Nelson Vandermeer voted Republican for decades. Then lost his job as a product designer at Howard Miller, a Michigan clockmaker that relied on parts produced overseas.
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Posted inMichigan Government
Supreme Court rejects appeal over Michigan school’s ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ shirts
Michigan mom argued her sons’ First Amendment rights were violated when their school banned ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ shirts — a coded reference to profanity aimed at then-President Joe Biden.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Trump lowers fuel economy standards. Detroit automakers welcome change
Ford, GM and Stellantis welcomed the relaxed fuel economy standards. Environmental groups questioned the move.
Posted inMichigan Government
Kamala Harris joins Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan: ‘The stakes are so high’
Campaigning with Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit, Kamala Harris said the midterm elections offer a potential ‘stopgap’ halfway through Donald Trump’s turbulent second presidency.
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Macho, macho men? El-Sayed, Rogers spar over ‘beta energy,’ football
More than a decade after Donald Trump brought his own brand of masculinity to the trail, Democrats like Abdul El-Sayed are projecting manhood as they try to return to power.
Posted inMichigan Government
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.
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Michigan live election results 2026: Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens, Senate, governor
Get live election results courtesy of the Associated Press.
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Gordie Howe bridge opening delayed over ‘outstanding issues’
The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block has been delayed due to ‘outstanding issues.’
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Gordie Howe International Bridge poised to open between Canada, Michigan
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to take place Friday while the bridge itself is expected to open to traffic later this month.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Gas prices curb some summer plans for Michigan boaters
Motorists and airline passengers aren’t the only travelers thinking about high fuel prices as summer vacations near. Recreational boaters are feeling a pinch from the Iran war too.