Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to pitch more funding for literacy and a pair of targeted tax breaks during her final budget proposal Wednesday.
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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 governor hopefuls clash on free student meals, ICE at schools
Democrat Jocelyn Benson said she’d use ‘every tool’ to keep ICE out of Michigan schools. That debate is a ‘sideshow’ that won’t fix education woes, argued Republican Mike Cox.
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Want shorter lines on Election Day? It’s a science, and selfie stations help
Waiting in line to vote stinks. Some states have figured out how to make it better.
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Grow Michigan’s economy? Many pledges, few plans at gubernatorial forum
Top candidates for governor offered a handful of ideas to jumpstart Michigan’s economy. Among them: Expand a ‘transformation brownfield’ tax capture program for developers, and ‘take a blowtorch to bureaucracy.’
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Elissa Slotkin rejects DOJ interview ask in ‘illegal orders’ video probe
Michigan US Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she won’t sit for an interview with the Justice Department regarding a probe into a video she organized urging U.S. military members to resist ‘illegal orders.’
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Whitmer on Trump election take over talk: ‘Won’t happen on my watch’
Pointing to Detroit, President Donald Trump suggested the federal government ‘get involved’ in elections run by states. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says that won’t happen in Michigan in her watch.
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Dana Nessel asks residents to report ‘concerning’ ICE actions in Michigan
Attorney General Dana Nessel unveils ‘immigration action reporting form’ to collect eyewitness accounts of ICE in Michigan. Critics worry the effort could make it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs.
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Ex-governors urge civility: Minneapolis ‘could be any place in Michigan’
With tensions high and political divides growing, former Michigan governors say it doesn’t have to be this way.
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Group touts signatures to put citizenship, voter ID question on Michigan ballot
A group pushing to tighten Michigan voter ID rules and require proof of citizenship to register says it has collected enough signatures to make the Michigan ballot. State officials will still need to validate petitions.
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Prison officer assaults up in Michigan. Union asks state for change
Assaults against Michigan prison staff have increased in recent years, particularly at facilities that house high-security inmates, which correctional officers attribute to a shortage of maximum-security space.