Rick Brewer | WCMU
Rick joined WCMU as a general assignment reporter in March 2022.
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State officials and local veterinarians are not exactly sure where the virus, which has claimed the lives of at least 30 dogs in the northern lower peninsula, came from or what exactly it is. The symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea replicate the canine parvovirus.
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Last month, a federal judge ordered the release of 4,000 beagles from a Virginia research and breeding facility after violating federal regulations. The Humane Society of Midland County offered to help and took in 50 of the beagles to find new homes.
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A class-action lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has reached a settlement. The Michigan Fish Producers Association sued the Michigan DNR over regulations that producers claimed interfered with their livelihoods.
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The recent passage of the Chips and Science Act in the U.S. Senate will invest over $50 billion to develop microchips in states like Michigan.