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08/27/2023

August 26th is Women's Equality Day. The holiday serves to celebrate the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the 1920s. 💁‍♀️

06/04/2023

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06/03/2023

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04/11/2023

“We found that 20.9% of adults in Michigan do not want children, which closely matches our earlier estimate of 21.6%, and means that over 1.6 million people in Michigan are child-free,” said study co-author Jennifer Watling Neal, a professor of psychology at Michigan State University (MSU). https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/in-michigan-poll-1-in-5-adults-say-they-dont-want-kids

04/10/2023

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/amas-first-gay-president-to-take-over-at-tumultuous-time

04/09/2023

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge's temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wyden-aoc-urge-biden-to-ignore-judges-order-blocking-abortion-pill

04/09/2023

Canada has committed human rights violations by endangering culturally significant land with the oil pipeline. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/michigan-wisconsin-and-canadian-tribes-come-together-to-fight-line-5

04/08/2023

California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-to-keep-paying-walgreens-despite-gavin-newsoms-order

04/08/2023

In an April 4 opinion requested by state regulators, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said state environmental law places a “due care” obligation on property owners whose land is polluted by historical pesticide use even though the contamination occurred before they bought it. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/michigan-ag-says-landowners-are-liable-for-legacy-farm-pollution

04/07/2023

Roughly 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed a letter calling for the release of a Wall Street Journal detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/russian-journalists-demand-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-in-open-letter

04/05/2023

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/trump-indictment-follows-democratic-playbook-says-former-house-gop-majority-leader-tom-delay

04/04/2023

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only "anti-business but anti-Florida." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/disney-desantis-war-of-words-heats-up-at-annual-meeting

04/03/2023

In Michigan, areas like Benton Harbor ($3.59), Jackson ($3.57) and Saginaw ($3.55) are seeing the highest gas prices in the state. Metro Detroit ($3.49), Traverse City ($3.52) and Flint ($3.52) are boasting some of the lowest prices. In Grand Rapids ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/increased-demand-causes-gas-prices-to-rise-in-michigan

04/03/2023

Klever Ortega and Cristina Lema had a good life until COVID-19 crippled Ecuador's economy. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/more-ecuadorians-move-to-u-s-spared-many-others-hurdles

04/02/2023

A Flint barber is shaping the next generation through his fresh cuts! It was a day of celebration for Dwayne "Wayne the Barber" Harrington after years of hard work and giving back The well-known barber opened his own shop. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/fresh-cuts-and-mentorship-comes-full-circle-for-flint-barber

04/02/2023

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who received the alleged hush money payment at the center of the Manhattan district attorney's indictment of Donald Trump, says she is not afraid to take the stand against the former president but worries about violence from his supporter https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/stormy-daniels-not-afraid-to-take-stand-against-trump-worries-about-violence-from-supporters

04/01/2023

Supporters of the move say the system is duplicative of a federally mandated index Michgian already uses, though is more misleading. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/michigan-looks-to-drop-a-f-school-grading-system

03/31/2023

Four-time Pro Bowl CB Asante Samuel won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, but he recommends Lamar Jackson stay away from Bill Belichick
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