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Photos, flowers, and handwritten signs surround a campaign poster for Rep. Melissa Hortman at a memorial inside the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday, June 16, in St. Paul, Minn. One sign reads “RIP ...

Public health preparedness and response is a critical area of focus as Defense Public Health transitions some of the military component public health functions to the Defense Health Agency. This ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Rebecca Kasen has seen and heard things in recent years in and around Michigan’s ...