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Supporters of a ballot measure to legalize abortion in Michigan gathered on Monday, after submitting hundreds of thousands of signatures to qualify for the November ballot.

Health & Safety

In Michigan, the future of abortion rights could soon be up to voters

10:16am July 13, 2022

by Kate Wells

Abortion rights advocates in Michigan are hoping a wave of newly-motivated activists will turn out this year to override an abortion ban and put broad reproductive rights in the state constitution.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, walks through rows of boxed personal protective equipment with dignitaries and elected officials, as he prepares to announce the next phase of California's COVID-19 response on Thursday.

California changes its COVID strategy and announces a plan to live with the virus

10:28am February 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

The state's plan sets specific goals, such as stockpiling masks, providing wide-scale daily vaccinations and tests and adding 3,000 medical workers within three weeks in surge areas.

In the 1970s, Vernice Davis Anthony was one of dozens of Detroit public health nurses who regularly fanned out throughout the city, building trust. They visited the home of every new mom and worked in schools, tracking cases of infectious diseases and mak

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Detroit Once Tried To Privatize Public Health. Now It's Trying To Rebuild

2:08pm August 06, 2021

by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

With bankruptcy looming in 2012, Detroit largely dismantled its public health department. Years later, that decision offers a cautionary tale to other U.S. cities as the painful rebuilding continues.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds up a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week at a Los Angeles medical facility. Coronavirus cases continue to soar in the state as hospitals struggle to keep up with the surge.

California Activates 'Mass Fatality' Program As State Sets New Virus Records

9:13pm December 17, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state has 60 refrigerated units available if needed. He also said that 5,000 body bags were distributed to some of the hardest-hit counties.

Michigan AG Investigating Threats Made Against Wayne County Election Officials

3:10pm November 24, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Dana Nessel's office did not outline specific threats against Wayne County Board of Canvassers. The probe was announced a day after Michigan certified that President-elect Joe Biden won the state.

Politics & Government

The Implications Of More Divided Government In North Carolina

5:04pm November 04, 2020

by David Ford

Republican candidates Senator Thom Tillis and President Donald Trump were rewarded by a majority of voters on Tuesday. That dominance extended down-ballot as well, ensuring that North&nbs

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A sculpture of Juan de Oñate's settlers arriving in New Mexico is pictured as city workers remove a sculpture of the Spanish conquistador on June 16 in Albuquerque.

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New Mexico Leaders To Militia: If You Want To Help Community, Stop Showing Up Armed

11:16am July 07, 2020

by John Burnett

Armed militias have become a feature at anti-quarantine protests, racial justice marches and monument removals. But after a shooting in Albuquerque, locals say militias are disturbing the peace.

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Health & Safety

North Carolina's Changing COVID-19 Testing Landscape

4:17pm March 17, 2020

by David Ford

Day after day, more North Carolinians are testing positive for COVID-19.

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Mike Hickey works on capping an an orphaned well in Adams County, Colo. The EPA estimates there are more than 1 million abandoned gas and oil wells across the country.

Cleaning Up Abandoned Wells Proves Costly To Gas And Oil Producing States

7:35pm September 06, 2019

by Matt Bloom

Abandoned gas and oil wells dot many states. These orphaned sites need to be capped and cleaned up, but doing so is difficult when the responsible companies have gone bankrupt.

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether a state has to adhere to the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause. That could have consequences for civil forfeiture in crimes.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Appears Ready To Make It Harder For States To Confiscate Property

4:59pm November 28, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about one of the few remaining provisions in the Bill of Rights not yet applied to the states: the ban on excessive fines.