Politics
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Harris unveils new plans to lower housing, food, and childcare costs for Michiganders
New plans from Vice President Kamala Harris spell out how she would spend the first 100 days of her presidency focused on lowering costs for working families.
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Opinion: We must help communities that have been left behind, no matter who wins in November
In this op-ed, Justin Maxson and Sarah Jaynes advocate for prioritizing federal investments to uplift all communities and ensure widespread economic benefits.
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Reproductive rights groups line up to elect Kimberly Ann Thomas to Michigan Supreme Court
Advocates for reproductive rights are backing Kimberly Ann Thomas for the Michigan Supreme Court—and trusting her to keep protecting Michiganders’ legal right to access abortion.
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Opinion: Empowering our students, a vision for the future of higher education
Carol Glanville, a current state Representative and candidate in Michigan State House District 84, advocates to empower students by for lowering college costs and enhancing K-12 education.
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Two years in, the Inflation Reduction Act is lowering health care costs and creating a clean energy jobs boom in Michigan
The Inflation Reduction Act ensured that 63,000 Michiganders were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 67,000 Michigan seniors, and incentivized manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
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‘Clean Energy REVolution’ tour touts impacts of EV investments in Michigan
Representatives from environmental efforts, local business and government gathered in Lansing Thursday to outline the environmental and economic impacts federal electric vehicle (EV) investments have had on the state.
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Biden-Harris administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations secure $6 billion in savings for taxpayers
The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone.
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Michigan’s Divine Nine chapters plan to turn out the vote this election
While a newfound excitement about US politics has arrived for many in recent weeks, the National Panhellenic Council (NPHC), sometimes referred to as the Divine Nine, is gearing up to turn out the vote in November.
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UAW files federal labor charges against Trump and Elon Musk
The United Auto Workers Union (UAW) announced Tuesday that it has filed federal charges against former President Donald Trump and Tesla Founder Elon Musk saying the pair illegally threatened and intimidated workers.
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Granholm: Federal investments put Michigan union workers at heart of clean energy boom
Michigan’s union workers have a big role to play in the nationwide transition to clean energy.
