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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is set to deliver her eighth - and final - State of the State address Wednesday, February 25.
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Michigan could start allowing digital IDs under bills that received a state Senate committee hearing Tuesday. The IDs would be saved to someone’s phone and could be used for things like buying alcohol or getting into a bar. -
A report from the Michigan League for Public Policy found immigrants are key to supporting the state’s economic growth. According to policy experts, immigrants fill labor gaps in key sectors like auto manufacturing and construction. -
After 17 years, a project to remove the dams in downtown Grand Rapids is finally set to begin construction this summer. -
Grand Rapids reckons with another lethal police shooting. Also, perspectives on the relationship between race and space in southwest Detroit. -
An Isabella County family home was auctioned to settle a small tax debt. The family is asking to be compensated for the fair market value of the home, not just the significantly lower amount it sold for at auction. -
The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of a former professor at Calvin University who was terminated after officiating a wedding of two LGBTQ+ people. -
President Trump hit familiar notes on immigration and culture in his speech Tuesday night, but he largely underplayed the economic problems that voters say they are most concerned about. -
Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture puts Michigan’s farm real estate value at about $6,800 per acre in 2025, a 7.8% increase from 2024. It was the highest increase in the country. -
Bills introduced in the state House, with bipartisan support, would preempt local decision-making on some zoning issues, including multi-unit housing like duplexes, lot sizes, and dwelling sizes. -
First, we heard about what our relationship to ultra-processed foods shares with addiction. Plus, how childhood diets in America have changed throughout history.
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Skiers faced disappointment last weekend when high winds kept jumpers from competing at the Pine Mountain Continental Cup -
President Trump delivers his first official State of the Union address of his second term. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger will then give the Democratic Party response to the president's speech. Watch live.
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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With the first SMR in North America being built at the Darlington nuclear site, the province is testing new ground to meet future power demand. -
The newly elected governor of Virginia focused the Democratic response around affordability, a central issue to her party's campaign to win back the House this fall. -
The prime-time address is a chance for the president to tout his record ahead of this year's midterm elections. But it comes at a moment when Trump has seen his agenda complicated on multiple fronts. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants the legacy of her final year in office to include affordable housing relief.
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