Potential AI regulation has emerged as a flashpoint in Michigan’s Democratic US Senate primary, where Abdul El-Sayed is calling for a public ownership stake in tech firms as rivals propose guardrails.
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Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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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.
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Deaths at Michigan women’s prison spur calls for Whitmer to act, director to resign
A third death in less than a month at Michigan’s only women’s prison is prompting calls for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to intervene and for Department of Corrections Director Heidi Washington to resign.
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Abdul El-Sayed wins key UAW endorsement in tight US Senate race
The progressive wins the endorsement over competitors Mallory McMorrow and Haley Stevens.
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Mallory McMorrow backs Supreme Court age limits, corporate PAC spending ban
In a new anti-corruption plan, Democratic US Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow says she wants to ‘explore every option’ for US Supreme Court reform, including age limits or expanding the number of justices.
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As energy prices rise, Senate candidates clash over clean power future
With President Donald Trump rolling back clean energy policies, Michigan US Senate candidates offer competing visions for lowering costs, fighting climate change.
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Advocates: Upper Peninsula prison pay raise won’t solve dangerous shortage
A $10,000 a year pay raise may help with recruitment, but it may not be enough to keep officers working at Upper Peninsula prisons, where former corrections officers say vacant positions contribute to assaults on prison staffers.
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Scabies outbreak puts more than half of Michigan prison under quarantine
More than a dozen cases of scabies have placed four of six housing units at the Muskegon Correctional Facility under quarantine, suspending visits to affected areas.
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Rx Kids fact check: No tax money for undocumented moms, no spending limits
Republican lawmakers scrutinize Rx Kids, asking: Does Michigan cash-for-moms program support undocumented immigrants? Can recipients buy anything they want? We have answers.
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In Senate forum, Michigan Dems debate Israel, agree to support nominee
Israel has divided candidates in Michigan’s Democratic US Senate primary, but all three candidates say they’ll support whoever wins the race.