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Nearly half of the Detroit workforce lack the basic skills needed by employers

Report claims nearly half Detroit workforce is not prepared for workforce

A recent report describing the adult workforce in Detroit says that 47% are unable to read.Karen Tyler-Ruiz is the Director of the Detroit Regional…

Legislators debating extending jobless benefits

People who file for unemployment benefits next year would be eligible for fewer weeks of payments under a Republican measure approved by the state Senate.…

Joseph Cassias outside the Federal Court in Grand Rapids in November.

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Federal judge rules against medical marijuana patient fired from Wal-Mart

Lindsey Smith

Joseph Cassias once stocked shelves at the Walmart in Battle Creek. He was fired after he tested positive for marijuana. Cassias has an inoperable brain…

Joseph Casias with his ACLU attorneys after Friday's hearing in Grand Rapids.

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Federal judge hears arguments in Michigan medical marijuana case

Lindsey Smith

A federal judge in Grand Rapids heard arguments today in the case filed by a medical marijuana patient who was fired from Wal-Mart in Battle Creek.Joseph…