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Democrats running for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat fought it out over the role of outside money in politics during a debate Tuesday night.
Have you ever wondered why we have midterms? Didn’t we have an election, like, two years ago? What purpose does this even serve?
Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer will answer these questions and more in a new limited-time video and newsletter series.
Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer will answer these questions and more in a new limited-time video and newsletter series.
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MDNR's Fisheries division relies on fishing license purchases for much of its budget. But the price remains stagnant while inflationary pressures increased.
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Health departments, universities and nonprofit grantees had spent months adapting to President Trump's executive orders. They say the funding cut was completely unexpected.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is asking residents to weigh in on the future of a plume of contaminated groundwater under part of Ann Arbor and Scio Township.
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An asylum-seeking mother returned to Venezuela after months in immigration detention. Just weeks after her husband and children joined her, the region where they were restarting their lives was devastated by two of the worst earthquakes in Latin American history.
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Michigan Senator Mallory McMorrow dropped out of the U.S. Senate race earlier this week. If you’ve already submitted a primary ballot giving her your vote, here’s how to spoil it.
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The Traverse City Cherry Festival turns 100 this year.
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Michigan State University is rehiring former university president Kevin Guskiewicz just a few weeks after he announced he was resigning. Then, an intergenerational conversation between two local artists on how they each work to keep creativity alive in their communities. And, a look inside a venue in Detroit bringing international World Cup fans together.
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In Detroit, Grand Rapids and Lansing, religious leaders from many faiths gathered Tuesday to speak against what they described as efforts to intimidate and disenfranchise Michigan voters.
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The Battle Creek Hot Air Balloon Festival continued despite poor weather conditions over the Fourth of July weekend.
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The Moth Mainstage returns to Wharton Center in East Lansing on Friday, November 13, 2026. Featuring a lineup of writers, performers, and other unique national and Michigan storytellers, each with a ten-minute story to tell live without notes.
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July's crop of notable releases features new work from Colson Whitehead, Sigrid Nuñez, Daniel Mason and Nathaniel Rich. Plus, new nonfiction from award-winning journalists.
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Heat waves are becoming more common and intense as a result of climate change — and roads are suffering as a result. Are the nation's roads up to meeting the challenge of a warmer, wetter future?
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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A statement from Clemson University shared Monday afternoon said President Kevin Guskiewicz was choosing to remain at Michigan State University for "personal reasons."
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Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate and Republican candidates for Michigan governor will debate this week.
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The team was in the eye of a storm over a controversial phone call from President Trump to FIFA's head about a red card on a U.S. striker. But even with the U.S. at full strength, Belgium easily won.
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"I didn't go and fight extremists to have them on our doorstep here,” said Congressman John James, who served as helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army during the War in Iraq. “Under no circumstances will we be a home in Michigan for extremism.”
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