Opening statements in the trial began Monday in downtown Grand Rapids, and the trial is expected to last at least a week.
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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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Kwame Kilpatrick: I went to ‘work’ to elect Trump after he ‘promised’ a pardon
In a voicemail, the former mayor says Donald Trump promised a pardon during his first year in office and asks a lawmaker to put in a good word on his behalf. Now, Kilpatrick says there is no ‘quid pro quo.
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Bench warrant issued after accused noncitizen voter misses Michigan court date
Haoxiang Gao, a 20-year-old Chinese national accused of illegally voting in the Michigan election, failed to appear in court this week and now faces a bench warrant.
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Prescription price cap plan passes Michigan Senate as Dems decry ‘exploitation’
The proposed Prescription Drug Affordability Board could cap costs if members decide the cost of a medication is preventing patients from receiving needed treatment.
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Travel from Canada to Michigan plummets amid tariffs, border scrutiny
Border crossings from Canada to Michigan have dropped significantly, especially by car, amid heightened security and a Canadian travel boycott sparked by US tariffs.
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Donald Trump to rally in Michigan next week, marking 100 days in office
President Donald Trump is expected to rally in Macomb County, where Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pushed for a new fighter jet mission at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
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Michigan proposal aims to stop political spending by DTE, Consumers
A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers wants to get ‘corporate influence out of politics’ by banning political spending by utilities and government contractors. They face an uphill battle: A similar plan died last year.
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Whitmer appoints Noah Hood to Michigan Supreme Court, expanding Democrat grip
With the selection of Detroit’s Noah Hood, six of seven justices on the Michigan Supreme Court are now Democratic appointees or nominees.
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Michigan donors — and Gotion — pumped millions into Trump inauguration
A Chinese-linked company whose Michigan plans Trump bashed, along with Detroit automakers and members of the powerful DeVos family were among the donors to the president’s inauguration committee.
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Haley Stevens runs for US Senate, vowing to fight ‘Trump-Musk chaos agenda’
The race for Michigan’s open US Senate seat is heating up, as Democratic US Rep. Haley Stevens jumps in.