State Economy
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Activists, officials call for closure of Ottawa County coal plant as utility looks to recover costs
“We are standing here today to stand up to the Trump Administration to tell them, ‘Get this coal plant shut down.’” That was the message that lawmakers, health professionals and other officials said at a press conference near the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Ottawa County.
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Michigan mamas make the case for statewide expansion of cash-based assistance for babies
Parents and advocates for maternal and child health filed into the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday as members of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services prepared to take testimony on a proposal to bring a cash-based program supporting pregnant parents and babies into state law.
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Whitmer told Trump in private that Michigan auto jobs depend on a tariff change of course
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met privately in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump to make a case he did not want to hear: The automotive industry he said he wants to save was being hurt by his tariffs.
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6 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
From price crashes to border-town booms, this week’s weed news is all about who’s cashing in, who’s capping out, and how cannabis dollars are fueling local communities.
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5 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
The market is melting down. The cops are cracking down. And dispensaries in the Great Lakes State are still on track to beat out California to top the global cannabis sales charts.
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How a Michigan program that gives new mothers cash could be a model for rest of US
Launched in 2024, the program comes at a time when many voters worry over high child care costs and President Donald Trump’s administration floats policy to reverse the declining birth rate.
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Here’s how many Michiganders in Flint and the Tri-Cities will lose SNAP benefits in 2025—and the elected politician who tried to stop it
Trump’s tax bill will take around 46,000 people off SNAP in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet voted against it.
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Here’s how many people in Southwest Michigan will lose SNAP benefits in 2025—and the elected politician who made it happen
About 25,000 people in the Holland-Kalamazoo region are waiting to hear if Rep. Bill Huizenga will run for reelection in 2026, after he voted to take food benefits away from their families.
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Here’s how many Michiganders in Macomb and Oakland counties will lose SNAP benefits in 2025—and the elected politician who made it happen
The representative who voted to take away food benefits from around 36,000 people in his district plans to run for governor.
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‘Big beautiful bill’ will end Medicaid for people in Macomb and Oakland counties this year. Here’s how many will lose it—and who’s responsible
The representative who voted to take away health care from nearly 20,000 Michiganders in his district also plans to run for governor.
