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Cuomo Says New York Is Now 'Decidedly In The Reopening Phase'

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that campgrounds would be able to open on Memorial Day. He also gave the OK for the state's professional sports teams to start training camp.

Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke visits Michigan

Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke packed the Hometown Heroes coffeehouse in Centerline on Monday. O'Rourke was the first Democratic presidential hopeful to…

In the 1930s, property assessors graded American cities on a four-point scale, with the worst neighborhoods coded red, giving birth to the term "redlining."

Data analysis: "Modern-day redlining" happening in Detroit and Lansing

It’s been half a century since the federal government banned discrimination in the home mortgage industry. But a new analysis of mortgage data shows…

Conference examines health problems in schools

At a conference in Flint Thursday, officials and national experts are discussing how to reduce health hazards found in schools.The conference comes the…

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., attends a press conference on Feb. 26 on Capitol Hill. Omar tells NPR the progressive left "has moved the needle on the national conversation" surrounding certain policies.

Ilhan Omar On Her Memoir And Moving The Needle Toward Progressive Policies

Rep. Ilhan Omar has a new memoir about her journey to Congress after fleeing civil war in Somalia. She talked with NPR about her life and her hopes for future coronavirus relief measures.

Michigan Republicans call for unity, choose new leaders

Fresh off statewide defeats in 2018, Michigan’s Republican Party picked new leadership Saturday.“Are you ready to win in 2020!” National Republican Party…

A woman wearing warm clothing holds a sign that says "Shut Down Line 5, No Tunnel".

Water protectors rally against lame duck Line 5 legislation

Demonstrators gathered in Petoskey on Saturday, opposing the state's plan to build a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, which would house twin oil…

After 150 Years, 'Little Women' Still Resonates

In Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, Anne Boyd Rioux describes how the sisterly bond of the March girls that Louisa May Alcott created many years ago remains a paragon of female friendship and inspiration.

Colorado estimates that about 15% of the 12 million letters it sends to beneficiaries of public assistance programs each year are returned unopened, left to pile up in county offices like this one in Colorado Springs. That amounts to about 1.8 million pieces of undelivered mail each year statewide.

Return To Sender? Just One Missed Letter Can Be Enough To End Medicaid Benefits

Colorado, like a number of states, is struggling with huge piles of returned mail linked to public aid programs such as Medicaid or food stamps. But is dropping people from such assistance the answer?

The new coronavirus has yet to sicken American health workers, as it has in China. But deaths of hospital workers in Asia have heightened scrutiny of the U.S. health care system's ability to protect people on the front line.

As U.S. Preps For Coronavirus, Health Workers Question Safety Measures

The plight of Chinese health care workers contracting the coronavirus has prompted front-line medical staff in the U.S. to wonder if they're protected. Hospitals say they're taking steps to prepare.

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