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Jul 2025 1

Betsy DeVos is back, and she’s coming for Michigan

By The 'Gander Staff | POLITICS VIDEO, POLITICS, The 'Gander Staff

Betsy DeVos is back with a bold plan to take Michigan in 2026.

Jul 2025 1

Why Michigan’s top lawyers are joining the fight to protect public media

By The 'Gander Staff | LOCAL VIDEO, COMMUNITY, The 'Gander Staff

Public media helps keep Michiganders safe and informed. Here’s why President Donald Trump’s funding cuts could do real damage.

Jul 2025 1

MI man rallies against Republican plan to cut Medicaid

By The 'Gander Staff | POLITICS VIDEO, POLITICS, The 'Gander Staff

Doug Peterson, local Michigan resident, discusses universal healthcare and urges people to come out to the streets to rally and show their dissatisfaction with the current Medicaid plans.

Jul 2025 1

Michigander says Congress has ‘moral obligation’ to protect Medicaid

By The 'Gander Staff | LOCAL VIDEO, COMMUNITY, The 'Gander Staff

For Sarah Abend, Medicaid isn’t a policy debate. It’s about a “moral obligation” to ensure everyone has access to health care—including teachers, artists, and service workers.

Jul 2025 1

Michigan union leader says Trump’s budget is ‘an attack on the middle class’

By The 'Gander Staff | LOCAL VIDEO, COMMUNITY, The 'Gander Staff

Vice president of United Auto Workers Local No. 1753 in Lansing is calling on more Michiganders to protest Republican-led plans to slash Medicaid and SNAP benefits.

Jul 2025 1

Medicaid is not a gift

By The 'Gander Staff | POLITICS VIDEO, POLITICS, The 'Gander Staff

Dawn Calnen, the executive director of the Arc of Oakland County, says Republican-led cuts to Medicaid could force people with disabilities out of their communities and back into institutions.

Jul 2025 1

MI lawmaker says nobody voted for Medicaid cuts

By The 'Gander Staff | LOCAL VIDEO, COMMUNITY, The 'Gander Staff

State Rep. Carrie Rheingans says Republicans in Congress are pushing for cuts to Medicaid that “no one voted for”—cuts that would close rural hospitals and nursing homes.

Jun 2025 27

10 questions with state Sen. Mallory McMorrow

By The 'Gander Staff | POLITICS VIDEO, POLITICS, The 'Gander Staff

State Sen. Mallory McMorrow proves she is more than just politics. She’s a tried-and-true Michigander who loves everything from Faygo to farm animals.