The median Michigan home was built in 1973. As Michigan tries to add housing to meet demand, the age of existing homes poses its own challenges, including higher repair bills that can deter buyers.
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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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Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in US
The lake’s name comes from the Huron Indigenous people’s word ‘oniatarí:io,’ which means ‘lake of shining waters’ and it predates European settlement in the region. The Ontario province took its name from the lake.
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Michigan Dems want to fight Trump. First they have to stop fighting each other
Michigan Democrats want to focus on President Donald Trump and the economy heading into November. But divisions from a bruising Senate primary continue to follow them.
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Mike Rogers 2.0: After defeat, GOP Senate hopeful takes new pitch to voters
Two years after narrowly losing a US Senate bid, Republican Mike Rogers says he’s learned from the experience. As he tries again, Rogers argues he’s more qualified and less extreme than Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.
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Fact check: ‘Florida man’ tag follows Mike Rogers in new US Senate bid
Democrats are calling Republican Mike Rogers a ‘Florida man’ as he runs for US Senate, renewing a criticism from his 2024 campaign. Rogers and his wife currently own homes in Michigan and Florida.
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Citizenship voting proposal blocked from Michigan ballot. Backers vow fight
Canvassers deadlocked on a proposal that would give Michigan one of the strictest proof-of-citizenship requirements in the country. Organizers say they will appeal the decision in court.
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Michigan GOP: Lots of talk about Dems, little about Trump, at convention
Republicans gathered in Mount Pleasant to paint themselves as bulwarks against Democratic ‘insanity.’ But few mentioned the president, whose approval ratings are the worst of his administration.
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Line 5: Where Jocelyn Benson, John James, Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers stand
Gretchen Whitmer and Dana Nessel are trying to shut down Enbridge Energy’s petroleum pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. What would their potential successors and Michigan’s candidates for US senator do on Line 5?
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Mike Rogers vs. Abdul El-Sayed: 7 issues defining Michigan’s US Senate race
Amid personal attacks, policies still matter. Here are the biggest issues defining the US Senate race between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers.
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Jocelyn Benson picks Winnie Brinks as running mate in Michigan governor race
Democrat Jocelyn Benson adds an experienced legislator to the Democratic ticket by selecting Senate Majority Leader Leader Winnie Brinks as her running mate.