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Hall jumped on the Trumpian bandwagon of delaying the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, the bridge that Canada paid for. This also is a negotiating tactic. It's from the "never miss an opportunity to screw your neighbor" school of negotiating.

Michigan Democrats have introduced a Pride resolution annually, in both the House and Senate, in recent years. It often fails to pass when Republicans are in charge.

A bill aiming to ease the governance structure of publicly-funded Michigan universities failed Wednesday. How Interlochen Center of Arts is grappling with its complicated past with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A new Grand Rapids art exhibition highlighting Pride Month with the work of LGBTQ+ artists.

A parent says he was banned from Grosse Pointe school property over speech that should be protected by the First Amendment.

A judge says a Detroit-area city known for welcoming immigrants did not violate the Constitution by banning LGBTQ+ flags from publicly owned flagpoles.

The Stonewall Riots in New York City in 1969 brought attention to the harassment and violence that LGBTQ+ people faced in America. But it wasn't just America that was paying attention. We talked to an assistant professor at Michigan State University about how Pride celebrations have evolved in Mexico — which had its first Pride celebration in 1979.

Today, a primer on rights for anyone stopped by Immigration enforcement agents. Plus, a overview of the history of pride celebrations in Mexico, plus a conversation with a Kalamazoo author who captured the legacy of Nina Simone.

The heat waves and other challenges that test the way neighbors show up for each other. Also, the city of Muskegon rethinks its waterfront for Great Lakes Cruisers. Plus, a DIY comic book series telling stories of queer black icons. And we take a trip to the Motown Museum.

A federal lawsuit alleges Hamtramck's ordinance that bans LGBTQ, religious, political and ethnic flags on city property violates the United States Constitution.

One year since Dobbs, how culture and race impact mental health among youth in minority communities, the opening of the Arab American National Museum's new rooftop exhibit, and more.