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Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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The Metro: What’s behind Trump’s assault on transgender Americans?

Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed a series of...

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FILE- Traffic flows along Interstate 375 near downtown Detroit.
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Republican roads plan to hear more testimony Tuesday

Colin Jackson March 18, 2025

A Republican-backed plan to fund road repairs in Michigan could be voted out of a state House committee Tuesday. The...

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In this photo provided by El Salvador's presidential press office, prison guards transfer deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Sunday, March 16, 2025.
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Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

Associated Press March 17, 2025

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the...

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Great-Lakes-sunset
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EPA’s ‘biggest deregulatory action’ spurs concern for air, water quality in Michigan

Teresa Homsi March 17, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency has released a laundry list of policies related to climate change and pollution it wants to...

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The Michigan Capitol
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House GOP to vote on tax rollback this week

Rick Pluta March 17, 2025

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall says there will be a floor vote this week on a bill to roll back...

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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?

The Metro, Sam Corey 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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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist sign a slate of bills into law in December that aim to reform the state's juvenile justice system.
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Detroit Evening Report: Gilchrist declares candidacy for governor; panel to highlight women in hip-hop, design + more

Sascha Raiyn March 11, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II's entry into the 2026 Michigan governor race;...

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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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Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist at Citizen Detroit.
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Garlin Gilchrist announces bid for governor, saying he’s a ‘problem solver’

Pat Batcheller March 11, 2025

Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II wants the top job in state government.He has declared his candidacy for governor in...

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U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson and NAACP President Derick Johnson, from left, march across the Edmund Pettus bridge during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that African Americans could exercise their constitutional right to vote, Sunday, March 9, 2025, in Selma, Ala.
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‘Bloody Sunday’ 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future

Associated Press March 10, 2025

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs...

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FILE - Former Detroit police chief James Craig.
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Detroit Evening Report: Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig eyes mayoral run

Hernz Laguerre March 10, 2025

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig is filing paperwork to run for mayor in this year's election.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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Jocelyn Benson being interviewed by WDET
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MichMash: Benson warns Michigan voter citizenship proposal ‘isn’t about election security’

Hernz Laguerre March 7, 2025

A voter citizenship proposal that aims to have voters show proof of citizenship in Michigan was presented at a committee...

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