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The governor’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal includes $181 million to expand Pre-K for All, a free pre-school program for four-year-olds designed to prepare them for kindergarten and beyond
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Ahead of No Kings protests planned for Saturday, March 28, Michigan leaders and advocates gathered to voice opposition to the Trump administration’s policies. -
With the Great Lakes shipping season underway, the U.S. Coast Guard says it's capable of helping ships navigate icy waters despite being short a couple of icebreaking vessels. -
The Michigan Senate's Democratic majority passed a resolution urging the Trump administration to reverse moves it says have caused energy costs to spike, like starting a war with Iran and rolling back clean energy policies. -
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that entities employed by tribes do not automatically qualify for sovereign immunity from lawsuits. -
The newest round of Oakland's County partnership with Undue Medical Debt eliminated debt for 6,300 residents, totaling $6 million. -
Dell Crawford was charged with the murder of Tatanisha “Joy” Williams based on the testimony of a witness whose story had changed multiple times. -
What to expect if you're travelling this spring, from airport lines to gas prices. And, one of the United States’ top portrait photographers spoke about finding ways to innovate within the frame. -
Small rural Michigan schools say competitive state grants leave their students behind, because administrators do not have time to apply. -
Shelter villages offer temporary and private places for the unhoused to sleep and store belongings. One of the newest, The Bridge, opened recently in central Illinois. -
A parent says he was banned from Grosse Pointe school property over speech that should be protected by the First Amendment. -
Immigration advocacy and civil rights organizations sent a lengthy memo on Monday to more than 400 healthcare providers across Michigan, offering guidance on immigration enforcement. -
Rep. Cam Cavitt's bill to bar people from growing, selling, or distributing kratom — a plant-derived substance that can have effects similar to opioids — passed the Michigan House earlier this month.
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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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Romulus Mayor Robert McCraight announce they have filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security which has plans to turn a commercial warehouse near the Detroit Metro Airport into an immigration detention facility to handle 500 people. -
First, two perspectives on rising utility bills from experts. Plus, Detroit Historian Dan Austin is setting up a foundation to continue his work.
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A rare 440-acre lakeplain prairie in southeast Michigan is one step closer to being preserved, according to environmental groups trying to save it. -
Delta Airlines is temporarily suspending specialty services to member of Congress due to resource constraints from the ongoing shutdown of DHS.
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