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The governor is declaring an energy emergency in the wake of high fuel prices around the state.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a directive Thursday calling on state departments and agencies to compile information on the impact of tariffs on Michigan businesses and consumers before some of the orders were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional.

At a robotics factory in Auburn Hills, the vice president credited President Donald Trump with bringing blue collar jobs back to Michigan — although Democrats said Vance was cherry-picking data.

It will help if readers are familiar with slapstick movies from the early 1900s — Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Three Stooges, and the like. Specifically the classic bit with a guy carrying a long board on his shoulder and — as he navigates safely through a construction site — unknowingly and repeatedly clobbering people with the back end of the board.

President Trump says he is raising global tariffs to 15%. And ahead of the president's address tomorrow, most Americans say the state of the union is not strong, according to an NPR poll.

In a 6-3 ruling, the nation’s highest court ruled the U.S. Constitution “very clearly” gives Congress the power to impose taxes, including tariffs, and that the president exceeded his authority.

Detroit released its newest tax revenue estimates and economic outlook on February 13 at the semi-annual Revenue Estimating Conference.

How tariffs could be affecting grocery costs, Detroit poet Melba Boyd on writers and historic thinkers who influenced her work, and remembering ACCESS founder Ismael Ahmed.

A look at the automotive industry in light of Michigan's tariff-sensitive economy. Also, more on the ICE detention and release of Hmong refugee Lue Yang.

President Donald Trump says his tariffs are bringing back Michigan's economy. His opponents say they're destabilizing it.