National News
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Nessel opposes GOP effort to halt Clean Water Act rules
Michigan has joined an effort to support a rule allowing states to reject federal projects that could violate water quality standards.
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America’s ultra rich have $8.5 trillion in untaxed income thanks to this loophole
Most American families must work and earn paychecks to support themselves, but many of the wealthiest Americans are able to live off unrealized gains thanks to a tax loophole that Republicans refuse to fix.
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Millions of workers could get more benefits under new Biden policy
The new Labor Department rule could help millions more workers get access to benefits like overtime pay, unemployment insurance, Social Security benefits, employer-offered health insurance, the minimum wage, and paid sick days.
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Trump attorney: Presidents can have rivals assassinated and still claim immunity
Donald Trump’s lawyer argued Tuesday that a US president could have a political rival assassinated by SEAL Team Six and still avoid criminal prosecution due to presidential immunity.
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Michigan schools to get new pollution-free buses thanks to federal funds
More than $17 million in federal grant funding will enable school districts in Michigan to purchase dozens of new electric or low-emission school buses.
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Trump got millions from foreign governments while in White House, report finds
The foreign governments spent “lavishly” on apartments and hotel stays at properties owned by Trump’s family businesses, “personally enriching President Trump while he made foreign policy decisions connected to their policy agendas with far-reaching ramifications for the United States,” according to the report.
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Three years after Jan. 6, Trump’s authoritarianism is on full display
Saturday marks three years since the Capitol insurrection, and Donald Trump has only gotten more extreme as he closes in on the 2024 Republican nomination.
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Insulin prices plunge for Michiganders due to Biden’s American Rescue Plan
Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s price cuts are expected to benefit many Michiganders who need insulin to survive. The companies first announced the moves last year, as a response to an American Rescue Plan provision that threatened to penalize them if they kept prices high.
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Michiganders can apply for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act until Jan. 16
Cost-saving measures included in the Inflation Reduction Act can provide health insurance coverage to 80% of Michiganders for less than $10 a month.
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Biden pardons thousands of Americans convicted of marijuana possession
The president’s actions will not release any federal prisoners, but will lift barriers to housing, employment, and educational opportunities for those convicted of the offenses.
