A new Michigan law limits how many homes private equity firms can legally own. Backers acknowledge it’s not as big of an issue here than some other states.
Michigan Government
Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Fact check: Is John James backed by data center developers?
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Perry Johnson is attacking rival John James over donations from data center developers. Some of the contributions predate the data center boom.
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Did your candidate drop out? How to change vote in Michigan
Michigan voters must act fast if they want to spoil their ballots. Clerks must receive the request by Friday.
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Fact check: Did Haley Stevens really vote to ‘fund and thank’ ICE?
The Democratic US representative voted “yes” on two measures that included funding and thanking the immigration enforcement agency. But ICE was only a small part of the broader measures.
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Progressives rally for Abdul El-Sayed: 4 takeaways from Bernie Sanders, AOC
Progressive stalwarts Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stumped for Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan this weekend. They argued El-Sayed and other progressive candidates aren’t just electable — they have their finger on the pulse of what Michigan voters want.
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Mike Cox drops out of Michigan governor race, endorses John James
The former attorney general says that President Trump’s endorsement of James sealed the deal for the Republican nomination.
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New unemployment job-search rules take effect in Michigan. What to know
Beginning Sunday, Michiganders receiving unemployment benefits will need to report three work-search activities each week instead of one to remain eligible for benefits.
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Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed’s record on defund the police; Republican meddling
Bridge fact-checked claims by Haley Stevens and outside groups who’ve accused El-Sayed of benefitting from Republican spending and lying about his support for defunding the police.
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Fact check: Trump seeks probe of 2020 Muskegon vote registration fraud
President Trump and Republicans want a deeper probe into voter fraud in 2020 in Muskegon. Democrats say the system worked.
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Death at Michigan women’s prison ruled suicide. Autopsy points to aspirin
An autopsy released Thursday found that Ashley Hoath, the third of four inmates to die this year at Michigan’s only women’s prison, died by suicide after suffering acute aspirin poisoning.
