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Whitmer condemns Trump deploying National Guard amid ICE protests
President Donald Trump deployed at least 300 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles Sunday amid anti immigration enforcement protests in a move that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Democratic governors say is an abuse of power that puts residents and law enforcement in danger.
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Dozens protest outside Detroit ICE field office against Los Angeles immigration raids
Dozens of people carrying immigrant support signs gathered outside the ICE field office in Detroit on Sunday afternoon to protest against ICE raids in Los Angeles, which sparked violent demonstrations.
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Group launches ballot initiative to fund public schools by taxing wealthy Michiganders
BY BEN SOLIS, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—Underfunded public schools continue to be a political football in the Michigan Legislature, but a new coalition announced Thursday has a potential solution: taxing wealthy Michiganders and using the money to pay for schools. The coalition, Invest in MI Kids, is seeking to place a proposal on the November 2026…
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MSU international students are warned not to leave the country
On Tuesday afternoon, international students at MSU received an email from the Office for International Students and Scholars, or OISS, “strongly” recommending them not to leave the United States, among other recommendations.
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Report: Food assistance cuts would cost Michigan about $900 million
The more than $290 billion cuts to federal food assistance programming being passed through Congress in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cost Michigan about $900 million, the Michigan State Budget Office found this week.
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Crime victim service nonprofits in Michigan sound alarm for decreases in federal funding
Groups that provide crime victims access to emergency shelter, counseling, food assistance and more are at risk of closing as federal funding for victim services has been on a steady decline in recent years.
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Chinese college students in Michigan among those nationwide facing direct threats of visa revocation
The immigration status of thousands of Chinese international students housed in Michigan, and hundreds of thousands across the country, is under intense threat from federal officials which could lead to future deportations if they decide to take action.
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Whitmer: Republican Medicaid cuts will be detrimental for Michiganders
Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday evening that the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives’ budget bill—which passed Thursday morning—would have disastrous consequences for 2.6 million Michiganders.
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Michigan lawmakers renew bipartisan push for Taylor Swift-inspired ticket bot bills
Michigan House lawmakers are trying again to make sure the game isn’t rigged for ticket buyers with reintroduced bills to ban the use of software or bot programs to scalp online tickets and purchase them in large quantities.
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Ingham County clerk joins secretary of state race
Barb Byrum will seek the Michigan Democratic Party nomination for secretary of state in 2026, she announced Wednesday.
