Cornies: Our cross-border friendship is getting complex

Cornies: Our cross-border friendship is getting complex
London Free Press
We're still neighbours with the U.S., but trust, respect and friendships are in peril
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Farmers and business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money.

Interlochen Public Radio
Rural residents are left holding the bills for everything from solar panels to grain dryers.
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Study: Michigan schools will need billions in repairs over next decade

Interlochen Public Radio
The School Finance Research Foundation estimates Michigan schools will need $22.8 billion in infrastructure investment over the next decade.
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Republican road funding plan passes in Michigan House

Interlochen Public Radio
The Michigan House approved a plan Wednesday to use taxes on fuel and corporations to fund road repairs.
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Whitmer, health workers, officials warn of possible Medicaid cuts

Interlochen Public Radio
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke out Wednesday against a Republican budget proposal that could force big cuts to federal spending, including popular programs like Medicaid.
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Piping plovers ‘will die’ at Sleeping Bear because of Trump cuts, experts say

Great Lakes Commission
Conservation experts are concerned about the protection of the endangered Great Lakes piping plovers in Michigan due to hiring struggles and spending limits at the National Park Service. Read the […]
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EDITORIAL: Trump’s new EPA lead sings a tune all of us familiar with Flint should recognize

EDITORIAL: Trump’s new EPA lead sings a tune all of us familiar with Flint should recognize
Great Lakes Commission
Newly appointed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is refocusing the agency with priorities that align with those of Michigan leadership that lead to the 2014 Flint water crisis. Read […]
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Michigan House approves 0.2% income tax cut, sends bill to Senate

Interlochen Public Radio
Michigan’s income tax rate could drop by a fraction of a percentage point under a bill passed in the state House of Representatives Tuesday.
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Communities could spend opioid money on naloxone access, ‘harm reduction’

Interlochen Public Radio
Ever walked by some newspaper boxes and noticed some aren’t filled with papers, but medicine? Chances are that medicine can help reverse an opioid overdose.
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Officials: Northern Michigan ‘just as vulnerable’ to measles outbreak

Interlochen Public Radio
One measles case has been confirmed in Michigan already, but officials in northern Michigan say low vaccination rates in some counties are causing real concern for a potential outbreak.
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The Week Ahead: REAP, hotspots and federal money

Interlochen Public Radio
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.
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Hearing northern Michigan voices on what the next 4 years might bring

Interlochen Public Radio
IPR asked people from across the political spectrum: "What are you anticipating over the next four years?" We hope to keep hearing from them as those four years unfold.
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