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Farm bill text released in US House, setting up fight with Senate
The US House Agriculture Committee Friday released the draft bill text of the long-awaited $1.5 trillion farm bill, which is likely to face opposition in the Senate from Democrats due to disagreements over federal anti-hunger programs and climate change requirements.
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Few mothers have served in the Michigan Legislature while raising children
At least 27 men currently serving in the Michigan Legislature are fathers of school-aged children. But there’s a big “mom gap.”
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A new house is being built for Mr. Rogers in his not-yet-neighborhood
The White Lake Township home owned by GOP former US Rep. Mike Rogers, who’s running for US Senate, has been demolished, with a new home under construction in its place.
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This Michigan lawmaker built his career on compromise. But he isn’t budging on this issue.
When it comes to reproductive rights, Curtis Hertel Jr. said there’s a “big difference” between him and his Republican opponent.
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Elissa Slotkin breaks it down: How Michiganders would feel a Trump victory
Michigan Congresswoman talks through how the former president’s plans would impact Michiganders—and democracy.
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Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a national security expert, gets real about the threat from Russia
The Holly native was a CIA analyst, did three tours in Iraq, and worked for the Department of Defense under two presidents. She says the ocean can’t keep Americans safe from Putin.
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80% of House Republicans support plan to cut Social Security, ban abortion, and restrict IVF
The Republican Study Committee’s proposed budget calls for cutting Social Security and Medicare and banning abortion after 15 weeks nationwide. It would also pose a threat to IVF and slash funding for rental assistance and programs that help build housing, and more.
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Three years later: What is Biden’s American Rescue Plan doing for Michigan?
Three years after being signed by President Joe Biden, the American Rescue Plan Act is still paying dividends for Michiganders—and their bank accounts.
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AUDIO: Mike Rogers goes full-blown white nationalist on conservative radio show
Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers claims that ‘foreigners’ and ‘people that don’t speak English’ are a ‘recipe for criminal activity.’
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Rep. Debbie Dingell: Crumbley verdict ‘sent a chill down parents’ spines—and it should’
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, a Democrat who represents Michigan’s 6th District, reacts to the Jennifer Crumbley verdict as Michigan’s new safe storage laws go into effect.
