Legislators are jockeying to spend big in their districts, filing 800 requests to spend millions on everything from teachers and museums to youth programs, agriculture and bridges.
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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 proof-of-citizenship question fails to gain House support
The House is likely to vote again another day. If approved, voters in 2026 would decide whether they want future voters to have to show proof of citizenship when they register.
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Justice Dept. sues Michigan over Nessel plan to sue fossil fuel companies
The Justice Department is suing four states over climate action. The DOJ says plans by Michigan and Hawaii to take legal action over climate harm would infringe on the federal government’s authority.
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Michigan earmark requests in 2025. See what lawmakers asked for
Rx Kids-Michigan State University Sponsor, amount: Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn), $20,000,000 Description: Rx Kids is a legislatively directed initiative designed to address one of Michigan’s most pressing public health and economic challenges: the high cost of raising a child and the associated disparities in maternal and infant outcomes. The program provides unconditional cash transfers to […]
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Matt Hall says he’s playing long game in passing solar siting repeal Senate won’t take up
The Michigan House GOP advances legislation that’s likely dead in a Democratic-led state Senate. Why the House speaker says that’s not a problem.
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Fact check: Donald Trump tells Michigan ‘our golden age has just begun’
President Donald Trump returned to Michigan Tuesday, rallying to mark his first 100 days in his second term. What was true and what wasn’t.
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Watch: Donald Trump holds Michigan rally to mark first 100 days
Watch President Donald Trump’s remarks in Macomb County.
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Trump, joined by Whitmer, announces new jets for Selfridge
Ahead of a campaign event in Warren, President Donald Trump says he’s putting ‘to rest any doubts about Selfridge,’ announcing 21 F-15EX jets to replace retiring planes. He hugged his longtime antagonist, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who greeted him on the tarmac.
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‘It’s devastating’: Michigan loses about $15M in federal AmeriCorps cuts
The cuts to the program will impact literacy tutors, homeless assistance and the Special Olympics as a result of efforts to slash the federal budget.
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Nitrous oxide poisoning, deaths sharply rising among Michigan youths: Study
Emergency departments across the state saw a fivefold increase in nitrous oxide-related poisonings and deaths between 2019 and 2023. In 2024, Michigan banned the sale of devices used to release nitrous oxide from cartridges into balloons for inhalation.