In Michigan’s high-stakes US Senate race, candidates are clashing over immigration enforcement, health care, dark money and more.
6 major issues in Michigan’s US Senate race
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Michigan’s ‘ghost counties’ tell stories of boom, bust and power
During the mid-and late-1800s, Michigan briefly created counties in remote parts of the state as settlement spread.
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For Democrats, a millennial showdown in Michigan’s high-stakes US Senate race
In one of the country’s most closely watched primaries, Haley Stevens, Mallory McMorrow and Abdul El-Sayed promise to bring a fresh perspective to the US Senate. None is more than 42 years old.
Posted inQuality of Life
Northern Michigan digs out of another devastating winter storm
Sunday’s storm brought nearly 3 feet of snow to parts of the Upper Peninsula and a quarter-inch of ice to the northern Lower Peninsula. Tens of thousands remained without power Monday.
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Jewish officials seek security funding, reforms after Michigan attack
Days after the Temple Israel attack, Jewish officials in Michigan urge more security funding and new efforts to fight antisemitism.
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Opinion | It’s cloudy this Sunshine Week. Two people can part the skies
Transparency should not depend on who holds the gavel. It should not depend on who occupies the governor’s office. It should not be weaponized when convenient and abandoned when power changes hands.
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Opinion | Michigan’s health care is failing chronic pain patients, but we can do better
Instead of restricting 7-OH and failing chronic pain patients, Michigan needs to fix a health care system that has been broken for years and focus on strengthening chronic pain care.
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Michigan voter roll fight may be first to land at Supreme Court
Trump’s DOJ is going after state voter rolls, and while a judge dismissed the Michigan case last month, it’s on appeal and may end up at the US Supreme Court.
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Israel claims brother of man who attacked Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah commander
The attacker of a West Bloomfield synagogue died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A week earlier, four of his relatives had died in Lebanon.
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Making March Madness: How a Michigan firm builds Final Four courts
For the past 20 years, a company in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has built basketball courts used during the NCAA Tournament, including this year’s Final Four. We spoke with Connor Sports about the process.