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Michigan State University basketball out of Big Ten Tournament
No. 3 Purdue hangs on to beat Michigan State 67-62 in Big Ten quarterfinals
University of Michigan fires Juwan Howard after five seasons coaching men’s basketball
Michigan fired coach Juwan Howard on Friday after five seasons, parting ways with the former Fab Five star whose return to his alma mater included two trips to the NCAA Tournament before a concerning decline the past two seasons.
Michigan lawmakers advance bills to combat ‘predatory’ payday loans
Two bills passed in the state Senate aim to fix an exploitative system of payday lending that has trapped thousands of Michiganders in a cycle of debt.
Michigan Dems advance bills to protect access to fertility care amid right-wing attacks
A package of bills aims to protect access to fertility care, repeal restrictions on surrogacy, and create new legal safeguards for assisted fertility.
Michigan senators hear testimony on bill banning LGBTQ+ panic defense
A Michigan Senate committee took testimony Thursday on a bill that would bar the “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses from being used in court.
Michigan Dems want to shine a ‘BRITE’ light on elected officials’ finances
Several state lawmakers support expanding financial disclosure requirements for elected officials, as well as monitoring ‘dark money’ groups and gifts.
Biden visits Michigan county emerging as the swing state’s top bellwether
Turning Saginaw County blue again in 2020—by a margin of 303 votes—contributed to Joe Biden’s success in securing the critical “blue wall” state of Michigan.
Opinion: Rethinking public high schools would help us fill important STEM jobs locally
We need a robust, highly skilled workforce in STEM to support the influx of major infrastructure projects cropping up across the country. The way to fix this is by starting at the high school level.
James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan
The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs of his mental turmoil.
GOP Senate candidates’ records suggest they’d back cuts to Social Security and Medicare
Ex-President Donald Trump expressed openness to cutting Medicare and Social Security. In Michigan, three Republican Senate candidates have records...
MONEY
Michigan lawmakers advance bills to combat ‘predatory’ payday loans
Three years later: What is Biden’s American Rescue Plan doing for Michigan?
Biden takes aim at high costs during State of the Union speech
Biden proposes new actions to address housing shortages and high costs
Michigan activists call for state lawmakers to fight against poverty
Michigan Senate committee considers bills to cap payday loan rates
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What does Lansing have to do with Reddit?
You’ve probably spent a few (hundred) hours scrolling the seemingly infinite pages of Reddit. But did you know that the social network has a connection to Michigan’s state capital?
That one time in Michigan: When we got our state flag
Ever wondered what everything on Michigan’s flag means?
On this day in 1959: Ground broken on Detroit freeway that helped destroy a Black neighborhood
On Jan. 30, 1959, Detroit government officials broke ground on a federal interstate, I-375, that was the last leg in an urban renewal effort that eliminated a portion of an historic Motor City Black community.
That one time in Michigan: When we legalized weed
A story of progressive policy, public advocacy, economic transformation, and the best marijuana on the planet.
That one time in Michigan: When we marched with MLK
Before the March on Washington, there was the Walk to Freedom.