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Gemini saidMichigan exonerees launch a mobile app to provide a digital roadmap for the wrongfully convicted, who often face immediate release with no support. By offering peer networks and essential resource guides, the platform aims to bridge the gap for individuals navigating a world that has changed drastically during their years of imprisonment.
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As a growing crop of young candidates challenge longtime Democratic incumbents, some are not just breaking through in the money race, but outraising their opponents altogether.
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A group of political, faith, and community leaders gathered in Detroit on Wednesday, calling on Congress to use its powers to stop what they called an “illegitimate” act of war.
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Campaign to amend MI Constitution, require citizenship proof to register to vote, submits signaturesSignatures are in to propose a Michigan constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. Voter fraud is a felony, and extremely rare in the current system.
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Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says the discharge of microplastics into the river violates the state's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is campaigning to continue the state’s program to provide free school meals for all Michigan K-12 students.On Wednesday, the Democratic governor spooned out fruit, beans and vegetables and delivered a few fist bumps to hungry students at Baker Middle School in Troy.
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How immigrants detained in a Michigan facility are seeking release through habeus corpus lawsuits. Plus, some Isle Royale history to mark 95 years since the island became a national park.
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A new Michigan poll reveals where voters stand on data centers, the 2026 governor’s race, and how the state compares nationally on key economic measures.
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The Michigan House approved a more than $152 million spending bill Monday to work on runways at Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard” base.The base is expecting federally-funded construction to support a new fighter mission that President Donald Trump announced last year.Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp) said he fears that mission won’t actually happen if the work isn’t done before Trump leaves office.
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U.S. Senator Gary Peters weighs in on the American war with Iran. Then, a Grand Rapids resident founded a group to support families affected by immigrant detention.
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A Detroit-area judge has erased a 1999 murder conviction after prosecutors acknowledged that a confession was coerced by a rogue police officer. George Calicut Jr. is out of a Michigan prison after more than 25 years in custody.
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Voters headed to the polls Tuesday in the first primaries of the midterm election season. The latest results from Texas and North Carolina.
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The Republican-controlled state House adopted a bill Tuesday to give the Legislature the final word on changes to the state’s formal guidance to schools on meeting education standards.
The Dish, hosted by Mercedes Mejia, brings you behind the scenes with Michigan’s most inspiring chefs and culinary talents. Learn how food connects these chefs to their cultures, and strengthens our communities, one dish at a time.
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The city of Grand Rapids is piloting a program that will give residents a food scraps drop-off option. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfills by using food waste normally dumped in landfills to create usable compost.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is letting stand the decisions of two lower courts, which dismissed a challenge to how Michigan handles the removal of dead voters from its rolls.
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The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.
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Rx Kids will provide U.P. mothers $1,500 while they're pregnant, and another $500 per month for the first six months of their baby’s life.
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