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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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: 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.
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Senate Dems want $1B more for Michigan schools, call cuts ‘dangerous’
Michigan’s Democratic Senate wants $21.8 billion for public schools to help reduce class sizes, pay teachers more.
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Trump tried to fire Michigan workers. For now, he’s paying them to sit at home
Michigan has 79,000 federal workers. Some placed on administrative leave have a message for Washington: If you’re paying us, let us work.
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Michigan is evolving politically: Maps show how Trump won, state is changing
Michigan is a tossup state for a reason. New precinct-level data from the 2024 election shows that, while voting preferences in many areas are entrenched, there are pockets of political disagreement.
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Trump returning to Michigan to mark 100 days. About that ‘miracle’ you promised…
President Donald Trump is rallying in Warren on Tuesday to mark his first 100 days of his second term. He’s made bold promises to Michigan, including an economic ‘miracle.’ What he has and hasn’t delivered.