As Michigan continues to spend big on roads, experts say lawmakers need to repeal and replace how that’s done.
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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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Old buildings, new ideas: Michiganders fight housing shortage with innovation
As Michigan continues its fight to address a shortage of housing stock, local communities are getting creative. Here’s how.
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Travel from Canada to Michigan dips 10% amid boycotts, border security fears
About 108,000 fewer people crossed the Canadian border into Michigan this February, compared to the same time last year. It’s the first year-over-year decline in border crossings since COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted.
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Amid China fears, GOP seeks to bar some nonresidents from buying Michigan land
Bills would bar residents of ‘countries of concern’ from buying land in much of Michigan. A sponsor says it would safeguard the state from infiltration. Critics say it’s blatant discrimination.
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Six ways Michigan’s Dana Nessel is challenging Donald Trump’s agenda
Since President Donald Trump began his second term on Jan. 20, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has joined six multistate lawsuits challenging his administration’s actions.
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Is Michigan’s Trump-fighting attorney general politicizing the office or saving Michiganders?
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is back to taking on Donald Trump, joining six lawsuits against his administration since he started his second term Jan. 20. Her approach is getting mixed reviews in Lansing.
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Michigan rural libraries brace for hit from Trump order targeting spending
The Republican administration is targeting a little-known agency that funds a loan system that brings books to far-fledged corners of Michigan. The agency is one of the smallest in the federal government.
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Michigan House passes GOP roads package without Democratic counter-proposal in sight
House Republicans passed a $3.1 billion road funding package Wednesday that raises no new taxes but would force cuts to a number of state government programs
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Michigan sheriffs: We're too overwhelmed to help ICE round up immigrants
For many sheriff’s departments in Michigan, enforcing federal civil immigration laws is beyond their legal authority, though they remain willing to assist federal agencies in many cases, officials say.
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Michigan House votes to cut income taxes as Senate eyes targeted relief
Michigan House Republicans – and seven Democrats – vote to lower Michigan income tax rate from 4.25% to 4.05%, which would save the median household about $131 a year.