Politics
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Big Ten Michigan schools make moves to create a ‘Mutual Defense Compact’ against Trump policies
The hope is that creating an alliance between the 18 universities in the Big Ten Conference to defend “academic freedom, institutional integrity, and the research enterprise,” as the resolution reads, will make schools stronger together.
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Michigan Senate passes ‘Momnibus’ legislative package on final day of Black Maternal Health Week
A 10-bill package to reduce racial inequities in maternal mortality in Michigan passed through the Michigan Senate Thursday, with supporters hoping that the second time will be the charm to getting the so-called “momnibus” signed into law.
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‘It’s not patriotism. It’s cruelty’: Michigan workers fired by Trump and Musk speak out
A veteran, a scientist, and a housing specialist are warning Michigan lawmakers about the consequences of mass terminations by the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
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US Army engineers decide to fast-track Great Lakes tunnel permits under Trump energy emergency order
The US Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project will escape scrutiny, damage the sensitive region and perpetuate fossil fuel use.
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Former Michigan health officer Abdul El-Sayed enters Democratic US Senate race
A former Michigan public health official and Democratic candidate for governor entered the race for the state’s open US Senate seat on Thursday.
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Can Michigan students afford the GOP’s education agenda?
Republican state lawmakers are pushing dozens of new bills that aim to make changes at Michigan’s public schools—but many of them are unlikely to make their way into law.
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Former Republican attorney general Mike Cox joins race to replace Whitmer as governor
Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox on Tuesday entered the 2026 governor’s race, adding to a growing field of Republicans vying to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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You’re paying taxes today—but are billionaires and big corporations dodging theirs?
Congress is prioritizing the ultra-wealthy and corporate greed over everyday American people this tax season. Now, community organizations across the US are fighting back—here’s how you can get involved.
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After loss to Slotkin, Michigan Republican Mike Rogers launches another Senate bid
Former US Rep. Mike Rogers is launching another Republican bid for the US Senate in Michigan, following a narrow loss to Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin last year in a hotly contested open race.
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5 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
The grass is always greener in the Mitten, especially when it comes to cannabis news.
