Michigan-bound imports have racked up an estimated $23 billion in tariffs since President Trump returned to office, a cost equivalent to $5,619 for every household in the state, according to a new analysis.

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Jay DeBoyer, the Republican nominee for Michigan lieutenant governor, said he would personally support cutting Medicaid and food assistance in a speech just five days after John James announced him as his running mate, according to audio obtained by Metro Times.

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A Lake Orion family is suing the local school district after a former bus aide was convicted of assaulting a 12-year-old student with autism, alleging school officials failed to properly train transportation staff to recognize and respond to the boy’s disability-related behaviors.

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Garfield Township has banned data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities for a year.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a key permit for a plan to update an aging segment of the Line 5 pipeline crossing the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, waterways that tribal nations say are central to their ways of life.

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Three decades ago, Carl Hubbard was framed for murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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An Instagram account that appears to belong to the wife of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers recently reposted a video portraying Muslims as resistant to assimilation and suggesting many view terrorism as a legitimate form of resistance.

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A Highland Park activist with a track record of knocking candidates off the ballot is trying to do the same to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic nominee for governor.

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National Democrats are ramping up their support for Christina Hines’ campaign to flip Michigan’s 10th Congressional District, a closely watched race that could help determine control of the U.S. House.

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After more than three decades in prison, Carl Hubbard has spent nearly half of his life trying to persuade courts that he was wrongfully convicted of a 1992 Detroit murder.

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Michigan residents who receive SNAP benefits can now earn up to $50 a day to buy fruits and vegetables through the Double Up Food Bucks program, more than twice the previous daily limit.

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Starbucks workers at a Westland store voted to unionize Monday, becoming the 20th Michigan location to join a nationwide organizing campaign that began nearly five years ago.

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The nation’s largest apartment manager is accused of illegally rejecting low-income tenants with housing vouchers at properties across Michigan as part of what a housing watchdog describes as a widespread pattern of discrimination spanning six states and Washington, D.C.

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The United Auto Workers on Monday accused a corporate-backed super PAC supporting U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of misleading Michigan voters by using the union’s logo in campaign ads.

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Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga’s campaign has paid more than $400,000 to a company owned by his brother, who has simultaneously worked as a full-time real estate agent and helped sell luxury condos owned by Huizenga and his wife.

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Dowagiac residents who say a massive data center has made their homes nearly unlivable will get a rare opportunity Monday to confront representatives of the company behind it.

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Millionaire U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers said people who blame President Trump for rising prices have “lost their mind,” dismissing voter concerns about affordability as Michigan families continue to struggle with higher costs.

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A new coalition of formerly incarcerated women and family members of women held at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility is launching a statewide tour to amplify allegations of abuse, neglect, unsafe conditions, retaliation, and medical mistreatment at Michigan’s only women’s prison.

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A Michigan drinking water expert who helped expose the Flint water crisis is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging she was fired for signing a petition critical of the Trump administration’s environmental policies.

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