State News
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Slotkin and Rogers clash on abortion, national security and pocketbook issues in 1st debate
US Rep. Elissa Slotkin and former US Rep. Mike Rogers took the debate stage to make their case for succeeding US Sen. Debbie Stabenow as Michigan’s next senator.
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Whitmer casts absentee ballot, talks election security amid double voting case in Macomb County
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cast her absentee ballot Tuesday in Lansing and talked to the media about early voting and the election security.
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Michigan schools among top 25 in national university rankings
Among other high-ranking Michigan schools, the University of Michigan secured the 21st spot in US News 2025 Best National Universities ranking.
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Supplemental student mental health and safety budget headed for votes in Michigan Legislature
A supplemental state school budget that would restore about half of the money that was previously cut from grants for student mental health and school safety is headed for a vote in the Michigan legislature.
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Biden sets 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
A decade after the Flint water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes.
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Michigan free family planning program reaches 20K in 1st year
After launching its “Plan First!” program just over a year ago, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the program has provided family planning services to nearly 20,000 residents.
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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 says clean water should be a right during Flint speech
Vice President Kamala Harris said clean water should be a right during a Friday evening rally in Flint — a city that garnered national attention last decade for its water crisis that exposed thousands to toxic levels of lead.
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4 voters charged with intentionally voting twice in Michigan primary election
Four people intentionally voted twice in Michigan’s summer primary election, the state attorney general said Friday as she announced felony charges against the suburban Detroit residents as well as part-time employees accused of enabling it to happen.
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Russian court sentences a 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine
A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old American in a closed trial to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.
