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Michigan News

Michigan creates Family Impact Teams project

By Journal Staff LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will keep children at risk of neglect safer by making sure their parents are connected to department programs that can meet their basic needs. MDHHS has announced the Family Impact Teams project, which embeds ...

Whitmer announces apprenticeships for early child care

By Journal Staff LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced 12 recipients of Early Care and Education Registered Apprenticeships from the Early Childhood Investment Corporation’s Child Care Innovation Fund. All 12 recipients will help finance, provide educational support and ...

Governor honors Provost as the 2023 Upper Peninsula Veteran of the Year

“Jim has lived a remarkable life....he’s given back to his hometown in so many ways, for so many years.” - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ESCANABA — Marquette’s James A. Provost was honored as the Upper Peninsula Veteran of the Year Thursday at the Upper Peninsula State Fair. Provost ...

Michigan school shooter who killed 4 was not mentally ill, doctor testifies

PONTIAC — A teenager who killed four students at a Michigan school in 2021 was not mentally ill at the time and understood the tragic consequences of his actions, a psychiatrist testified Friday as prosecutors tried to bolster their argument that a life prison sentence fits the mass ...