State Leaders
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Big Ten Michigan schools make moves to create a ‘Mutual Defense Compact’ against Trump policies
The hope is that creating an alliance between the 18 universities in the Big Ten Conference to defend “academic freedom, institutional integrity, and the research enterprise,” as the resolution reads, will make schools stronger together.
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Michigan Senate passes ‘Momnibus’ legislative package on final day of Black Maternal Health Week
A 10-bill package to reduce racial inequities in maternal mortality in Michigan passed through the Michigan Senate Thursday, with supporters hoping that the second time will be the charm to getting the so-called “momnibus” signed into law.
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‘It’s not patriotism. It’s cruelty’: Michigan workers fired by Trump and Musk speak out
A veteran, a scientist, and a housing specialist are warning Michigan lawmakers about the consequences of mass terminations by the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
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Former Michigan health officer Abdul El-Sayed enters Democratic US Senate race
A former Michigan public health official and Democratic candidate for governor entered the race for the state’s open US Senate seat on Thursday.
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Can Michigan students afford the GOP’s education agenda?
Republican state lawmakers are pushing dozens of new bills that aim to make changes at Michigan’s public schools—but many of them are unlikely to make their way into law.
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Former Republican attorney general Mike Cox joins race to replace Whitmer as governor
Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox on Tuesday entered the 2026 governor’s race, adding to a growing field of Republicans vying to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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After loss to Slotkin, Michigan Republican Mike Rogers launches another Senate bid
Former US Rep. Mike Rogers is launching another Republican bid for the US Senate in Michigan, following a narrow loss to Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin last year in a hotly contested open race.
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5 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
The grass is always greener in the Mitten, especially when it comes to cannabis news.
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Federal cuts threaten to shut off air conditioning for thousands of Michigan families
The Trump administration has laid off the entire staff of a federal program that helps cover cooling and heating costs for millions of low-income households across the country, creating new uncertainty over the fate of the program and the benefits it provides in Michigan.
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Whitmer pitches vision to bring about a ‘golden age of American manufacturing’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer laid out a plan to rejuvenate American manufacturing, centering her strategy on shipbuilding, aviation and semiconductor chips.
