State News
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Saginaw County manufacturing project moves ahead with federal funds
A major investment in Michigan’s manufacturing future is moving forward.
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8 new Michigan laws taking effect in 2025
Democratic state lawmakers passed some big changes into law last year that were largely designed to make life better for Michigan workers, families, and communities.
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Climate takes its toll on the ‘cherry capital of the world’
Traverse City has long been considered a cherry haven where long rows of trees teem with red fruit. But as the planet warms, things are beginning to change.
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Detroit sees a drop in homicides and violent crime, according to preliminary 2024 data
Homicides in Detroit have dropped to levels not seen since before the mid-1960s, according to preliminary year-end statistics released Friday by the city.
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7 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
There’s never a shortage of news from Michigan’s cannabis industry as the state inches closer to becoming the nation’s weed capital.
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Remains found near Michigan music fest site confirmed to be fan missing since 2018
The disappearance of a Detroit-area man from a 2018 music festival has been solved with the discovery of human remains in northern Michigan, authorities said Thursday.
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Inside Voyage Bloom: The Flint-based cannabis brand growing some of Michigan’s best weed
Michigan stoners are spoiled for choice these days, but not all weed is created equal.
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What’s the deal with cage-free egg laws in Michigan?
Grocery stores across the state are shifting their egg supplies to accommodate newly enacted legislation that requires most eggs to come from cage-free housing systems.
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Skibidi, cringe, and 8 other words every Michigander needs to stop using in 2025
Every year since 1976, Lake Superior State University has published a list of so-called “banished words” that have worn out their welcome and should no longer be used.
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Health officials battle highly pathogenic avian influenza in two Michigan counties
State officials plan to quarantine and kill flocks of diseased chickens that were recently discovered at two Ottawa County poultry facilities and at a home in Jackson County.
