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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Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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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.
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Help wanted: Michigan election clerks willing to face workload, harassment
Local clerks run Michigan elections, but harassment and workload are turning people away. Most clerk races had only one candidate in 2024, and some communities struggled to find anyone to run at all.
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Housing voucher pause sparks fear of ‘more homelessness’ in Michigan
Michigan stopped issuing ‘Section 8’ housing vouchers in July, citing a federal funding shortfall. Nearly 60,000 of the state’s lowest-income residents remain on a waitlist, and experts say many more want to join.
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Tax, cut or both? Gretchen Whitmer needs House GOP help to fix Michigan roads
House Republicans and Democrats introduce competing roads plans as Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer again calls for a long-term fix.
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‘Historic’ Michigan buildings targeted for sale by Trump administration
Federal buildings in Battle Creek, Detroit, Saginaw and Port Huron were flagged for potential sale this week amid ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to cut government costs. Among them: Michigan’s oldest federal building and a Battle Creek complex that employs up to 2,000 people.
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Battle lines drawn in fight over Michigan voter citizenship proposal
Does the cost of documents amount to a poll tax? Bill’s sponsor bristles at the suggestion.