Politics
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Michigan (March 6-12)
A weekly roundup of Michigan political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide–Friday, March 6 through Thursday, March 12.
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How many AI data centers are planned in Michigan? We counted.
Artificial intelligence is driving a new wave of industrial development statewide. We mapped the data centers that are proposed, approved, under construction, or already online.
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From Minneapolis to your block: Real people are proving politics isn’t just for watching
Consuming political news isn’t the same as building political power. From Minneapolis to small-town America, rural organizer Gwen Frisbie-Fulton writes that real change starts with local organizing and civic engagement. Someone once told me this story: Anthropologists visiting an Aboriginal village showed them a newspaper clipping about an earthquake that destroyed a town halfway across…
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In final State of the State, Whitmer calls for literacy, housing fixes
LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer touted seven years of work in her final State of the State address Wednesday, Feb. 25, but said there are still significant strides to be made in fields like literacy and housing before she leaves office at the end of the year. Speaking to lawmakers gathered in the state Capitol, Whitmer said…
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Michigan (Feb. 27-March 5)
From advocating for public education to attending candidate forums, rallying for democracy, and protesting ICE in Michigan, there are plenty of ways to get involved.
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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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Sen. Mallory McMorrow proposes parent-approved safeguards to keep Michigan kids safe online
In an exclusive interview, McMorrow told The ‘Gander how she’s fighting alongside Michigan parents to create guardrails that prevent Big Tech companies from profiting off of kids’ online data.
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8 Michigan ties in the Epstein files
The latest batch of federal records tied to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is sprawling, messy, and disturbing. And Michigan shows up in the files more than you might expect.
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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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Your weekly guide to taking action in Michigan (Feb. 20-26)
A weekly roundup of Michigan protests, political events, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide–Friday, Feb. 20 through Thursday, Feb. 26.
