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Will Congress Bail Out Ailing Local News Outlets?
Politicians are banding together to try to rescue local news media from economic collapse during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amash Won’t Run For President, Calls Process ‘Humbling And Awesome’
The will-he-or-won’t-he dance is over.
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Mich. Is No. 2 In Midwest In Anti-Semitic Incidents, Activists Flag Swastikas At Recent Right-Wing Rallies
The number of U.S. anti-Semitic incidents is the highest it’s ever been in since the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) started tracking them.
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State Faces $6.3B Budget Shortfall As Coronavirus Craters Revenues
The state budget is estimated to be $6.3 billion short in the next two fiscal years as state revenues fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Whitmer Notes Michigan Coronavirus Deaths Could Fill Fox Theatre
The news about MISC came as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shared the latest COVID-19 updates.
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Tough Times On The Farm: Why Midwest Agriculture Was On The Ropes Before Coronavirus
All in all, 2019 was a terrible year for farmers across the Midwest. And 2020 doesn’t look much better.
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Michigan Won’t Bounce Back From COVID-19 Recession Until After 2022
The recession caused by the COVID-19 outbreak in Michigan is “as bad or worse than” the Great Recession from 2007 to 2009.
Detroit, MI|News|
State Faces $6.3B Budget Shortfall As COVID-19 Craters Revenues
The state budget is estimated to be $6.3 billion short in the next two fiscal years as state revenues fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Militia-Organized Protest Of 200 Melts Away At Capitol Thursday
A rainstorm helped dissolve an armed right-wing protest Thursday that peaked at 200 people outside the Capitol.
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Whistleblower: U.S. Needs Coordinated National Testing Strategy, Vaccine Plan
Dr. Rick Bright warned Capitol Hill policymakers about how the “window of opportunity is closing” on planning an effective federal response.
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Local Governments Turn To Furloughs To Get Through Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus is impacting the budgets of local governments in Michigan, and that’s led to widespread furloughs throughout the state.
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Unemployment Chief: Pandemic Is ‘User Testing On Steroids’ For State System
More than 1.7 million unique unemployment claims have been made during the crisis.
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Senate Approves $524M In Coronavirus Relief Spending
The Michigan Senate unanimously approved a $524 million spending bill Wednesday that would dedicate federal funding for COVID-19 relief.
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Besty DeVos Said Her Husband Would Halt ‘political Contributions.’ He Hasn’t.
DeVos pledged: “If I am confirmed, as you know, I will not be involved and engaged in political contributions, and my husband will not be."
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Michigan Has Lowest Percentage Of Positive COVID-19 Cases Since March
There’s some good news in Michigan’s fight against COVID-19, as the state is seeing its lowest percentage of positive cases in two months.
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GOP Says Protest Not A Factor In Calling Off Thursday Session
Earlier this week, GOP legislative leadership insisted that plans to meet for session Thursday were still on despite another armed protest.
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Lawmakers Want Answers On Nursing Homes As 3K Covid-19 Cases Reported
Nursing homes across the country have been hot spots for the disease.
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Mitchell Forms Ballot Committee To Cap Whitmer’s Powers
One Michigan congressman is taking another shot at dealing with the matter on his own terms.
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Dems Warn Inaction On Guns Could Lead To Violence At Capitol Thursday
Fears are ramping up among some lawmakers ahead of Thursday’s session, which is set to coincide with a planned armed right-wing protest.
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House Dems Call Lawsuit Filed By Republican Leaders ‘Political Theater’
The GOP-controlled Legislature sued the governor on May 6 saying she has overstepped her executive authority.
