Donald Trump made dozens of specific promises to Michigan during campaign stops last year. Some changes, he said, will happen “immediately.”
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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: Trump promised a ‘Michigan miracle.’ Now comes the hard part
Trump made dozens of promises during 21 campaign stops in Michigan, from lowering taxes to bringing back all auto jobs. We’ve chronicled them all and gauged what it would take to accomplish his goals.
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Billionaires, dark money dominate record-setting Michigan election spending
Money from undisclosed sources and the ultrawealthy made up the largest chunks of Michigan political spending in 2024 elections.
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Police use of license plate readers raising privacy concerns in Michigan
A recent study found that automated license plate readers are useful tools but also have the potential for abuse.
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Michigan rolls out technology to reduce contraband in prison mail
The Department of Corrections will start using the TextBehind system in January. It requires those wishing to send mail to an inmate to register.
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Michigan preservation grants are reviving historic buildings along shoreline
Restoration projects underway along the Great Lakes shoreline range from the Mackinac Island City Hall to a century-old theater in Alpena,
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Meet the one Michigan county that predicted Trump’s rise, fall and return
Saginaw is the only Michigan county to vote for every presidential winner since 2008, including Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden — and Trump again. Local experts explain why.
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5 things to know: Automated tickets coming to Michigan work zones, school buses
Michigan drivers will soon be subject to automatic traffic enforcement near construction zones and at school bus stops. Here’s what to know about the new law, designed to deter rulebreakers.
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Michigan Senate OKs hate crime, birth control access bills in marathon final push
While House lawmakers calling it quits for the year, the Senate worked through the night in a record 29-hour meeting. Here’s what’s headed to the governor.
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Michigan transparency plans die again, keeping public in the dark
Michigan is one of only two states in the nation that fully exempts its governor and Legislature from public records requests. That won’t change after majority Democrats fail to finalize a plan by the end of the two-year session.