The push to reschedule is largely to make federal laws consistent with state medical marijuana programs that – as of October 2024 – are legal in 38 states plus the District of Columbia.
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Why Michigan’s largest federal housing voucher program is frozen
Michigan’s largest rental assistance program, formerly known as Section 8, remains on hold. About 85,000 applicants are on the waiting list.
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Free COVID tests return in time for Michigan’s respiratory disease season
The nation’s health department has distributed 900 million free at-home COVID tests since winter 2021. It restarted the program Thursday.
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Michigan repurposes COVID testing sites to reduce health disparities
The state is spending $17 million to expand 22 sites into wellness centers to provide preventive care in an effort to curb racial disparities in health outcomes.
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Focus: HOPE expands senior food program to 5 more Michigan counties
The Detroit-based nonprofit is expanding its Food for Seniors Program to five counties: Huron, Sanilac, St. Clair, Lapeer and Tuscola.
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‘Peak numbers of refugees’: Metro Detroit agencies prepare to help resettle families
Finding available and affordable housing options for refugees coming to Michigan is a major hurdle for refugee resettlement agencies.
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Detroit public schools adds another tool to combat chronic absenteeism: laundry machines
Every school in the Detroit district should soon have laundry facilities. Here’s why that could make a dent in chronic absenteeism.
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Detroit named third worst city to live in with asthma, report says
It’s gotten even worse to live in Detroit with asthma compared to last year. And there are many contributing factors.
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School is back in Michigan. So is COVID-19. What to know
Gone are the mask requirements and long COVID-19 isolation periods. But school leaders say it’s still important to stay home when sick.
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In Michigan, cases of whooping cough — pertussis — continue to climb
For most people, pertussis is a mild illness, but it can be deadly to infants who are too young for a vaccine.