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Longform Teacher helping child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

La Hoja de Ruta de PreK Para Todos adopta un enfoque holístico para el despliegue de PreK Para Todos

Joanne Bailey-BoorsmaWednesday, March 27, 2024
En enero de 2023, la gobernadora Gretchen Whitmer anunció su plan PreK para Todos, que proporcionaría acceso a la educación preescolar gratuita a todos los niños de cuatro años de Michigan para 2027. En febrero de 2024, el Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) publicó el plan de la Hoja de Ruta con recomendaciones
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Sanilac County Community Mental Health helps families and children

Karen GentryTuesday, March 26, 2024
Currently, SCCMH is serving 275 children who live with serious emotional disorders or developmental disabilities along with their families.
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New initiative offers Michigan nursing students opportunity to build careers in underserved areas

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 25, 2024
The Michigan Primary Care Association is collaborating with nine of Michigan’s state universities to provide nursing students with opportunities to train in Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics.
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Mapping a better future for broadband in Michigan

RIX StaffThursday, March 21, 2024
State and nonprofit officials are encouraging local governments and residents to review a map of internet coverage in Michigan. The goal is to prioritize underserved areas and use federal dollars to expand and improve internet infrastructure. 
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What's all the hype about Wayland?

Rosemary ParkerThursday, March 21, 2024
Allegan County community receives $25,000 state grant to help "hype" its downtown, attracting more visitors and boosting its image on social media.
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New state law will help ensure health care access for non-English-speaking Michiganders

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 21, 2024
Michigan's new Statewide Meaningful Language Access Coordination Act will require public services to be more accessible to non-English speakers. 
Feature Story An aerial view of the LG Energy Solutions Michigan campus in Holland and Allegan County. (LGES)

West Michigan poised for growth in advanced energy storage sector

The Lakeshore StaffThursday, March 21, 2024
New report details West Michigan's role and opportunities in energy storage technology development and production. Three state universities and two community colleges have programs for energy storage and related technologies. 
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Ric Mixter chronicles maritime history through the stories of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes

Leslie CieplechowiczThursday, March 21, 2024
Ric Mixter, filmmaker, author, and former broadcaster, is an award-winning documentarian who focuses on maritime history
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Locally owned winery enhances downtown Lexington’s small business community

Sarah SpohnThursday, March 21, 2024
Following the prosperity of their winery and tasting room in Croswell, 3 North Vines undertook an expansion, introducing a taphouse and eatery to downtown Lexington in 2021. Co-owner Kristi Nichols-Shopbell shares a look into their journey establishing the winery and their vision for 3 North Lexington.
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Grand Haven’s Shape Corp. grows workforce with state’s training program

The Lakeshore StaffThursday, March 21, 2024
The state’s “You Can In Michigan” campaign is helping a cutting-edge Grand Haven auto parts manufacturer to thrive. The plan is to help West Michigan employers in filling more than 1,500 good-paying job openings in advanced manufacturing and IT. 
Longform Kelsey Lehman and Autumn Carson Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Podcast a "not-so-clinical approach to conversations surrounding all things mental health."

Jaishree DrepaulTuesday, March 19, 2024
Podcast hosted by three friends covers a range of topics like finding a therapist, tips for loved ones, and misconceptions and stigmas surrounding medications. 
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Community health worker on the job at Vantage Plastics

Rylee BarnsdaleTuesday, March 19, 2024
In order to continue their mission of serving the community through sustainability, Standish based materials company Vantage Plastics is now partnering with the Central Michigan District Health Department (CMDHD) to integrate a community health worker (CHW) on site. 
Feature Story Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Proposed licensure changes aim to ease Michigan's social worker shortage

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 18, 2024
Mental health and social work advocates are pushing for legislative change to shift Michigan's social worker licensing process from a test-based approach to a practice-driven alternative that has proven successful in other states.
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Michigan Vaccine Program educates residents and shares accurate information about vaccination

Erica HobbsThursday, March 14, 2024
The Michigan Vaccine Program focuses on statewide education and outreach, tapping in-person programming and media campaigns to share accurate information on vaccination.   
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Glen Arbor mill finds new life as cafe, restaurant and hotel

Rosemary ParkerThursday, March 14, 2024
Historic grist mill in Glen Arbor has been restored as a cafe, restaurant and hotel, providing hospitality to visitors to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and northwest Michigan. 
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Precision farming and technology revolutionizes crop management in mid Michigan

Courtney JeromeThursday, March 14, 2024
Farmers in mid Michigan are leveraging cutting-edge technology such as auto-steering tractors and precision-planting tools to optimize crop production and mitigate challenges. These advancements not only enhance efficiency and reduce costs, but also empower farmers to make data-informed decisions, ensuring sustainable agricultural practices for the future.
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How mentorship and art are creating beautiful spaces in Port Huron

Harold PowellThursday, March 14, 2024
In Port Huron, artists have transformed buildings, storm drains, and many other public spaces with their creative works. Explore the story behind two of the most recent projects in the Blue Water Area.
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Helping U.P. farmers extend the growing season

Rosemary Parker Thursday, March 14, 2024
The U.P. Food Exchange has grants available to help farmers build hoop houses or similar structures to expand the growing season and offer fresh produce to residents in the Upper Peninsula. 
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Park Township announces public engagement process for new community center

Shandra MartinezThursday, March 14, 2024
Gather Park Township will host multiple opportunities for public input in shaping a vision for a new community center. The former building on the Ottawa County Fairgrounds was lost to fire in 2022.  
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Recent Michigan housing legislation incentivizes more housing developments

Sarah SpohnTuesday, March 12, 2024
As part of the Make it in Michigan Strategy, the state of Michigan has new finance tools and opportunities to convert vacant land into housing via the Transformational Brownfield Fund and tax increment funding. The State Land Bank Authority and Michigan Community Capital are working with state, local, and federal organizations to develop attainable workforce housing in their communities.   
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