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A new study from West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America finds "job lock" is even more prevalent for people with chronic conditions, 41% of whom report staying in a job to keep health insurance.

Staying in a job for the health insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans do, a survey says

About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs bills aimed at expanding housing affordability into law in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Housing bills meant to expand Michigan's affordable options become law

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer approved new tax breaks to spur construction of affordable housing.

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The U.S Capitol is seen on July 17, 2026.

House votes to extend government funding, aiming to avoid an election year shutdown

Lawmakers are hoping to avoid a third shutdown since last September. The stopgap funding measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the new Michigan school aid budget surrounded by teachers, students, and legislators at a school in Southfield on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Whitmer signs her final budget into law

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the new state budget into law Tuesday. It includes funding for universal free school meals and expanded tuition-free community college.

Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, appears in front of the House DOGE subcommittee on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Smithsonian too focused on 'oppressors and the oppressed,' say House Republicans

In a House DOGE subcommittee hearing, GOP representatives excoriated the director of the National Museum of American History, following a White House report earlier this month that also criticized her.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, shakes hands with new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 20, 2026. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukraine overhauls its military top brass for the fight against Russia

Ukraine pushed on with its fight against Russia's invasion under new military leadership Wednesday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bowed to public pressure and fired his commander-in-chief.

President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2018.

Nicaragua's President Ortega says no more elections, extending his 20-year rule

The announcement effectively canceled Nicaragua's next elections, originally scheduled for November 2027.

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Michigan State University hires a new football coach, a Detroit-based food journalist talks about using SNAP benefits, and a biology professor discusses how wildlife survives Michigan winters.

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