Michigan residents are required to have a REAL ID by May 7 to fly domestically and access federal facilities.
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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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Michigan Republicans turn to tele-town halls as Trump critics demand answers
‘We’re not doing drama, sorry,’ Michigan US Rep. Jack Bergman said as activists organized a town hall for — and without — him. Some colleagues have held telephone town halls instead.
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Michigan to add 679 area code to metro Detroit, require 10-digit dialing
Starting Oct. 7, all local calls in Detroit and nearby areas will require dialing 10 digits. A new area code, 679, may be assigned to new customers as available numbers in the 313 area code run out.
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Takeaways, fact-checks: Vance defends tariffs, urges patience in Michigan
Vice President JD Vance visited a Michigan plastics company to tout manufacturing and defend President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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Whitmer vape tax plan would ban most flavors as ‘contraband’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to tax e-cigarettes would also ban any vape products not approved by the FDA, treating them as contraband subject to ‘seizure and forfeiture.’
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Michigan ambulance providers: We were shorted $6M. Service may suffer
Ambulance providers say a state contractor is refusing to pay them up to $6 million. Without it, statewide services may begin to suffer.
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'Fear, anxiety' for Michigan Ukrainian refugees as Trump considers deportation
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Michigan are in limbo as President Donald Trump questions the “humanitarian parole” program that allowed them to flee their war-torn country.
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Michigan Republicans advance income tax cut plan. Will it work?
Michigan GOP plan would cut state income tax rate from 4.25% to 4.05%. No Democrats backed the measure in committee.
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Does Michigan get electricity from Canada? Yes, less than half a percent
Ontario imposed and later suspended a 25% surcharge on electricity flowing into Michigan, New York and Minnesota, but Michigan receives less than 1% of its electricity from the province.
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Michigan food banks hit by Trump funding freeze to local farmers
A Biden-era program that pays local farmers to supply food for the needy is one of dozens of programs that Donald Trump has temporarily halted amid efforts to examine government spending.