In the wake of a report from POLITICO detailing a chat among leaders of Young Republicans’ chapters across the country, which included hundreds of uses of racial slurs and support for the use of gas chambers, slavery and rape, Michigan Democrats have called on the state’s Republican Party leadership to denounce the chat.
US Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) called a new policy enacted by President Donald Trump “unprecedented” and “straight out of an authoritarian playbook, where the President gets to play judge, jury and executioner."
It’s getting chilly out there, but Michigan’s cannabis headlines are still on fire.
Is it legal to smoke weed in public in Michigan? Not exactly. Here’s a quick commuter guide to what’s actually allowed under state law.
About 200,000 Michiganders rely on WIC for food, formula, and health care support. Now, the Trump administration is leaving families guessing how long those benefits will last.
A cannabis industry trade association is challenging the state’s newly approved tax on the sale or transfer of wholesale marijuana, filing the complaint shortly after the policy was signed into law.
A 9-year-old labradoodle is helping to conserve the threatened wood turtle in Michigan.
Yet another Michigan Democratic candidate seeking statewide office has called the situation in Gaza and the Israeli military offensive against the Palestinian people there a genocide—this time from US Senate hopeful Mallory McMorrow.
Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud told resident Edward "Ted" Barham he was unwelcome in Dearborn after Barham denounced new street signs honoring Arab American News publisher Osama Siblani. Barham accused Siblani of backing Hezbollah and Hamas, and the council exchange escalated despite the signs being installed by Wayne County, not the city.
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A federal grant meant to protect 4,000 acres of Michigan forests and farmland was yanked away by the Trump administration. Now, farmers, families, and Michigan’s food supply are in limbo.
