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Michigan will receive nearly $2 million to support 20 specialty crop projects in the state. Some of the money will be used by the Hop Growers of Michigan to establish the first quality system specific to hops through an education program that trains farmers and voluntary verification program. Another project involves …

A new report from the Citizens Research Council says state support of non-public school students has grown substantially over the past four years. The report says Michigan will spend nearly $100 million to support private school students. That’s up from $57 million four years ago. The increase comes as the …

State officials have released the final part of a long-term plan for managing and protecting Michigan’s water resources. The Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of the Great Lakes says the Michigan Water Strategy makes 75 recommendations to fix issues. The fourth and final section focuses on developing systems to monitor waterways …

Previous research found patients were at a higher risk of dying from elective surgery when it was done on Friday rather than earlier in the week. But a new study finds that not the case. Here’s Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites.

Could cervical cancer screening guidelines change in the near future? Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has details of a new study.

Type 2 diabetes is on the rise in this country. Being active is one way to manage the disease. And, as Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites explains, the time of day you exercise matters, too.

It’s a new threat to Michigan’s fruits and veggies. Entomologist Howard Russell at Michigan State University says he’s getting calls from homeowners who are seeing stinkbugs in their homes. The bugs come in to hide from the cold in the Fall. They’re shaped like a shield and a half inch …

Eight hundred people from around the world were in Detroit for the Cyber Summit. They’re talking about ways to protect data and cyber security, a concern with the latest WikiLeak leaks and hacking. Governor Rick Snyder spoke about how we can be a target. Snyder says Michigan is the leader in …

No-Hand-Man is what his friends call him, but his real name is Phil Comar and on Sunday he attempted to break a world-record by riding non-stop – no handed on his Harley-Davidson to raise money for Parkinson’s the disease that took his father in 2008. Comar broke the world-record riding …

Michigan residents will have four fewer choices when it comes to health care next year. While ten insurance carriers will stay as part of the state’s Marketplace, four companies will be leaving the program. Harbor Health Plan and United Healthcare Community Plan, which had offered HMO plans, are not participating …