Why is nothing getting done in Lansing?
Michigan’s Legislature is having its slowest start in 20 years with only six bills making it to the governor’s desk so far this year.
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2025
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2025
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Michigan parents says their son with down syndrome deserves care, not cuts
Taylor and Kyle Johnson say Medicaid is the reason their 6-year-old son George is healthy and thriving. But Trump’s budget cuts could take that care away from thousands of Michiganders.
Jul
2025
10
Why should Michiganders give a sh*t about Trump’s budget?
Not on Medicaid? Doesn’t matter. You’re still going to feel this.
President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget bill is set to gut funding for Michigan’s hospitals, kill thousands of jobs, and jack up insurance rates—all to give millionaires another tax break.
Jul
2025
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Detroit boutique owner details impacts of tariffs as deadline for deals passes without ceremony
With President Donald Trump’s administration once again pushing back its deadline for negotiating new international trade deals, small business owners—including a Detroit boutique owner—voiced their concerns on a Wednesday press call, outlining how continued uncertainty around global trade had impacted their business.
Jul
2025
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Michiganders grill Trump after administration freezes $157 million in federal education funding
As school programs are being reviewed to ensure they align with President Donald Trump’s priorities, Michiganders and education advocates from across the state are speaking out.
Jul
2025
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7 ways Trump’s new budget law will hurt—and literally kill—Michiganders
From slashing health care and food assistance to gutting Michigan’s clean energy future, President Donald Trump’s budget bill poses real risks for Michiganders. Some won’t survive.
Jul
2025
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Michigan advocates warn Medicaid cuts will close hospitals as hundreds of thousands lose coverage
The sweeping and draconian cuts to Medicaid by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans have left healthcare advocates around the country reeling.
Jul
2025
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Opinion: Michigan youth wants more choices, and ranked choice voting delivers
Michigan College Democrat makes the case for ranked choice voting statewide.
Jul
2025
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Demonstrators gather on Independence Day to protest ICE detention center in Baldwin
Approximately 100 demonstrators gathered Friday in West Michigan to denounce the reopening of what was previously the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin.
Jul
2025
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Wildlife change – and don’t change – on tiny Lake Huron island, scientists say
In nature, a lot can change on a largely uninhabited Great Lakes island over the course of a century. And a lot can stay the same.
