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Danielle Atkinson, the founder and executive director of Mothering Justice, talks about the political organizing efforts of Black women in America.
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“There's a pervasive belief out there that if you get low-income people cash, they’ll spend it on drugs and alcohol," the lead author said. "And I think this is one of the most rigorous pieces of evidence to show that that's not necessarily the case.”
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Most were from Ohio, but hundreds were from as far away as Florida, Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee.
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According to the survey, nearly a third of Michigan nurses say they plan to leave their current position, which is actually an improvement over a U of M survey in 2022.
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Washtenaw County and the state conduct annual testing of residential drinking water wells in Scio Township for 1,4-dioxane.
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New research from IIHS finds there's no evidence that partial automation driving systems prevent collisions.
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Every pregnant resident can receive $1500 mid-pregnancy as a “cash prescription,” plus another $500 a month for the first year of the baby’s life. Other cities, like Kalamazoo, are now trying to expand the program.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning drivers about “cheap, substandard replacement air bag inflators” in used cars that can fail to prevent serious injuries or death in a vehicle wreck. The agency said Wednesday that three people have been killed and two suffered severe injuries in the past nine months due to substandard, aftermarket air bag inflators.
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A University of Michigan study looked at data from more than 25,000 participants to see if long term exposure to air pollution had effects on elderly people's health. It found even those without chronic diseases from air pollution needed assistance from family or professionals for everyday living.
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Nearly 900,000 Michigan children will be eligible for a new summer food assistance program.
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If Democrats are counting on Michigan women to turn out to vote like they did in 2022, when abortion was on the ballot, they could be disappointed.
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By banning Medicaid coverage for abortions, the state is essentially creating two tiers of abortion access, the complaint argues: one for those who can afford private health insurance (which can cover abortion) and another for those who can’t.