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Michigan hotel taxes fund tourism promotion. Should they also fund services?

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 05:42 Interlochen Public Radio

Across northern Michigan, hotel taxes generated almost $30 million for area convention and visitors bureaus. Some in Traverse City say the money should go to the county.

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Michigan public health agencies axe programs amid federal cuts

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 12:00 Interlochen Public Radio

A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Michigan’s local public health departments as they prepare their fiscal year 2026 budgets.

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“I’ve called shelter after shelter”: new rule could displace Michigan mom living in her car

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 13:36 Interlochen Public Radio

The rule would prohibit extended stays at MDOT rest areas and carpool lots—spaces where some unhoused Michigan residents have sought refuge.

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Federal funding freeze threatens SEEDS after-school programs

Tue, 07/15/2025 - 16:09 Interlochen Public Radio

The Traverse City nonprofit runs programs in schools that often don't have other free summer or after-school options.

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London woman speaks out after rare tick-borne disease kills dog

Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:55 London Free Press

A London woman is warning pet owners in the Long Point area to be vigilant after a rare tick-borne disease killed her dog.

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LHSC wants homes identified in the civil action to be frozen, so the current owner cannot sell the property, said London lawyers commenting on the civil sui

Tue, 07/15/2025 - 07:24 London Free Press

Real estate is taking centre stage in a $50-million lawsuit filed this month alleging a former senior executive at London Health Sciences Centre orchestrated a massive fraud and he and others used funds they obtained to buy dozens of properties and pay down mortgages on them. In the lawsuit filed July 9 naming three former […]

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Reader to Reader: July 12, 2025

Sat, 07/12/2025 - 08:08 London Free Press

Reader to Reader runs every second week in The London Free Press, helping readers connect with one another. Email lfp.letters@sunmedia.ca

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83,000 stethoscopes: Things LHSC’s alleged $50M fraud losses could buy

Fri, 07/11/2025 - 09:47 London Free Press

Reporter Heather Rivers went price shopping for things in health care to see how far lawsuit damages sought by the London hospital might go.

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‘Hell to pay’: Health advocate fumes, MPPs silent over LHSC lawsuits

Wed, 07/09/2025 - 19:38 London Free Press

A leading London health-care advocate says he’s not surprised that London’s largest hospital is going after former hospital executives and others in two lawsuits alleging fraud and negligence in failing to stop it, because “rumours” abounded about money flowing out of the hospital. London Health Sciences Centre, one of Ontario’s largest hospitals, has filed two […]