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Michigan's charitable tax credit allows taxpayers to essentially double their contributions to certain nonprofits

Budget bills for colleges approved by legislative panel

Michigan's 15 public universities would get an overall 2 percent boost in state funding under legislation ironed out by lawmakers.A Republican-led…

Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu (left) celebrates Mass on his 85th birthday at St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, on Oct. 7. Tutu has called for the right to assisted death, which is currently illegal in his country.

Desmond Tutu Joins Advocates To Call For Right To Assisted Death

Euthanasia is illegal in South Africa, but the Nobel Peace Prize laureate has spoken out recently in support of the option to choose. He has long lived with prostate cancer.

In her bid for the presidency, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is pushing for a breakup of big tech companies, including Facebook and Amazon.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Blasts Big Tech, Advocates Taxing Rich In 2020 Race

Warren is pushing for the breakup of big tech, citing what she calls an unfair advantage. In an interview with NPR about her core campaign messages, Warren also discussed trade and climate change.

Republican lawmakers in Michigan meet Tuesday to try to limit some of Democratic Attorney General-elect Dana Nessel's authority.

In States They Lost, Some GOP Lawmakers Rush To Limit New Democrats' Power

This week, Republican lawmakers in Michigan and Wisconsin have called special sessions to curb authority of newly elected statewide Democrats who pose a threat to Republicans' accomplishments.

Sen. Jim Ananich at Stateside's live show in Flint: "Michigan should lead the way [in water quality standards]. We should have the best standards of anywhere in the country and other people should follow us and we should start that here in Flint."

Sen. Ananich of Flint still drinks bottled water, says, “I was lied to like everyone else"

This week brought an important development in the future of Flint and its drinking water.Mayor Karen Weaver says she wants Flint to return to a long-term…

Riley Knoxx has met Beyoncé three times, including one sit-down talk. "It's the greatest thing to have her blessing and to know she loves what you do," Knoxx says.

Becoming Beyoncé On Stage Helped One Trans Woman Come Into Her Own

For Riley Knoxx, emulating the pop star transformed her career and personal life — building confidence in herself as an artist and as a transgender woman.

In the immediate aftermath of the mass shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., a year ago, 71 percent of Americans said laws covering the sale of firearms should be stricter. Now, it's 51 percent.

Poll: A Year After Parkland, Urgency For New Gun Restrictions Declines

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds the percentage of Americans who think laws covering the sale of firearms should be stricter has dropped 20 points from immediately after the Parkland shooting.

GOP leaders set spending targets without Snyder amid pension impasse

Lawmakers are ramping up work on the state budget after cutting Gov. Rick Snyder out of talks.Republican leaders over the weekend set "target" spending…

Invasive plants can have long "invasion shadows"

Invasive plants are really good at being bad. They’re hard to get rid of, and a new study finds that even if you rip them out, they can have lingering…

Shout it out loud! Simmons tells AP movie about KISS '75 visit to Cadillac is a go

KISS bass player and noted "God of Thunder" Gene Simmons says a film about his band's visit to Cadillac, MI in 1975 is now fully funded and in…

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