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Nessel seeks 85% reduction in ‘bloated, unjustified’ DTE gas rate request
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday announced that she’d filed testimony on DTE Energy’s request to increase its natural gas rates, with Nessel seeking to slash the $237.5 million request by 85%.
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‘Heartbreaking’: Whitmer, Michigan electeds denounce attack on Jewish community in West Bloomfield
As federal, state and local law enforcement agencies continue to investigate the motives and the identity of a suspect who rammed a vehicle into West Bloomfield’s Temple Israel and opened fire before being killed by a security officer, Michigan’s elected officials offered prayers, denounced violence and called for an end to intimidation against the state’s…
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Lawmakers and faith leaders demand Southfield building owners cancel lease used by ICE
Elected officials who represent Southfield on the state and federal level joined faith leaders and community members to demand that REDICO, the building management of One Towne Square in Southfield, where ICE is using an office leased to the US General Services Administration for its legal team, cancel the lease in a Wednesday afternoon press…
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Progressive leaders join Detroit-area officials to demand Congress reject Iran war funding
Anti-war grassroots groups spoke out this week against President Donald Trump’s war against Iran and called on Michigan’s congressional delegation to vote against giving Trump the authority to expand and prolong the effort.
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Lansing-area lawmakers joins with labor unions in proposing guardrails on AI and employee monitoring
State lawmakers and union leaders shared details on proposed regulations for AI in the workplace.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate threatens to hang elected officials for ‘treason’
Anthony Hudson, a Genesee County truck driver running for the Republican nomination for governor, has made a habit of threatening elected officials with hanging for “treason,” making such threats at least twice since the start of 2026.
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Powerful union federation says ‘hell no’ to ICE ramping up presence in Michigan
As federal officials announce that they will pull back Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Minnesota, some remain skeptical about what that might look like, and if the drawdown is a sign that ICE activity could surge elsewhere, like Michigan.
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In a Detroit town hall focused on labor, El-Sayed bashes corporate greed, failing trade deals
Restoring worker power is becoming a focal point in Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign for the US Senate, and he tapped one of Michigan’s stalwart labor figures—former US Rep. Andy Levin—to help convey a new policy platform centered on ending exploitation.
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Nessel files antitrust suit against fossil fuel companies and industry lobbying group
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a federal antitrust lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan against several petroleum companies and a leading oil lobbying group accusing them of violating federal and state-level antitrust laws.
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Advocates demand Wayne County Airport Authority halt ICE flights out of Willow Run airport
Activists called on airport officials to halt the flights by ICE out of Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti during the public comment period of the Wayne County Airport Authority board meeting on Wednesday.
