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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Today is the 187<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Michigan’s statehood.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Enjoy the facts and figures below courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Clare<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library Law Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">MembielaC@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">517-335-8132<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">“the State may not, consistently with the spirit of the First Amendment, contract the spectrum
of available knowledge</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">.”</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965).</span></i><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="197" height="38" style="width:2.0486in;height:.3958in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image001.png@01DA5054.F6FE3220" alt="Michigan.gov/Vote logo
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> U.S. Census Bureau <census@subscriptions.census.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 26, 2024 11:43 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Membiela, Clare (MDE) <MembielaC@michigan.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> State Facts About Michigan: The Great Lakes State <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
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<span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">January 26, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Michigan's 187th Anniversary of Statehood<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Explore Census Bureau data about Michigan as we celebrate its anniversary of statehood. Learn more about the state using data profiles and other interactive data tools.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan is the <strong>
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