Politics
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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.
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VIDEO: Michiganders Don’t Want to Live in a ‘Loser State’
@gandernewsroom Dr. Glenn Cerny, president of Schoolcraft College, said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget plan is a “godsend” for southeast Michigan—namely because it would fund the first two years of community college for every Michigander. And if lawmakers approve the plan as it was proposed by Whitmer, it could save students an average of about $4,000…
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Few mothers have served in the Michigan Legislature while raising children
At least 27 men currently serving in the Michigan Legislature are fathers of school-aged children. But there’s a big “mom gap.”
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Republicans ousted from Delta County board after firing county administrator
Voters in Delta County went to the polls and recalled three of five county commissioners.
