State Politics
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Gilchrist calls Gaza crisis a genocide at Arab convention
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is staking out new territory for establishment Michigan Democrats in his campaign for governor, offering his support for Palestinians facing hunger and strife in the Israel-Hamas war and plainly calling the situation in Gaza a genocide.
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These two southeast Michigan moms want to fight for their communities—so they’re running for office
Meet the Michigan moms who have had it with Republicans slashing programs that would give their kids’ generation a better life. Now, they’re running for office.
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6 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
The joints keep burning and the news keeps coming. Here’s what went down over the last week in Michigan’s cannabis world:
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Michigan lawmakers bank on new marijuana tax to help fix state roads
Lansing’s latest plan to fix the roads with a new wholesale marijuana tax has industry leaders fuming—and Michigan stoners bracing for higher prices at the dispensary.
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Michigan budget crisis averted: Legislature, Whitmer announce deal days before shutdown
The respective leaders of the Michigan Legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday evening announced that they have reached a budget deal just days before the end of the current fiscal year, by proxy avoiding a government shutdown and raising sorely needed money for roads.
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Trump’s tariffs cost Michigan another 300 manufacturing jobs—and a $50M factory deal
Michigan workers were promised more jobs under President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Instead, they’ve been losing them.
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Trump DOJ argues Michigan effort to shut down underwater pipeline interferes with US foreign policy
The Trump administration is stepping into the legal fight over whether Enbridge can continue to operate an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel.
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Vance proposes sending National Guard troops to Detroit
Vice President JD Vance visited a rural Michigan stamping plant on Wednesday to tout the Trump administration’s efforts to restore manufacturing jobs in the nation.
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Tlaib, Sanders introduce CEO pay bill to tax excessive CEO salaries
US Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Monday introduced a bill with fellow progressive US Sen. Bernie Sanders to try and rein in what they view as corporate greed by taxing excessive salaries for America’s top executives.
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7 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Gas-station ganja, a duffel bag stuffed with cannabis, and a new tax hike that’s got stoners groaning.
