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MIRS Articles Of Note

New Climate Change Disaster Fund Added To House Budget

04/24/24 02:29 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
New Climate Change Disaster Fund Added To House Budget
Areas of the state hit by a natural disaster that aren't covered by federal emergency assistance could apply for a piece of a new $50 million pot of state money, under a Michigan State Police (MSP) budget proposal that moved out of a House subcommittee Tuesday morning.

Whitmer Calls Hateful Rhetoric Unacceptable

04/24/24 02:16 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whitmer Calls Hateful Rhetoric Unacceptable
In response to reports coming out of the University of Michigan of protestors using terms like “intifada,” which refers to periods of violence against Jews, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday said “hateful rhetoric” at “college campuses” is unacceptable.

Tri-Department Laboratory Coming By End Of 2026

04/22/24 02:19 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Tri-Department Laboratory Coming By End Of 2026
(DIMONDALE) – The state broke ground Friday on a public health and environmental science laboratory that will be shared among the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) and the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO).

Pew Examines Changing Political Divides

04/22/24 02:05 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Pew Examines Changing Political Divides
The divide in modern day American politics isn’t relegated to the hallowed halls of the Capitol, but is stark among many different demographics, according to a Pew Research Center report.

GOP Leaders Want Michigan National Guard Stationed At Southern Border

04/19/24 06:20 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
GOP Leaders Want Michigan National Guard Stationed At Southern Border
Deploying Michigan National Guard units to Texas to aid its state authorities in managing illegal Mexico-United States border crossings is an action the Legislature's Republican leaders are pushing for, following a recent trip to Eagle Pass, a Texas city adjacent to the river Rio Grande.
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