State Leaders
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Nessel seeks 85% reduction in ‘bloated, unjustified’ DTE gas rate request
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday announced that she’d filed testimony on DTE Energy’s request to increase its natural gas rates, with Nessel seeking to slash the $237.5 million request by 85%.
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Michigan parents to Whitmer: Don’t sign us up for Trump’s vouchers
Over 60% of Michigan voters already rejected a Betsy DeVos voucher scheme. Now, Trump’s trying to bring it back—and Michiganders are telling Whitmer to make sure he keeps his hands off the Mitten’s schools.
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8 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Michigan cannabis news never slow down. And this past week brought a little bit of everything.
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State Sen. Darrin Camilleri joins push to block ICE detention center in Romulus
As federal immigration officials move forward with plans to convert a massive warehouse near Detroit Metro Airport into a 500-bed detention center, state Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) says Downriver communities are already feeling the impact.
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Exclusive: El-Sayed and McMorrow open up about Michigan’s high-stakes US Senate race
The race for an open US Senate seat in Michigan is already drawing national attention. And two Democrats who are hoping to win it are now laying out their case to voters.
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Two Michigan strains that reminded me what good weed is supposed to be
Two strains from Local Grove prove that high-quality Michigan weed is still out there—if you know where to look.
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9 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
A probation cannabis case headed to the state Supreme Court, a confusing new tax nobody seems to understand, and Chicagoans still lining up for cheap Michigan weed.
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Why Michigan weed with the same THC percentages can feel completely different
Most Michiganders shopping at a dispensary tend to focus almost exclusively on THC and CBD percentages. But those labels on the jar only tell part of the story.
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‘Heartbreaking’: Whitmer, Michigan electeds denounce attack on Jewish community in West Bloomfield
As federal, state and local law enforcement agencies continue to investigate the motives and the identity of a suspect who rammed a vehicle into West Bloomfield’s Temple Israel and opened fire before being killed by a security officer, Michigan’s elected officials offered prayers, denounced violence and called for an end to intimidation against the state’s…
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Dearborn’s mayor says his city is testing solutions to Michigan’s biggest problems
Dearborn is growing faster than most cities in Michigan. That’s forcing Mayor Abdullah Hammoud to rethink housing, public safety, and how the city funds major projects.
