State Economy
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Michigan voters share why they’re supporting Kamala Harris at Flint rally
Thousands of Michiganders packed inside a large hockey arena in Flint this month to see Vice President Kamala Harris make her fourth campaign stop in Michigan since she became the Democratic nominee for president of the United States.
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Harris vows to defend Michigan auto manufacturing jobs at massive Flint rally
Thousands of Michiganders packed inside Dort Financial Center in Flint to rally in support of Vice President Kamala Harris during her fourth campaign stop in Michigan.
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Vance draws ire for not backing federal funds for Lansing GM EV plant
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says comments made in Michigan Wednesday by vice presidential candidate U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) are a “middle finger to Michigan auto workers.”
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Survey finds majority of Michigan Democrats and Republicans reject Trump tariff proposal
According to a recent survey, voters in six swing states have spoken out against Trump’s proposals of raising tariffs.
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Federal funds to restart Michigan nuclear plant, mark ‘powerful clean energy comeback story’
Federal investments from the Biden-Harris administration will help restart a shuttered power plant, generate cleaner energy in southwest Michigan, and save thousands of jobs.
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Mike Rogers says Medicare negotiating drug price reductions is ‘sugar high politics’
Former US Rep. Mike Rogers (R-White Lake)said he was “passionately against” allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, which he referred to as “sugar high politics.”
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Michigan marks lowest unemployment rate in past 20 years
Michigan’s labor market is continuing to show improvement, according to a new report from the Michigan Center for Data and Analysis,
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Michigan Medicine SEIU workers authorize one-day strike
Nearly 2,700 health care workers at Michigan Medicine voted over the last two weeks to authorize the issuance of notice for a one-day strike.
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New Flint battery manufacturer to spur more clean energy jobs in Mid-Michigan
Federal investments from the Biden-Harris administration are enticing big-name manufacturers to bring more jobs into Michigan—and local officials expect the momentum to continue in Genesee County.
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7 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
There’s never a shortage of cannabis news in Michigan as the state inches closer to becoming the nation’s weed capital.
