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The Justice Department had asked the full Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to take up a case that was decided by a three-judge panel. The full court denied that petition on Friday.
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Like other cities, Saginaw has struggled to respond to large pop-up street parties that sometimes end in violence.
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The city of Ann Arbor, and its clerk, Jacqueline Beaudry, are being sued by a DTE Energy-funded group over Beaudry's certification of petitions to place a ballot question on the November ballot and begin the process of creating a city-owned electric utility.
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Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit, the Democratic nominee for Michigan attorney general, says more funding is needed for community violence intervention programs.
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The state health department says an Ionia County resident who exhibited swine at the Kent County Youth Fair earlier this month has tested positive for swine flu.
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If "hunky dory" means the same thing as "right as rain," then we face the question of how right rain is.
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President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935. But the social security trust fund is expected to be exhausted by 2034.
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Will the Tigers keep winning after trading away star players? Will the Red Wings trade their captain? Michigan Public sports commentator John U. Bacon weighs in.
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John James, the Republican candidate for Michigan governor announced his running mate pick. James named state Rep. Jay DeBoyer (R-Clay Twp) as his choice for lieutenant governor Thursday.
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I was able to survive all that and graduate. Hurray for me! And also, who cares? It certainly doesn't mean that a student today needs to have that exact same experience I did in order to succeed. We've learned a lot about mental health since then. (Educated people learn things. That's how education works.)
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Details on how ICE cooperation agreements work in practice have been hard to come by. NPR took a close look at how sheriff's deputies in Walton County, Fla., approach immigration-related arrests.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says five non-U.S. citizens voted in the November 2024 election, in addition to a U.S. citizen who allegedly registered her noncitizen spouse to vote.
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The Anderson Economic Group has updated its initial analysis of economic damages from an extended period of wildfire smoke from Canada, estimating a total loss in 10 states of more than $38 billion.
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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Algae can be used for sustainable products but there has to be a lot of it — enough biomass — to make that work. Researchers at Michigan State University say they have developed a way to increase growth.
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More than 2.5 million Michiganders turned out to vote in last week’s primary. What can voter enthusiasm tell us about the November election?
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Abdul El-Sayed made history this month in Michigan by becoming the first Muslim nominated by the Democratic Party to run for the U.S. Senate. But elation among many of El-Sayed's fellow Muslim Americans is tempered by awareness of persisting and widespread anti-Muslim sentiment across much of the nation.
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It's a twice-a-year injection that is remarkably effective in preventing an HIV infection. Distribution is starting. But questions are being raised about getting it to the areas that need it most.
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Award-winning journalist Stephen Henderson is the host of the new radio program Michigan, We Need to Talk. He spoke with Michigan Public's Doug Tribou about the show.
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The Michigan Public Service Commission says power bills could get cheaper if, for example, rates start getting set for multiple years at a time rather than annually.
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As part of a new pilot program, final letter grades for first-semester freshman will be replaced with either a designation of “pass” or “no credit.”
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Democratic leaders say they're focused on recruiting volunteers to knock doors and talk up the party's candidates ahead of the November election.
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Three wasp species were released this summer to help reduce scarlet lily beetles in Michigan. The invasive species defoliates the stems, flowers, and leaves of the lilies.
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The Woodward Dream Cruise, established in Ferndale in 1995, is returning on August 15 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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The Michigan Department of Corrections paid out over $7 million in legal judgments in fiscal year 2025. Although payouts more than doubled from the prior year, legal experts emphasize that the sum represents a tiny fraction of the agency's $2 billion budget.
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The Michigan Public Service Commission wants to revamp assistance programs so that no one pays more than 6% of their income on energy.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants residents to check their trees for signs of the invasive Asian longhorned beetle.
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This week, Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer talks about how to research judges.
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Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to stop harassing the threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake, the state's only native venomous snake.