Poulson and Sheila Schimpf
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/. For technical problems, contact CNS tech manager Tanya Voloshina (248-943-8979) voloshin@msu.edu. You can email us at cnsmsu@gmail.com
SAD NEWS: CNS founder Richard Milliman died March 26 in Lansing. Milliman, who had been the publisher of two CNS member papers, the Three Rivers Commercial-News and the Crawford County Avalanche, was a member of the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame and the board of directors of the Michigan Press Association Foundation. EDITORS NOTE: Free MSU workshop on reporting on drinking water April 16: http://j-school.jrn.msu.edu/kc/2016/03/24/knight-center-offers-workshop-on-reporting-about-drinking-water/
Here is your file:
ITSHORTAGE: A shortage of qualified workers for good-paying information technology jobs is harming Michigan businesses, according to experts, including ones from Grand Rapids and Traverse City By Joshua Bender.