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Nessel seeks 85% reduction in ‘bloated, unjustified’ DTE gas rate request 

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday announced that she’d filed testimony on DTE Energy’s request to increase its natural gas rates, with Nessel seeking to slash the $237.5 million request by 85%. 
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Michigan parents to Whitmer: Don’t sign us up for Trump’s vouchers

Over 60% of Michigan voters already rejected a Betsy DeVos voucher scheme. Now, Trump’s trying to bring it back—and Michiganders are telling Whitmer to make sure he keeps his hands off the Mitten’s schools.
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State Sen. Darrin Camilleri joins push to block ICE detention center in Romulus

As federal immigration officials move forward with plans to convert a massive warehouse near Detroit Metro Airport into a 500-bed detention center, state Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) says Downriver communities are already feeling the impact.
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Exclusive: El-Sayed and McMorrow open up about Michigan’s high-stakes US Senate race

The race for an open US Senate seat in Michigan is already drawing national attention. And two Democrats who are hoping to win it are now laying out their case to voters.
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‘Heartbreaking’: Whitmer, Michigan electeds denounce attack on Jewish community in West Bloomfield

As federal, state and local law enforcement agencies continue to investigate the motives and the identity of a suspect who rammed a vehicle into West Bloomfield’s Temple Israel and opened fire before being killed by a security officer, Michigan’s elected officials offered prayers, denounced violence and called for an end to intimidation against the state’s Jewish community.
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Dearborn’s mayor says his city is testing solutions to Michigan’s biggest problems

Dearborn is growing faster than most cities in Michigan. That’s forcing Mayor Abdullah Hammoud to rethink housing, public safety, and how the city funds major projects.
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Lawmakers and faith leaders demand Southfield building owners cancel lease used by ICE

Elected officials who represent Southfield on the state and federal level joined faith leaders and community members to demand that REDICO, the building management of One Towne Square in Southfield, where ICE is using an office leased to the US General Services Administration for its legal team, cancel the lease in a Wednesday afternoon press conference and rally near the building.
Protest Against ICE Detention Center in Detroit Suburb

Your weekly guide to taking action in Michigan (March 13-19)

A weekly roundup of Michigan political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide–Friday, March 13 through Thursday, March 19.
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Michiganders are losing a lot more money to online scams than we thought

A new report reveals that Michiganders are losing $1.7 billion annually to online fraud—and Meta is banking on it. 
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Progressive leaders join Detroit-area officials to demand Congress reject Iran war funding

Anti-war grassroots groups spoke out this week against President Donald Trump’s war against Iran and called on Michigan’s congressional delegation to vote against giving Trump the authority to expand and prolong the effort.
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