Guadalupe Huapilla-Perez, a hospitality business major at Michigan State University, is ‘incredibly hard-working, focused, and ambitious,’ her family said. In a post on GoFundMe, they said it could take her months to recover.
Lauren Gibbons
Lauren Gibbons covers state politics and government for Bridge Michigan, tracking the Michigan Legislature, elections and the impact of federal policy on the state. Before joining Bridge, she led Legislature and redistricting coverage at MLive and covered the state Senate for MIRS News. She has covered Michigan politics for more than a decade, winning awards for her political and criminal justice reporting.
A Lansing native who graduated from Michigan State University, Lauren is now based in Ferndale. Her party tricks include telling friends which political districts they live in without looking.
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Michigan State victims: Brian Fraser, Alex Verner and Arielle Anderson
A fraternity president, a top-notch student and an aspiring pediatrician were the MSU students killed by a gunman in a campus attack. All three made huge impacts before their young lives were cut short.
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‘We cannot keep living like this:’ Dems vow gun reform after MSU shooting
Legislative Democrats in Michigan promised quick action on gun reform bills in the aftermath of a shooting at Michigan State University where three were killed and five others wounded.
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Michigan inflation relief checks may be in jeopardy, even as tax cut passes
House Democrats pass tax cuts to lower-income residents and seniors, but a $180 onetime rebate is up could be up in the air unless Senate Republicans agree to the plan.
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Michigan Senate dumps ‘read or flunk’ portion of third-grade law
Vote mostly along party lines would nix requirements that third graders behind in reading repeat the grade. Democrats say it didn’t work; GOP said it didn’t have a chance to.
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What Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to fund in $79B budget
From free school lunches and community college to water line improvements and subsidized field trips to Michigan’s state parks, the Democrat outlines her wish list. It could look very different once it’s approved.
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Michigan lawmakers raise concern about toll road plan
The study results are in: Michigan may consider toll roads. But at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, lawmakers quizzed the firm behind the study on who would most heavily bear the cost.
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Michigan inflation relief checks: Whitmer seeks $180 per taxpayer
Democrats seek a onetime tax giveaway that would cost $800 million, as well as tax cuts for lower-income residents and seniors. Republicans want a broader, permanent tax cut.
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Democrats, out of power for decades, passing bills in record time in Lansing
The party is wasting no time after regaining control of the Senate and the House. Republicans grouse the breakneck pace is reckless, but Democrats say the GOP is getting a ‘taste of their own medicine.’
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Minimum wage increase set for February blocked by Michigan court
Minimum wage was expected to jump to $13.03 an hour, but a Thursday court ruling blocks the increase. The Michigan Supreme Court will likely settle the issue.