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.
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2025
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Aug
2025
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WATCH: Taylor Swift vs. Michigan Republicans: Who’s better at deadlines?
Taylor Swift meets her deadlines. Michigan Republicans do not.
Aug
2025
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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.
Aug
2025
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WATCH: Big corporations are trying to buy a new Michigan governor
Michigan’s next governor isn’t for sale… right? Then why are Amazon, Walmart, and Big Tobacco quietly pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into this race?
Aug
2025
18
WATCH: Why more Michiganders are getting tickets for just trying to sleep?
From Lansing to Traverse City, people are getting ticketed, pushed out, and told to disappear just for being homeless—even if they have nowhere to go.
Aug
2025
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WATCH: Michigan senator slams Republican lawmakers over school budget chaos
State Sen. Jeff Irwin is calling Republican-led budget delays “an embarrassment for Michigan”—warning that public schools are being forced to plan the year without knowing if they can actually fund basic priorities like literacy programs and smaller class sizes.
Aug
2025
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WATCH: How $500 a month changed this Michigan mom’s life
Quianna Jenkins says Michigan's RX Kids program gave her financial and emotional freedom—and proved what’s possible when we trust parents to know what’s best for their kids.
Aug
2025
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WATCH: Follow the money: How big utilities buy Michigan politics
Kyle Kaminski breaks down how Michigan’s biggest utilities—like DTE and Consumers Energy—have been buying off state lawmakers at the state Capitol.
Aug
2025
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WATCH: Meet the Trump billionaire trying to buy Michigan’s Senate seat
He thinks only Christians should lead. And now he’s bankrolling a US Senate candidate in Michigan. Political correspondent breaks down who’s really pulling the strings:
Aug
2025
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WATCH: Trump’s not-so-secret new tax on Michigan families
President Trump’s tariffs are driving up costs for companies across Michigan, killing jobs, and squeezing the state’s economy. Some Republicans are cheering it on. 👀
