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The Metro: Will young people get out to vote?

John Filbrandt August 30, 2024

Like everyone else who is eligible to vote, young people matter in politics. But the difference between young people and...

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MichMash: How will the repeal of ‘adopt and amend’ affect small business in Michigan?

Hernz Laguerre August 30, 2024

Supporters of increasing the state's minimum wage and earned sick leave received a ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court on...

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Rep. James tries to drum support for federal education tax credit legislation

Colin Jackson August 30, 2024

Michigan Republican Congressman John James is working to build support for federal legislation that would offer tax breaks in exchange for donations to...

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This combination photo shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaking during a presidential debate, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, left, and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaking during a Democratic presidential primary debates, July 31, 2019, in Detroit.
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Created Equal: What’s next in the 2024 election season now that the conventions are over?

Cary Junior II August 29, 2024

Now that the major parties have officially selected their nominees for president and the conventions have passed, how do the...

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Workers at a Medicaid call center field questions and review information regarding eligibility determinations, Aug. 16, 2023.
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Michigan expands Medicaid access for green card holders

Michelle Jokisch Polo August 29, 2024

More than a year after state lawmakers eliminated the five-year waiting requirement for certain immigrants to qualify for Medicaid, the...

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An aerial view of Republic Services' Wayne Disposal Inc. facility in Van Buren Township.
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Wayne County officials urge more transparency of incoming hazardous materials

Bre'Anna Tinsley August 29, 2024

Wayne County officials met this week to discuss the lack of transparency from the federal government following a unilateral decision...

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The superseding indictment against former President Donald Trump is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, after special counsel Jack Smith filed the new indictment against Trump that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity on former presidents.
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Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations

Associated Press August 28, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the...

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.
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Buttigieg says Democrats will ‘bottle’ energy from convention to propel presidential ticket

Quinn Klinefelter August 28, 2024

There likely was no busier man at last week’s Democratic National Convention than transplanted Michigander Pete Buttigieg.The U.S. transportation secretary...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addresses a crowd at a fundraiser in Royal Oak on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
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RFK Jr. will appear on Michigan ballot, despite suspending campaign

Rick Pluta August 28, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on the Michigan presidential ballot, despite his announcement Friday that he is suspending his...

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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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Michigan aims to tackle clean energy goals in Upper Peninsula

Izzy Ross August 27, 2024

Michigan’s new climate laws require utilities to transition to entirely “clean” electricity sources by 2040. As the state’s Public Service Commission figures...

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FILE - Cornel West speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in Detroit, March 6, 2020.
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Cornel West is back on Michigan’s presidential ballot, judge rules

Associated Press August 27, 2024

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West must appear on the ballot in the battleground state of Michigan, a judge...

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a stop at a campaign office, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Roseville, Mich.
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Detroit Evening Report: Trump visits Detroit, cinnamon health risk and more

Nargis Rahman August 26, 2024

This episode of the Detroit Evening Report includes Donald Trump's most recent campaign visit in metro Detroit, a health safety...

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