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      <description>The federal government shutdown has suspended payouts to the federally funded Head Start program. Nine of Michigan's 48 Head Start programs were to receive funding on Nov. 1 to serve nearly 3,000 children with childcare, early education, as well as health support.</description>
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      <description>The closures will make it so Traverse City is the closest Planned Parenthood office for the entire Upper Peninsula.</description>
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      <description>A union representing teachers across Michigan is asking the state legislature to restore mental health and school safety funds that were cut in this year’s education budget.</description>
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      <description>The Michigan Army National Guard is set to receive about 26 million dollars in federal funds to promote gender equity in its facilities.</description>
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      <description>8.3 dollars in federal funding is heading to Michigan to support Americorps programs in the state. The funding is from the Corporation for National and…</description>
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