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mlive.com > news > ann-arbor > 2026 > 02 > university-of-michigan-regent-organizers-continue-calls-to-reinstate-gender-affirming-care.html

University of Michigan regent, organizers continue calls to reinstate gender-affirming care

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (891+ words) ANN ARBOR, MI " A University of Michigan regent and community organizers are continuing to push for a future of gender-affirming care for minors after Michigan Medicine's August 2025 decision to end the practice. Paul Brown, a Northern Michigan Democrat first elected…...

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mlive.com > news > 2026 > 02 > michigan-schools-chief-backs-3-districts-targeted-in-federal-lgbtq-content-probe.html

Michigan schools chief backs 3 districts targeted in federal LGBTQ+ content probe

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (633+ words) LANSING, MI " The state's chief school official is backing the three Michigan school districts identified in a federal investigation this week over whether they include information about sexual orientation and gender in pre-K or K-12 curriculum. The U.S. Department of Justice announced…...

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mlive.com > education > 2026 > 02 > 3-michigan-school-districts-investigated-for-sexual-orientation-gender-ideology-studies.html

3 Michigan school districts investigated for sexual orientation, gender ideology studies

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (266+ words) School districts in Detroit, Lansing and Wyoming are under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department to determine whether they are requiring sexual orientation and gender ideology content in pre-K or K-12 curriculum. The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division launched investigations into the…...

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mlive.com > advice > 2026 > 02 > dear-abby-flirting-online-with-pro-wrestler-has-turned-to-money-ask.html

Dear Abby: Flirting online with pro wrestler has turned to money ask

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (268+ words) Dear Abby: Flirting online with pro wrestler has turned to money ask'MLive.com Dear Abby: Flirting online with pro wrestler has turned to money ask DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren DEAR ABBY: I've been talking to a famous pro…...

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mlive.com > news > ann-arbor > 2026 > 02 > bronze-artist-sought-to-make-ann-arbor-statue-honoring-lgbtq-trailblazer.html

Bronze artist sought to make Ann Arbor statue honoring LGBTQ+ trailblazer

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (528+ words) ANN ARBOR, MI " Ann Arbor is starting a new search for an artist to make a sculpture to go in front of city hall. The city is inviting experienced bronze artists and artist teams to apply to design, fabricate and…...

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mlive.com > news > ann-arbor > 2026 > 01 > legion-of-superman-costumes-coming-in-guiness-world-record-attempt-north-of-ann-arbor.html

Superman gathering north of Ann Arbor part of Guinness World Record attempt. You can join, too.

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (487+ words) HAMBURG TWP., MI " It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a Michigan festival's attempt at a second world record. Organizers hope throngs of people will dress up as Superman at an event north of Ann Arbor in June. The…...

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mlive.com > news > saginaw-bay-city > 2026 > 01 > rescuers-save-dog-marooned-on-partially-frozen-saginaw-river.html

Rescuers save dog marooned on partially frozen Saginaw River

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (198+ words) SAGINAW, MI " A Saginaw dog has been returned to its owner after being rescued from the Saginaw River. At 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3, Saginaw police and firefighters responded to the west side of the river after a dog was spotted wandering…...

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mlive.com > news > 2025 > 12 > michigan-joins-19-states-suing-trump-administration-over-youth-transgender-care-ban.html

Michigan joins 19 states suing Trump administration over youth transgender care ban

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (345+ words) LANSING, MI -- Michigan has joined 19 states in suing the Trump Administration over a new declaration labeling care for transgender children unsafe and ineffective. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and HHS Inspector General Thomas…...

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mlive.com > news > saginaw-bay-city > 2025 > 12 > piglet-named-bacon-moves-to-foster-home-former-teacher-charged-and-more-saginaw-county-news.html

Piglet named Bacon moves to foster home, former teacher charged and more Saginaw County news

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (977+ words) SAGINAW COUNTY, MI -- A lost piglet found wandering the streets of Saginaw Township has been moved to a foster home. Meanwhile, a former Michigan Lutheran Seminary teacher has been charged with sexual assault involving a student. Those headlines and more…...

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mlive.com > news > saginaw-bay-city > 2025 > 12 > kris-p-bacon-lost-piglet-found-wandering-in-michigan-snowstorm-moves-to-foster-home.html

Kris P. Bacon, lost piglet found wandering in Michigan snowstorm, moves to foster home

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (445+ words) KOCHVILLE TWP, MI " A piglet found wandering through the snow in Saginaw Township has a new name and temporary home, one that could become permanent. Her former owner, though, has so far opted against coming forward. The female ginger pig,…...