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The ruling says Michigan's voter-backed constitutional amendment means the state's abortion protections go even beyond Roe v. Wade.
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From fishing and heavy industry to recreational waterfronts and data centers, a dizzying array of interest groups are using – and sometimes abusing – our biggest economic asset. What lessons can we learn from the past to ensure a thriving blue economy in the future?
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“The inconsistency in which these tariffs are threatened and applied has created a very difficult environment for business owners,” said Bill Hallan, CEO of the Michigan Retailers Association.
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Thanedar says he's charging ahead with a procedural vote in the House, an effort likely to fail.
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Federal authorities say they arrested a 19-year-old man who is accused of spending months planning an attack on a U.S. Army site in suburban Detroit.
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Muskegon Lake is cleaner and more beautiful. Developers are flocking to former factory sites, converting land into pricey condos and marinas. Residents, policy makers, and businesspeople are debating how to embrace the new without letting 'eco-gentrification' push longtime residents out.
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Gulf states are keen to invest in Syria, which has important mineral and oil reserves, but had been prevented from doing so by U.S. sanctions. President Trump has now pledged to lift the restrictions.
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Nessel is part of a coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general who say the Trump administration is illegally tying federal funding to immigration enforcement.
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Michigan House Democrats are trying to censure a Republican lawmaker for a speech they say was racist.
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This year's $500,000 World Food Prize, for advances in agriculture and nutrition, goes to Mariangela Hungria, who boosted Brazil's farming revolution, turning the country into a soybean superpower.
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The connections between Pope Leo XIV and Michigan, a recent study aims to hold sex crime offenders accountable, and the College for Creative Studies is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its annual student exhibition.
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A host of beloved authors have new books hitting shelves this week, including a memoir by humorist Barry, a Mark Twain bio by Chernow and essays by Richard Russo.
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A fetus would count as a dependent for Michigan taxes under a bill getting hearing Tuesday before the state House Finance Committee.
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Leaders from both major political parties have been working to bring back manufacturing. But American manufacturers say they are struggling to fill the manufacturing jobs we already have.
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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Federal budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration could cause significant disruption in the efforts to restore and sustain fish populations in the Great Lakes.
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Michigan Republicans are targeting gender-affirming care for transgender minors in a pair of bill packages introduced in the state House and Senate last week.
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Congressional Republicans want to slash hundreds of billions of dollars in federal Medicaid spending, as part of legislation intended to reduce the federal budget.
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The federal government's proposal to cut funding for Medicaid, a podcast that aims to amplify Anishinaabe voices in land conservation and stewardship and the potential impact that the end of collective bargaining could have on the ability of some Michigan EPA workers to organize.
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