State prison officials defended conditions and oversight at Michigan’s only women’s prison after US Rep. Debbie Dingell sought answers following the deaths of three women within a month.
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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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Michigan Senate Democrats push for stricter data center energy, worker rules
Senate Democrats are pushing for new rules on hyperscale data centers they say could help consumers and the environment.
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Dana Nessel: ICE to offload Romulus warehouse eyed as future detention center
The Trump administration is expected to offload a Romulus warehouse it had planned as the future site of an immigrant detention center, reversing a controversial plan at the center of an active lawsuit.
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Don’t have a retirement plan? Michigan Senate bills could change that
Michigan Senate Democrats on Wednesday OK’d legislation to create state-managed retirement accounts for private sector employees without them.
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Fact check: John James ‘kill switch’ claims rile Michigan governor’s race
In a new ad, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Perry Johnson claims rival John James supported a vehicle ‘kill switch mandate.’ His voting record is complicated. Here are the facts.
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Lawmakers grill Michigan Treasury over tax refund delays. ‘Are you sorry?’
Michigan Treasury says it’s completed 95% of income tax returns, but some have faced months-long delays tied to the state’s new GenTax system.
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Lee Chatfield’s wife avoids prison with guilty plea in Michigan corruption probe
Stephanie Chatfield is expected to serve probation but no jail time after pleading guilty to embezzling from a nonprofit fundraising account alongside former House Speaker Lee Chatfield.
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House Speaker Matt Hall threatens budget stall over impasse with Senate Dems
With less than three weeks until Michigan schools have to finalize their own spending plans, GOP legislative leaders downplayed the prospect of getting a state budget done in time.
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Chris Swanson brings ‘boundless energy’ to Michigan governor run. He may need more
Chris Swanson is winning over crowds in his bid for Michigan governor. His problem? Most voters still don’t know who he is.
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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.’