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A closed sign at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena.

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Great Lakes, Medicare, Head Start: How federal shutdown impacts Michigan

by Bridge Michigan October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

The ongoing federal shutdown is disrupting essential services in Michigan, such as Great Lakes research and EPA water quality oversight.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks into a microphone

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What we’re reading: Whitmer orders state to remove barriers to COVID-19 vaccines

by Dustin Blitchok September 18, 2025September 18, 2025

Michigan State Capitol building

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House GOP budget slashes Michigan’s water, health care spending: Whitmer calls for ‘serious and fast negotiations’

by Brian Allnutt August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Medical staff at the Community Health and Social Services Center in Southwest Detroit.

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Medicaid cuts jeopardize Michigan asthma care: ‘This is just going to set everything back’

by Brian Allnutt August 11, 2025August 11, 2025

Dr. Felix M. Valbuena, Jr., CEO of Detroit's Community Health and Social Services Center, stands in a hallway.

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Trump’s Medicaid cuts put estimated 200,000 Michiganders at risk of losing coverage

by Ethan Bakuli July 21, 2025July 21, 2025