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In the early hours of October 3rd, after months of delay and posturing, the Michigan Legislature passed a bipartisan state budget—two days after the constitutional October 1 deadline and more than three months past the statutory July 1 target. Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she will sign early next week.
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A new audit of the MDHHS' Office of Recipient Rights shows a delay in responding to some complaints of alleged abuse, neglect and injuries at psychiatric hospitals.
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$50 million dollars of funding to support a copper mine project has been cut from the new Michigan state budget. The mine has been incredibly controversial. It received support from economic developers and some local lawmakers, while other lawmakers as well as some environmental groups voiced concerns.
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Michigan Public's John U. Bacon looks at the Detroit Tigers' series win over Cleveland, plus Michigan and Michigan State football, and the ubiquitous Jared Goff.
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Unless you listen to the likes of Stephen Miller (and nobody should), you know that people are essentially the same all over the world. We are all human and susceptible to the worst human inclinations: hate, fear, willful ignorance, bigotry, racism, toxic ideology, etc. And, unfortunately, a common consequence is violence.
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Michigan lawmakers included around $1.1 billion in new funding for road repairs in the state budget they passed early Friday morning.The roads money comes from a mixture of budget cutting and other streams, many of which have faced their own criticism along the way to a final deal.
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More than two days past the deadline, the Michigan Legislature very early Friday morning finally approved a bipartisan budget for the new fiscal year.
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On her 12th album, the most dominant pop star of our era makes a spectacle of herself in full flower, in love and holding the music industry in the palm of her hand.
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Drugmaker Evita Solutions announced on its website that the Food and Drug Administration signed off on its low-cost form of the pill, which is approved to end pregnancies through 10 weeks.
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Loved ones of people detained at a Michigan detention center reported to the No Detention Centers in Michigan coalition that they're worried about conditions in the facility. The North Lake Processing Center, located in Baldwin, Michigan, is currently the largest detention center in the Midwest.
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Lawyers say federal authorities are keeping a Michigan man in custody in a deportation case, despite his life-threatening leukemia. The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is seeking a bond hearing for Jose Contreras-Cervantes. It could allow him to return to his Detroit-area family and doctors while his case winds through immigration court. The Trump administration is refusing to agree to bond hearings for immigrants if they entered the U.S. illegally.
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First, what to know about all those data centers proposed in Washtenaw County and beyond. Then, our 2025 intern cohort shares their project about deer overpopulation in Michigan. And, the College For Creative Studies in Detroit launches a new fashion management program.
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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The sacred bones of a much-loved French Carmelite nun began a tour of the U.S. at a suburban Detroit parish named in her honor.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has hinted that she may not be interested in running for president in 2028.
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Deer remain a big problem for Michigan drivers. They're involved in tens of thousands of crashes annually, and in certain urban and suburban areas of the state, an abundance is affecting motorists as well as farmers, insurance companies, and residents.
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Beginning October 1, school districts are required to send information about Michigan’s Secure Storage Law to parents once a year.
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