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Detroit EMS union says fire department mishandling non-fire medical calls, raising risk for patients
The union that represents Detroit's Emergency Medical Services unit says the city's Fire Department is risking the lives of people facing a medical emergency — and violating state law and an arbitrator's order — by taking control of non-fire, medical calls for help.
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When we talk about Middle English, it suggests that we know when English began and when it ends.
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Huron, Superior, Michigan, Erie...America? In light of the presidential proclamation renaming Lake Ontario, we got a Native perspective on names, shared culture, and what we lose when old names are erased.
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Michigan and Michigan State have new football coaches this season. Michigan Public's John U. Bacon discusses what to expect and looks at a change at Michigan Stadium.
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The 90-megawatt solar facility will span three townships in southern Ingham County.
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A Washtenaw County judge on Tuesday dismissed a case arguing the Ann Arbor City Clerk wrongly approved a ballot initiative that would set the city on a course to create a municipal electrical utility.
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Now to understand why Trump sees the whole world this way, that answer is also quite simple: Roy Cohn. Cohn was Trump's mentor/lawyer/fixer in his formative years of pulling himself up by the bootstraps of daddy's fortune.
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Earlier this week, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers disagreed about whether to accept late proof that the campaign collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot.
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The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has published a free safety toolkit to help mosques and Islamic schools prepare for anti-Muslim threats.
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A slew of American companies are getting billions of dollars back in tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling. Many consumers, though, may never get anything back.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it expects recipients of federal Title X funding to end inclusion programs and support for gender affirming care.
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“This USPS rule is another outrageous attempt to sow chaos, suppress turnout just weeks before the election, and disenfranchise many Michiganders who vote by mail,” said Michigan AG Dana Nessel.
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How Michigan became a battleground for the development of large scale data centers. And MSU researchers team up with Native nations to find out what trees can tell us about tribal land management techniques throughout Michigan history.
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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There are lots of cards we can still play now, but we’ve lost some good ones too.
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President Donald Trump says he's renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada.
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Need something to do this weekend? Looking for new things to explore? Michigan Public is here to help! Check out some of these fun, interesting, and timely events across Michigan from August 28-30.
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Michigan taxpayers will spend up to $50 million on the Copperwood copper mine in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Strategic Fund approved the funding on Tuesday. Highland Copper Inc. from Toronto pitched the $425 million project in 2023, promising 380 jobs over 11 years. The state grant covers nearly 10% of the project cost. The funding comes from the now-defunded SOAR Fund, so lawmakers won't need to approve it.
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La cooperación con las autoridades federales de inmigración no es nueva. Pero se ha intensificado enormemente desde 2025.
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In-home pet euthanasia, a service which faced increased demand during COVID-19 induced quarantines, is offered in Washtenaw County for pet owners to go through the process in their own home, easing the anxiety of pets and owners alike.
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The Michigan House took up a ballot measure Tuesday to curb political donations from some of Michigan’s public utilities and government contractors. Lawmakers passed the initiative by a large margin.
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“The Flint Water Crisis was a man-made tragedy of epic proportion,” State Attorney General Dana Nessel wrote in a forward to the report. “My heart breaks for this loss and suffering,” as well as the fact that “to a large extent, justice has evaded the people of Flint.”
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On Tuesday, the Canadian government struck back at the Trump administration with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment.
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A recent series of unrelated shootings left five people dead in Flint in one week.
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Days after a different Afghan native shot and killed a national guardsman in D.C., an asylum seeker living in metro Detroit was called in for a check in with ICE. He was put into immigration detention at the North Lake Processing Center soon after and he said his life hasn’t been the same since.
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The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice brings community members and incarcerated residents face-to-face at Flint’s Genesee County Jail for monthly circle discussions designed to break down societal stigmas.
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A ballot question to tighten Michigan’s voter ID and registration laws barely missed its chance to get before voters Monday.The Michigan Board of State Canvassers refused to certify the proposed constitutional amendment to the November ballot. That’s after several of the petition signatures the campaign turned in were called into question.
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Residents say the network of automated license plate readers can be abused. Some city commissioners say they think it's time for a review.
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A new statewide effort aims to shore up a critical part of our democracy: poll workers. Also, a look at the strange history of animal bounties in Michigan. And an answer to a very Michigan question: Is Superman ice cream from here?