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Michigan House Republican budget makes massive cuts to several state departments
The budget bill moved by the Republican-led Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday would make massive cuts to state departments that oversee health and human services, labor and economic growth, environmental regulation and statewide law enforcement.
WATCH: Taxed, but not represented—270,000 Michiganders are done waiting to be heard
Michiganders are suing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over a vacant state Senate seat.
WATCH: Why can’t Michigan pass a school phone ban?
Michigan lawmakers agree that cell phones are a real problem in schools. They even have support from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But many Michigan students are still heading back to class this year—phone in hand.
Tlaib’s town hall highlights the real-world impact of tariffs on Michigan manufacturers
As uncertainties around tariffs and trade continue to rise, two business leaders spoke out at a town hall, with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) facilitating the discussion on the broader impact on manufacturers, consumers, and communities.
Communication breakdown: No end to budget impasse in sight as leaders spend day throwing jabs
As the clock ticks downward to the end of August, the stalemate between the Democratic-led Michigan Senate and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives over the state budget continued on Wednesday with no clearer timeline for when the two chambers might come to terms.
Michigan lawmakers call for release of Hmong immigrants detained by ICE
For Democratic State Rep. Mai Xiong, the struggle against ICE human rights abuses and the deportations affecting the nation’s immigrant communities are hitting closer to home.
Macomb County households will start losing money this year under Trump’s new spending law. Here’s how much—and who let it happen
Across Macomb County, families are bracing for the impact of a single vote in Washington—one that erased more than $500 million in public funding from their communities.
Federal cuts will hit the Flint region hardest. Here’s how much money people there stand to lose—and who tried to stop it
More than half a billion dollars in public funding for health care and food programs is vanishing, taking millions from Michigan’s 8th District. The law that did it passed by a single vote.
‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ will cost Michiganders money in 2025—here’s how much, and who’s responsible
From higher utility bills to job cuts across multiple industries, Michiganders can expect their wallets to feel a little thinner this year—and in years to come—thanks to the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act… and these Republicans who supported it.
‘Big beautiful bill:’ Here’s how many people will see higher monthly bills in Lansing, South Lyon, and Howell this year—and the politician who let it happen
Analysts say Michigan ratepayers are likely to see some of the highest increases in the Midwest due to Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
Here’s how many people will see higher monthly bills in Kalamazoo, Holland, and Battle Creek this year—and the politician who let it happen
Medicaid cuts and rising utility prices could cost Southwest Michigan residents more than $565 million this year.
7 Michigan Republicans vote to help Trump gut health care for 200,000 Michiganders
Michiganders are bracing for consequences after President Donald Trump signed Republican-led legislation to cut federal funding for Medicaid.
Trump’s budget law will hurt thousands in Michigan—and these Republicans voted for it
From slashing health care and food assistance to cutting clean energy jobs, Trump’s budget will devastate Michigan—and seven GOP lawmakers helped make it law.
Lawmakers respond as Sandisk pulls out of Mundy Township semiconductor project
A California-based company set to utilize a Genesee County megasite for a massive semiconductor project has reportedly dropped the effort citing “massive uncertainty” at the federal level.
7 ways Trump’s new budget law will hurt—and literally kill—Michiganders
From slashing health care and food assistance to gutting Michigan’s clean energy future, President Donald Trump’s budget bill poses real risks for Michiganders. Some won’t survive.
7 Michigan Republicans could help Trump gut health care for 500,000 Michiganders
With US House Republicans poised to advance President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful” budget bill into law this week, Michiganders are again urging their representatives in Congress to reject the plan—or else risk 500,000 people losing health care coverage statewide.
Benson says school funding needs to be decoupled from property wealth
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who is running for governor as a Democrat, is previewing her plan to bring Michigan’s education system from being one of the bottom 10 in the country to one of the top 10.
Report: Trump-backed Medicaid cuts to strip health care from 500,000 Michiganders
A pair of Michigan Senate committees this week released a new, eight-page report that paints an alarming picture of what President Donald Trump’s proposed Medicaid cuts would mean for Michiganders—including the closure of hospitals and clinics, thousands of workers being laid off from their jobs, and 500,000 Michiganders losing their health care coverage.
Former Michigan House speaker joins increasingly crowded GOP primary for Michigan governor
A former GOP state lawmaker who served as speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives is joining a crowded bench seeking the Republican nomination for the 2026 gubernatorial race in the battleground state.
Michigan hospitals at risk of closing if Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ passes
State officials from around the Great Lakes explain how Medicaid cuts will impact ‘Ganders—and the state’s economy.
Michiganders say Trump’s cuts to food assistance could leave their families hungry
Michiganders are speaking out against Republican-led cuts to federal food assistance programs, warning the changes would leave thousands of families without enough to eat.
Advocates call on Michigan lawmakers to condemn ICE detention of Detroit student
Maykol Bogoya-Duarte, an 18-year-old undocumented immigrant, had planned to return to Colombia after he graduated high school. But his plans and his education were upended last month when he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Dozens protest outside Detroit ICE field office against Los Angeles immigration raids
Dozens of people carrying immigrant support signs gathered outside the ICE field office in Detroit on Sunday afternoon to protest against ICE raids in Los Angeles, which sparked violent demonstrations.
Slotkin blasts Trump’s plan to strip Americans of their healthcare at packed town hall in Lansing
US Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet are warning about a Republican-backed budget that would gut Medicaid, raise health care costs, and strip coverage from thousands of Michiganders.
‘A catastrophe for my family’: Michigan moms, doctors beg Republicans not to gut Medicaid
Parents, doctors, and health officials are warning that proposed federal Medicaid cuts would threaten children’s lives and dismantle essential services across the state.
Report: Food assistance cuts would cost Michigan about $900 million
The more than $290 billion cuts to federal food assistance programming being passed through Congress in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cost Michigan about $900 million, the Michigan State Budget Office found this week.
Feds pause operations at 3 Michigan Job Corps centers as part of nationwide move
The federal government began pausing operations late last week at dozens of Job Corps centers across the country, including three in Michigan. The “phased pause” by the U.S. Department of Labor started May 29 after an internal review of the program, according to a news release.
Michiganders urge Republicans to think twice before killing thousands of jobs
All seven Republicans in Michigan’s congressional delegation backed a bill that would gut energy investments and put thousands of new manufacturing jobs at risk.
Michigan Republicans pass bill to carve out tax breaks for the wealthy atop health care cuts
Roughly 750,000 Michiganders are set to lose access to their healthcare coverage under Republican-led legislation approved Thursday morning in the US House.