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A business-backed group is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to invalidate a campaign finance petition over a dispute about signature certification.
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Upcoming crime documentary containing major crime cases will have film screenings on August 7 and 8.
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Cyclospora — a microscopic parasite that produces prodigious poop problems — is on the decline in Michigan, the state health department says.
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While we may know highfalutin language when we hear it, we don't all agree about how to spell "highfalutin" or where it comes from.
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When Ben Reinhard picked up the first heart-shaped rock for his wife Maggie, he didn't expect that she'd hang onto it — or all the other rocks to come.
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A conversation with mayor-elect of Ann Arbor Yousef Rabhi. And a new podcast explores the history of Detroit’s Black Catholics.
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Can progressive and centrist Democrats find unity after a contentious U.S. Senate primary? One Democratic Congresswoman says they have to.
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Michigan Public sports commentator John U. Bacon talks Tigers MLB trade deadline decisions and the new interim general manager to replace Yzerman.
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This week, voters here in Michigan chose a man named Abdul El-Sayed to be Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate. Like him, don't like him. Like his policies, don't like his policies. Vote for him in November, don't vote for him. Your choice. But don't fall for the BS and demonize him because of his name.
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Ann Arbor voters will decide this November whether to create a new municipal electric utility, paving the way for the replacement of DTE Energy as the city's provider.
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Republican candidates allied themselves deeply with President Donald Trump and his policies during the primary, but Michigan is generally known as a purple state.
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Michigan's Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC) program has expanded its income threshold due to federal guideline changes, allowing more families to receive benefits.
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See nonpartisan judicial candidates on your ballot? Don’t know how to vet them or the impact they might have in your community? This guide covers it all.
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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Today on Stateside, we dove into the science of Cyclosporiasis, following the first reported deaths in a weeks-long outbreak. Plus, we heard about the role detection dogs are playing in moose research. Then, State Sen. Mallory McMorrow — once a contender for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination — joined us to talk about this week's primary upset. And, a report on the difficulties accessing healthcare inside a Michigan prison.
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It would slim regulation of the 60-year-old anti-poverty program and aim to save money. Advocates worry the changes could undermine the early education program's mission.
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The plains spotted skunk is becoming harder to find in the central U.S. states it calls home. As federal officials consider the skunk for federal protections, researchers and environmentalists are hoping to learn more about the long understudied species.
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Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer called on Democrats to work past lingering bitterness from primary campaigns that often pitted progressives against centrists.
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After a contentious battle in Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, where does the party go from here? Plus, Tuesday’s election results.
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William Lawrence wins Michigan's 7th Congressional District primary against Bridget Brinks and Matt Maasdam.
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"Michigan does not lack talent. We do not lack resources. But Michigan lacks proven, tested leadership," James told supporters Tuesday night.
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wins in the Democratic gubernatorial primary against Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson.
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Find the results for the Michigan August primary races we're watching.
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In a 6-1 ruling Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court’s found the tunnel's approval should have consider factors like alternatives to the project and harm to Michigan’s “public trust resources.”
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Momentum is building toward stricter regulation for license plate readers — including Flock Safety cameras.
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The Michigan Secretary of State denied a GOP request for volunteer poll worker records, saying their private information should not be publicly released.
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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are spending the last hours of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary in settings that reflect their starkly different campaigns.
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Vintage fashion and bags, sold by Seven Moods NYC, will be touring Detroit and stopping for one day at The Siren Hotel August 8.