by Kyle Kaminski | 10 25, 2023 | POLITICS, Uncategorized
Millions of dollars in funding provided through President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan are improving Michigan’s state parks. And much of the work is just getting started. MICHIGAN—The great outdoors are getting greater in Michigan. The state Department of Natural...
by Keya Vakil | 10 25, 2023 | GOP ACCOUNTABILITY, POLITICS, Uncategorized
The new House Republican leader supports a nationwide abortion ban, played a key role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and opposes same-sex marriage. House Republicans on Wednesday finally chose their new leader, electing Louisiana Congressman...
by Lucas Henkel | 10 25, 2023 | COMMUNITY, NATURE, Uncategorized
Vernal pools are a critical part of Michigan’s natural ecosystem—but they’re not protected by state regulations. Here’s how Michiganders are helping. Imagine you’re out hiking in the woods. It’s a fresh spring day—the air is still damp with the end of winter, and the...
by Jessica Strachan | 10 25, 2023 | CANNABIS, COMMUNITY
Few things feel better as a Michigander than spending your dollar at a local store where the owners have put their heart and soul into something special. The same goes for Michigan’s cannabis dispensaries. MICHIGAN—They may look like ordinary dispensaries from...
by Kyle Kaminski | 10 25, 2023 | CRIME AND SAFETY POLITICS, POLITICS, Uncategorized
Michigan Attorney General Nessel has thrown her support behind legislation designed to protect victims from having their personal information released in court. LANSING — Bills that passed this week in the Michigan House of Representatives aim to help protect the...
by Kyle Kaminski | 10 25, 2023 | MENTAL HEALTH POLITICS, POLITICS, Uncategorized
A coalition of attorneys general are suing the company behind Facebook and Instagram for using ‘powerful’ technology to get children addicted to social media. MICHIGAN—Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and attorneys general from dozens of other states are suing...
by Michigan Advance | 10 25, 2023 | MONEY AND JOBS POLITICS, POLITICS, Uncategorized
BY KEN COLEMAN, MICHIGAN ADVANCE As an escalating workers’ strike heads toward its sixth week, about 5,000 union members at General Motors’ Arlington Assembly in Texas on Tuesday joined the United Auto Workers (UAW) walkout against the Detroit Three. The UAW described...
by Associated Press | 10 25, 2023 | CRIME AND SAFETY POLITICS, POLITICS, Uncategorized
LANSING—A man dressed in black who works for a group specializing in opposition research about Democrats was stopped while climbing a bluff near Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s summer residence in August, according to a police report obtained by The Associated...
