Michigan Democrats officially nominated Winnie Brinks to be Jocelyn Benson’s running mate on Saturday in the party’s first statewide convention since the primary. Officials preached unity, but some tensions remained.
Michigan Democrats at convention: Calls to unify, fight against Trump
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As crisis looms for Michigan rural townships, bills to help sit idle in Lansing
Small towns have trouble attracting leaders and are saddled with increasing responsibilities, but efforts to help struggle to even get a hearing in the Capitol.
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Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed attacks Mike Rogers over pharma industry ties
Mike Rogers once said he believed pharmaceutical companies saw him as a ‘champion’ in Congress, but he’s never worked as a lobbyist for the industry, as Abdul El-Sayed claimed.
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Bridge Michigan News Quiz, Aug. 28: Squeezing every drop of summer
The days are getting shorter and the trivia is getting harder. Have you paid attention?
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Consumers preparing to cut flow to Manistee River for dam inspection
Consumers Energy is moving forward with a plan to cut off flow from the Hodenpyl Dam to the Manistee River for a storm damage inspection. River advocates are not pleased.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Fellow Democrats miffed at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over $50M copper mine subsidy
Some lawmakers say the governor’s administration sidestepped the Legislature to award $50 million to the Copperwood Mine’s effort to bring back mining in the Upper Peninsula.
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Opinion | The election story no one is telling
We should demand that our elections be accurate. We should ask tough questions when warranted. Accountability and scrutiny are strengths of our system, not challenges to overcome. But we also have to be willing to look at the process for ourselves.
Posted inBusiness Watch
With fewer people drinking these days, Michigan wineries turn to goats
Wine consumption is down across the US and world, but wineries are turning to goat happy hours, snowshoe vineyard tours and other events to keep people coming through the doors.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan houses are old and getting older. It’s a ‘huge problem’ for state
The median Michigan home was built in 1973. As Michigan tries to add housing to meet demand, the age of existing homes poses its own challenges, including higher repair bills that can deter buyers.
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Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in US
The lake’s name comes from the Huron Indigenous people’s word ‘oniatarí:io,’ which means ‘lake of shining waters’ and it predates European settlement in the region. The Ontario province took its name from the lake.