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Black Female Senators Call Out Legislature For Allowing Racism
State Sens. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) and Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) proposed a resolution banning Confederate flag imagery from the Capitol.
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Rural Counties Are Michigan’s Newest Coronavirus Hotspots
New insights show the majority of Michigan counties recently experiencing a jump in the coronavirus are rural.
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Trump Intelligence Nominee Grilled On ‘Deep State’ Conspiracy Theory
Democrats pressed Ratcliffe on assertions about a “deep state” within the intelligence community.
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Pfizer To Produce Coronavirus Vaccine In Kalamazoo
On Monday, Pfizer announced it will begin manufacturing a vaccine at a site in Kalamazoo.
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AG: Whitmer’s Emergency Orders Are Enforceable
Nessel said the stay-home order in effect until May 15 and the order closing many businesses through May 28 must still be enforced.
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Enbridge’s Line 5 Tunnel Application Hits Snag With State
An Enbridge Energy permit application to build a utility tunnel underneath the Straits of Mackinac has been halted.
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Trump Health Adviser: Michigan Protest Was ‘Devastatingly Worrisome’
The protest Thursday of roughly 800 people on the Capitol lawn featured heavily armed militia members.
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As Promised, Whitmer Vetoes GOP Bill Cutting Her Emergency Powers
As she said she would, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed a bill that would have limited her power to extend the state of emergency.
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Whitmer Establishes Office Overseeing Coronavirus Spending
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday announced a new office that will oversee COVID-19 crisis spending.
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Dems Warn Trump’s Order To Keep Meat Plants Open Imperils Workers
Democrats are asking Trump to amend an executive order he signed last week, which declared meat plants to be “critical infrastructure."
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600K Michiganders Lost Employer-Based Health Insurance During Pandemic
Between March 15 and April 25, 590,684 Michigan workers receiving health insurance through their employer filed initial unemployment claims.
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Shirkey Turns To Ballot Measure Before Courts To Limit Whitmer’s Powers
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) has at least temporarily stepped back from the idea of a lawsuit against Whitmer.
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Mortuary Response Team Activated For 1st Time In 10 Years
The state has activated the Michigan Mortuary Response Team (MI-MORT) for the first time since its creation in 2009.
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National Guard To Test 7,500 U.P. Prisoners For Coronavirus By Saturday
Beginning on Monday, the National Guard is helping the MDOC test U.P. inmates for the coronavirus.
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Location Data: Protesters Without Masks, PPE May Have Spread Coronavirus To North, West Michigan
The protest dubbed “Operation Gridlock,” involved a crowd of about 4,000 people who used their vehicles to slow traffic in downtown Lansing.
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Michigan Dems Torch Trump For Scapegoating Immigrants During Pandemic
President Donald Trump last week signed an executive order temporarily suspending green cards.
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Whitmer: Protestors’ Swastikas, Confederate Flags, Nooses, Automatic Rifles Don’t Represent Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wasted no time Friday condemning right-wing protestors who swarmed Michigan’s Capitol Thursday.
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Dems Blast Rep. Hornberger’s Holocaust-Themed Anti-Fauci Post
State Rep. Pamela Hornberger (R-Chesterfield) came under fire this week for raising the Holocaust in a Facebook post.
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The Next Big Clash On Capitol Hill: State Bailouts
House lawmakers introduced a proposal in early April that would send $250 billion in “stabilization funds” to cities and towns.
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When Will People Be Comfortable Traveling? For Michigan, That’s A Multi-Billion-Dollar Question.
Alyson Burch was planning to visit family and friends in the Flint area on her vacation in August. Now she’s thinking about canceling.
