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State may end funding for Planned Parenthood

Posted About Seven Years Ago by Tim Burke

Some state legislators want to de-fund Planned Parenthood in Michigan.

Bills were introduced last week that would would prohibit the state from contracting with any healthcare service providers that perform abortions.

The bills would also prohibit the allocation of any state or federal funds to such agencies. I

f passed, the bills would eliminate any state contracts with Planned Parenthood, which also provides family planning services, breast exams, cervical cancer screenings, and HIV testing in 20 locations across the state.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services acts as a distributor of federal funds to Planned Parenthood, which includes money from Title X and Medicaid.

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CSAA Baseball

MONDAY 4/29/24

Shepherd @ Chip Hills - CANCELLED

TUESDAY 4/30/24

Kent City 0 @ Big Rapids 11 (6inn)

Kent City 1 @ Big Rapids 11 (6inn)

Grant 3 @ C Montcalm 2

Grant 6 @ C Montcalm 3

Morley Stanwood 5 @ Tri County 4

Morley Stanwood 0 @ Tri County 10 (6inn)

Newaygo 5 @ Reed City 4

Newaygo 6 @ Reed City 8 (5inn)

Lakeview 3 @ White Cloud 4

Lakeview 6 @ White Cloud 13

WEDNESDAY 5/1/24 - 4p

Chip Hills @ Montabella

Coopersville @ Newaygo

Whitehall @ Grant

C Montcalm @ Saranac

FRIDAY 5/3/24 - 4p

Big Rapids @ Grant

White Cloud @ Kent City

Tri County @ Lakeview

Reed City @ Morley Stanwood

Belding @ Newaygo

C Montcalm @ Chip Hills

SATURDAY 5/4/24

Grant @ Hesperia - 9a

White Cloud @ Hesperia - TBD

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CSAA Softball

MONDAY 4/29/24

Chip Hills @ Alma - CANCELLED

TUESDAY 4/30/24

Kent City 1 @ Big Rapids 2

Kent City 1 @ Big Rapids 12 (5inn)

Grant 0 @ C Montcalm 10

Grant 1 @ C Montcalm 5

Morley Stanwood @ Tri County

Morley Stanwood @ Tri County

Newaygo 2 @ Reed City 12 (5inn)

Newaygo 5 @ Reed City 7

Lakeview 0 @ White Cloud 4

Lakeview 11 @ White Cloud 10

WEDNESDAY 5/1/24 - 4p

Chip Hills @ Montabella

THURDAY 5/2/24 - 4p

Belding @ Newaygo

FRIDAY 5/3/24 - 4p

Big Rapids @ Grant

White Cloud @ Kent City

Tri County @ Lakeview

Reed City @ Morley Stanwood

C Montcalm @ Chip Hills

SATURDAY 5/4/24

Grant @ Hesperia - 9a

White Cloud @ Hesperia - TBD

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1) Big Rapids: 8-1 | +101 -29 (+72)

2) Grant: 7-2 | +77 -41 (+36)

3) Chippewa Hills: 6-3 | +52 -36 (+16)

4) Reed City: 7-4 | +78 -43 (+35)

5) Newaygo: 8-6 | +88 -57 (+31)

6) Central Montcalm: 6-6 | +65 -51 (+14)

7) Morley Stanwood: 5-5 | +43 -52 (-9)

8) Kent City: 5-7 | +66 -101 (-35)

9) White Cloud: 4-6 | +39 -83 (-44)

10) Tri County: 2-9 | +49 -119 (-70)

11) Lakeview: 0-9 | +37 -94 (-57)

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