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Snyder Announces MI Neighborhood Program Designees

LANSING, Mich., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gov. Rick Snyder today announced three neighborhoods have been selected by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to take part in the new MI Neighborhood program. The designees include the City of Muskegon's Nelson Neighborhood, the City of Flint's Grand Traverse District Neighborhood, and the City of Lansing's Northtown ...

Supersized Labor: Detroit Sees Largest Fast-Food Strike in U.S. History

When Michigan’s Republican Governor Rick Snyder signed controversial “right-to-work” legislation last December, it was a significant policy defeat for the American labor movement. But the symbolism of anti-union laws passing in Michigan was even more potent. In 1936, United Auto Workers members occupied a General Motors factory in Flint, MI, beginning what came to be known as the Flint Sit-Down ...

AARP Foundation Joins Forces With Feeding America To Provide Low-Income Older Adults Nutritious Food

CHICAGO, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America announced today that it received a $500,000 grant from AARP Foundation in support of its Senior Grocery Program. The program provides low-income older adults who are at risk of hunger access to nutritious food, including fresh produce, which they can easily prepare and consume at home.The food provided through the Senior Grocery ...

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