They tried to talk to their congressman and had the cops called on them

By The 'Gander Staff

June 17, 2025

The cruelty behind Republican-led cuts to Medicaid isn’t a flaw in the plan. It’s the point.

And this Michigander is calling it out.

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They tried to talk to their congressman and had the cops called on them

Author

Why is nothing getting done in Lansing?

Michigan parents says their son with down syndrome deserves care, not cuts

Trump’s fake ‘energy emergency’ hits West Michigan

Michigan’s role in Trump’s extreme mass deportation agenda

How Trump turned the White House into a crypto casino

Why Michigan’s top lawyers are joining the fight to protect public media

Michigander says Congress has ‘moral obligation’ to protect Medicaid

Michigan union leader says Trump’s budget is ‘an attack on the middle class’

MI lawmaker says nobody voted for Medicaid cuts

Lansing cut gun violence in half

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