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FILE - The 2024 Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant, April 11, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.
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Analyst: Trump tariffs mean recession is likely for Michigan, Ontario

Russ McNamara April 4, 2025

Stock markets worldwide are careening even lower Friday after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war. Not even...

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FILE - Demonstrators rally in support of federal workers outside of the Department of Health and Human Services, Feb. 14, 2025, in Washington.
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Michigan union advocates react to Trump cuts, vow to fight against them

Russ McNamara April 2, 2025

President Donald Trump is attacking unions at the federal level in a way not seen since the Reagan administration. Claiming...

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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit starts second phase of Master Plan with ‘policy workshops’

Sascha Raiyn April 1, 2025

The city of Detroit is inviting residents to take part in a series of "policy workshops" this month as part...

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Trump tariffs on Canada lumber could chop US wood supplies

Quinn Klinefelter March 31, 2025

President Trump is threatening to raise tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber to 27 percent as soon as this week.The move...

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A Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency office in Grand Rapids.
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Detroit Evening Report: Final hearing pushed in pandemic-era class action against UIA

Hernz Laguerre March 25, 2025

A judge has delayed for a month the approval of a $55 million settlement in a Michigan class action lawsuit...

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Jim Lively has a local food market just minutes from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan. He’s waiting for the federal money he was promised so he can put solar on the roof and offset the costs of opening up a campsite for RVs in this field.
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Farmers and business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money

Izzy Ross, Katie Myers, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Emily Jones March 25, 2025

Editor's note: This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization; BPR, a public radio station...

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Law enforcement arrive at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital in Troy, Mich., Thursday, March 20, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Troy hospital shooting; rally against Medicaid cuts + more

Bre'Anna Tinsley March 20, 2025

Editor's note: The above audio incorrectly states that the Detroit Department of Transportation is seeking $2 million budget increase to...

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Detroit Evening Report: Metro Detroit gas prices rise ahead of spring break, AAA Michigan reports

Jerome Vaughn March 19, 2025

If you’re headed to the gas station to fill up your tank on Wednesday, you might be in for a...

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A photo of a man holding a marijuana sign at Michigan's capital.
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The Metro: The future of Michigan’s cannabis industry

Cary Junior II, The Metro March 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Ever since Michigan voters approved the sale of recreational cannabis seven...

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The Metro: Wayne County may owe you, and Detroit Documenters are here to help

Jack Filbrandt, The Metro March 17, 2025

Each week on The Metro, we check in with the Detroit Documenters to hear about the important local meetings they're...

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The Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.'s natural gas station in Negaunee Township, which came online in 2019.
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The Metro: How will Trump’s trade war affect gas, electricity costs?

Sam Corey, The Metro March 11, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Gas and electricity just seem to be getting more and more...

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Protesters outside a Tesla showroom in Kentwood, Michigan on Monday, March 10, 2025.
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Tesla protest movement grows in West Michigan

Dustin Dwyer March 11, 2025

A movement to protest outside a Tesla showroom near Grand Rapids appears to be gaining steam after a second week.On...

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