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Dingler, Pérez lead Tigers past Guardians 6-3 and into AL Division Series against Mariners
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Thursday in the deciding Game 3 of their AL Wild Card Series.
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Legislature passes $21.3B school aid budget, securing school meals and increased student funds
The state Legislature delivered on promises to preserve free school meals and increased per pupil funding, after months of tough negotiations ended in lawmakers passing an eight-day budget extension to iron out the final details.
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ACLU seeks release of Michigan immigrant held in custody despite life-threatening leukemia
Federal authorities refuse to release a Michigan man in a pending deportation case, despite his life-threatening leukemia and the inconsistent health care he’s received while in custody since August.
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Michigan Dems take precautions amid uptick in political violence
Democratic candidates for statewide office in Michigan say they are taking additional precautions but won’t back down amid an “escalating pattern of political violence.”
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Michigan Legislature passes eight day continuation budget, votes expected Thursday
In the thick of a government shutdown that lasted just one hour, the Michigan House and Senate passed a continuation budget to hold the state over for the next eight days—a move that was described as giving legislative staffers some cushion to finish drafting the final budget deal hammered out into the small hours of…
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Gilchrist calls Gaza crisis a genocide at Arab convention
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is staking out new territory for establishment Michigan Democrats in his campaign for governor, offering his support for Palestinians facing hunger and strife in the Israel-Hamas war and plainly calling the situation in Gaza a genocide.
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Michigan officials mourn victims of church shooting as information on shooter emerges
As crews continue to assess the aftermath of Sunday’s deadly shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meeting place in Grand Blanc, Michigan, officials from across the state mourned the victims of the attack that killed four people.
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These two southeast Michigan moms want to fight for their communities—so they’re running for office
Meet the Michigan moms who have had it with Republicans slashing programs that would give their kids’ generation a better life. Now, they’re running for office.
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6 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
The joints keep burning and the news keeps coming. Here’s what went down over the last week in Michigan’s cannabis world:
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Michigan lawmakers bank on new marijuana tax to help fix state roads
Lansing’s latest plan to fix the roads with a new wholesale marijuana tax has industry leaders fuming—and Michigan stoners bracing for higher prices at the dispensary.
