In a rare move, the attorney general executes a search warrant on the state agency that oversees economic development when its director is in Australia on a trade mission with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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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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Tech flaws, weak rules mar Michigan system to shine light on lawmaker conflicts
A new voter-approved law requires Michigan officials to disclose their personal financial information. Good luck figuring out how to find it.
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GOP fundraiser pleads guilty in Unlock Michigan ‘dark money scheme’
Longtime GOP fundraiser for a 2020 effort to repeal Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s pandemic powers pleads guilty to misdemeanor for lying to investigators.
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Michigan officials made Minnesota shooter list. Some want home address shield
After a gunman shot two Minnesota lawmakers, Michigan officials reconsider disclosure laws requiring candidates to disclose home addresses.
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As resistance grows, Michigan Dems disagree on path to ‘take back our country’
Tens of thousands of Michiganders protested Donald Trump this weekend, pushing Democratic officials to confront a president Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has so far tried to work with.
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Michigan awards $1M for history projects ahead of nation’s 250th birthday
Michigan awarded nearly $1 million to 50+ local history projects statewide. The grants support preservation efforts ahead of the U.S. 250th anniversary in 2026.
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Activists: ICE agents arrested migrants outside Detroit courtroom
Trump administration initiative targets recent arrivals, leaves immigrants trapped, says immigrant rights advocate.
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Trump's travel ban fuels despair, disgust among Arab Americans in Michigan
Eight years after President Donald Trump’s first travel ban largely targeted majority-Muslim countries, many Arab Americans say his new ban is motivated by bias. They call it the latest act of abandonment by both major political parties in the U.S. over many years.
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Michigan GOP budget takes aim unisex school bathrooms, ‘woke’ universities, email pronouns
Under new House plan, Michigan schools could face a 20% funding penalty if they have unisex bathrooms or DEI programs, and a state agency could be penalized if employees list chosen pronouns in their emails.
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From Ukraine war to a Michigan bakery, ‘newborn Americans’ face uncertainty under Trump
Ukrainian refugees built a successful Michigan business after fleeing the war-torn country. But uncertainty abounds as the Trump administration considers sending migrants back to conflict zones.