An 8-year-old girl and a 27-year-old man are dead after vehicles collided with their horse-drawn buggies. A state-funded effort in southwest Michigan aims to stop the kinds of behaviors that lead to such crashes.
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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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Third time’s the charm for Oxford-inspired school safety bills?
More than three years after a shooting at Oxford High School, lawmakers are still debating school safety policy. Will it pass this time?
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Trump orders an overhaul of how elections are run, inviting a likely legal challenge
The new mandates, including a proof-of-citizenship requirement and revised voting machine standards, would override the powers of Congress, states, and independent agencies. Elon Musk’s team would investigate voter rolls.
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Michigan farmers facing ‘uncertain future’ amid funding freezes, tariff tensions
Escalating trade tensions, federal funding freezes for agricultural grant programs and other uncertainties have Michigan farmers tightening their belts and shoring up for a turbulent year.
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As Michigan’s road costs rise, experts say current funding method ‘isn’t working’
As Michigan continues to spend big on roads, experts say lawmakers need to repeal and replace how that’s done.
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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.