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The Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department told a youth group meeting in a private building that it violated food licensing rules by offering hot chocolate and coffee without a license. https://t.co/BJrInvrDDl

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Today we remember the thousands of lives taken on September 11, 2001 — the mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, friends and loved ones who never came home.
We remember the heroes who ran toward danger, the families whose lives were forever changed, and a nation that came together in the darkest of moments.
Twenty-five years later, we remember their names, their lives and their sacrifice.
We will never forget.

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The Detroit Public Schools Community District is expanding its program that pays students for perfect attendance. https://t.co/wWSJT0ZQ47

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The superintendent of Port Huron’s public school system said that every year he must replace teachers who leave his district. He blames low teacher salaries. Read more: https://t.co/jLwt0pjTas

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The superintendent of Port Huron’s public school system said that every year he must replace teachers who leave his district. He blames low teacher salaries. https://t.co/jLwt0pjTas

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The 370 coal-fueled generating plants across 37 states are among the nation’s most valuable and immediate sources of energy, according to a new report released by the National Coal Council. https://t.co/q0arS1Elgx

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Michigan had the sixth-worst rate among 44 states for the number of students who were chronically absent from school in 2025, according to the new report. Last year, 29% of students in the Great Lakes State were chronically absent. https://t.co/zEguEgC0Nd

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The Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department told a youth group meeting in a private building that it violated food licensing rules by offering hot chocolate and coffee without a license. Read more: https://t.co/BJrInvrDDl

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The Detroit Public Schools Community District is expanding its program that pays students for perfect attendance.

Middle school students, not just high school students, can earn money this year, Superintendent Nikolai Vitti told Michigan Capitol Confidential in an email. Read story: https://t.co/93tixMTtqh

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The Detroit Public Schools Community District is expanding its program that pays students for perfect attendance.

https://t.co/wWSJT0Ziez

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Read story here: https://t.co/BJrInvrDDl

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The Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department told a youth group meeting in a private building that it violated food licensing rules by offering hot chocolate and coffee without a license.

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Ann Arbor’s school district is facing what it calls a “budget challenge” after hiring too many staff members and losing more than 1,000 students since 2020. https://t.co/ZLKC7K7jlH

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Michigan drivers who traverse state highways often incur vehicle damage from potholes. Many of Michigan’s roads tend to be riddled with potholes that blow out tires, crack windshields and break suspensions. https://t.co/3a255F2udz

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The Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department told a youth group meeting in a private building that it violated food licensing rules by offering hot chocolate and coffee without a license. https://t.co/BJrInvrDDl

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When Sandra Hernden showed up at a school board meeting to oppose remote learning policies that harmed her special-needs son, the school reported her to the U.S. Department of Justice and attacked her character. https://t.co/gg3d3Fd3bM

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A bill introduced to the Michigan Legislature aims to ensure that local governments aren’t abusing data obtained by Flock cameras. https://t.co/T2Vlv3pfFR

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Debt in two of Michigan’s pension systems dropped by $3.6 billion in 2025, according to reports released earlier this year. https://t.co/5vHqgDNwTq

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Michigan drivers who traverse state highways often incur vehicle damage from potholes. Many of Michigan’s roads tend to be riddled with potholes that blow out tires, crack windshields and break suspensions. https://t.co/3a255F2udz

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While Labor Day was first recognized in New York in 1882 to demonstrate the strength of organized labor, it is important to remember that labor comes from individual workers. Many of those workers continue the fight for the right to choose who represents them in the workplace — a decision Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took away from them. https://t.co/40EcqSrFsQ