Politics
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VIDEO: Michigan is ‘Place to be’ for skilled trades jobs
@gandernewsroom Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (@gewhitmer) said building up Michigan’s skilled trades workforce will be critical to enticing more big-name companies to expand their operations—and create jobs—in Michigan. That’s why her latest budget includes plans to provide free preschool and community college for all Michiganders. It’s a move that will set future generations up for success,…
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Report: Michigan teacher salaries lag behind inflation
Despite record funding for public schools in Michigan, teacher salaries aren’t keeping pace with the rate of inflation.
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Federal funds to help Michigan school adopt solar power—and save millions of dollars
A federal grant will help one school district in Michigan save millions of dollars to put back into local public education.
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Renters’ rights group rallies at housing conference in Lansing
A group of renters rallied outside of the Lansing Center amid the Building Michigan Communities Conference in downtown Lansing.
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VIDEO: Michigan lost over 200,000 jobs under Trump
@gandernewsroom At a rally in Detroit, Pat Delvin, the CEO of Michigan Building Trades, said that ex-President Donald Trump’s tax cuts did not go to working Michiganders, but instead to “yachts, vacation homes and expensive cars” for the ultra wealthy. #michigan #trump #jobs ♬ original sound – The Gander
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Got a business idea for Michigan’s great outdoors? State funding is up for grabs.
Millions of dollars in state funding is available for new companies that are focused on getting more Michiganders outside of their homes—and into the great outdoors.
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VIDEO: Ann Arbor Teachers Demand Answers About Layoffs
@gandernewsroom Teachers, staff, students, and parents flooded Huron High School in Ann Arbor this week, demanding administrators take steps to prevent layoffs planned at the school district. The Ann Arbor School District reportedly approved a series of layoffs last month as part of $25 million in budget cuts for the coming year—which was deemed necessary…
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Trump vows to reverse climate policies if Big Oil execs give him $1 billion
Campaign finance experts have said that Trump’s request, while troubling, is probably legal. He could be liable, however, for violating campaign finance rules against candidates asking specific individuals to contribute more than the federal limit on campaign contributions.
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Man acquitted in Whitmer kidnapping runs as a Republican for sheriff
Eric Molitor filed papers to run against Wexford County Sheriff Trent Taylor in the Republican primary in August.
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The super rich and big corporations to face more scrutiny from Biden’s IRS
Using an infusion of funds provided by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has already collected more than $520 million from 1,600 millionaires who had unpaid tax bills of more than $250,000.
