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In Michigan Senate race, Dems battle for bucks as Mike Rogers builds war chest
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (1225+ words) LANSING " Democrats remain locked in a tight fundraising battle in Michigan's closely watched US Senate race, while Republican Mike Rogers has built a cash advantage with little resistance in the GOP primary." New campaign finance disclosures show" Democrat Haley Stevens…...
Michigan quietly kills effort to restructure mental health care system
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (595+ words) Michigan has quietly halted efforts to shake up the way public funds for mental health care in the state are managed. The retreat ends a months-long effort to" introduce "consumer choice" reforms to a Medicaid-supported system that serves 300,000 residents. The…...
Snowmobile race coming to the Soo. Meet the Michigan 'troll' in charge
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1051+ words) In about a week, as part of the International 500 Snowmobile Endurance Race, sleds will zoom around a mile-long ice oval in Sault Ste. Marie, getting up to speeds over 100 mph, attempting to do 500 laps. More than a half-century after its…...
Dana Nessel becomes debt collector as Michigan seeks $24M from Gotion
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (583+ words) Michigan is escalating its attempts to get nearly $24 million back from Gotion Inc., the embattled electric vehicle battery maker that had hoped to" open a factory near Big Rapids. Attorney General Dana Nessel's office on Friday told the company in…...
Michigan license plate cameras face backlash: Big help, or Big Brother?
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1329+ words) In more than 125 cities and counties across Michigan, nondescript cameras perched near busy roadways snap a picture every time a car drives by." The cameras " automated license plate readers primarily operated under contract with Flock Safety of Atlanta " are touted…...
Fact check: Are regulations to blame for rising Michigan house costs?
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1541+ words) TRAVERSE CITY " This month, one gubernatorial candidate after another " Democrat and Republican " used their platform at the Northern Michigan Policy Conference to bemoan the regulatory burdens they said make it too difficult and expensive to build affordable housing in Michigan....
4 years after Oxford school shooting, families still await answers from state
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (557+ words) Four years after a mass shooting at Oxford High School, Steve St. Juliana is still searching for answers." His daughter, Hana, was one of four students killed on November 30, 2021, when a 15-year-old student opened fire inside the school in Oxford…...
Michigan: Macomb clerk's noncitizen voter claims overstated
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (366+ words) A preliminary state investigation into potential noncitizen voters in Macomb County, Michigan, found one noncitizen who had cast a ballot in the county in 2018, but also found that several people whom the county flagged were actually U.S. citizens. After her department…...
Desperate for doctors: Michigan looks to expand who can provide care
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1129+ words) Faced with severe worker shortages of doctors, dentists and other health care professionals, Michigan is considering filling the gap by expanding roles for some workers, like nurse practitioners, and even creating entirely new health care job categories. State lawmakers are…...
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3+ day, 16+ min ago (377+ words) Senior Education Reporter for Bridge Magazine. Kim covers P-20 education for Bridge Michigan, focusing on issues that impact students and communities across the state. She joined the team in July 2025 after a 25-year tenure at The Detroit News where she reported…...