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The Michigan Supreme Court has selected a new chief justice with the upcoming departure of the current incumbent. The justices have chosen Megan Cavanagh to succeed Elizabeth Clement, who announced her intention to retire from the court by the end of April.
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Michigan House Republicans adopted a resolution this week to continue to hold onto nine bills from the last legislative term. Is the state Capitol getting closer toward its own constitutional crisis? Plus, Governor Gretchen Whitmer meets with President Donald Trump in D.C.
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Michigan Public's John U. Bacon looks at Michigan and Michigan State men's basketball ahead of the Big Ten conference tournament quarterfinal round.
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The situation with the Line 5 oil pipeline that runs through Michigan isn't the most topical issue I could have picked this week. It's more of an ongoing issue that (I hope) most Michiganders are familiar with. The point I'm attempting to make, however, is extremely topical. And that topic is: propaganda works.
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Mary Frances Phillips' "Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins” is a biography of one of the party's longest serving women.
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Michigan’s January jobs report held a mixed bag as the state gained jobs but not enough to stave off an increase in the state’s monthly unemployment to 5.3%. That’s an increase of one-tenth of a percentage point from the December rate.
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The Michigan Senate passed its two-bill spending plan to close the books on the state’s last budget Thursday.One bill redirects money from the previous fiscal year to account for differences between planned and actual costs when it comes to Medicaid, veterans' homes, and other areas. The other refocuses $3.3 million in Federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds toward the state’s Community College Academic Catch-Up Program.
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Colin Bird, the Consul General of Canada in Detroit, visited Eastern Michigan University to discuss the importance of free trade and advocate for more teamwork between Canada and the U.S. to improve both economies.
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This is the first time cougar cubs have been verified since the big cats were hunted out of existence in Michigan in the early 1900s.
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A conversation about how campus protests should be handled, a Sudanese drink made in Michigan and an Anishinaabe inventor promoting STEM education.
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Last fall, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed laws that will take effect in 2027 designed to change how children are taught to read in Michigan’s public schools. In this second of a two-part series, we explore how these changes are likely to look in classrooms, and what factors will decide their success there.
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Michigan Senate Democrats announced a plan Wednesday they say will support parents of young children. The proposal, dubbed “Building Blocks,” falls into three parts.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she will travel to Washington D.C. soon to lobby federal officials against proposed big cuts to the U.S. Department of Education and new tariffs against Canada and other trading partners.
Michigan Public introduces a new podcast about Michigan's culinary talent, and the stories behind the food.
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A resolution in the state House is aimed at discouraging cities and universities from having policies that limit their interactions with federal immigration officials. We talked about what the new rule means, and how one city is thinking about the impact to its bottom line.
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The word "deadpan" is on the rise, as multiple parts of speech. That "pan" is related to the historical expression “shut your pan."
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Starting in Fall 2025, Bowling Green State University will expand its scholarship program for eligible undergraduates from Wayne County, Michigan.
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The Michigan Supreme Court issued an order Friday returning an industry challenge to the state’s PFAS drinking water standards to a lower court.A divided Supreme Court instructed the Michigan Court of Appeals to consider the fact that the chemical manufacturer 3M challenged a rule drafted in 2019 before the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy adopted final standards in 2020.
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