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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked a council of local prosecutors to take the unusual step of naming an outside counsel to look into allegations of election tampering and illegally seizing voting machines. The reason: One of the targets of the inquiry is her likely November election opponent, Matthew DePerno.
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Former President Trump said in a statement through his political action committee that FBI agents executed an "unannounced raid" at his home in South Florida on Monday.
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On today's show, the latest on an investigation into GOP attorney general candidate Matthew Deperno, plus new PFAS guidance from the CDC, then a brief history of electric cars, and an update on the Whitmer kidnapping trial.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has been investigating allegations that some Republicans seized voting machines for improper use in 2020 — a plot to support The Big Lie. She says Matthew DePerno — who's set to be her opponent as she runs for reelection this fall — was involved in the alleged conspiracy.
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At a media briefing on Monday hosted by the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians, Michigan physicians said there has been a drop in immunization rates for diseases such as polio and measles since the COVID-19 pandemic began, particularly among children.
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The lawsuit is on behalf of four Flint children exposed to the city’s lead tainted drinking water. The jury is resuming deliberations after a 12 day break.
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When people watch or study something intently, there certainly is an intensity to that. We wouldn't call these words interchangeable though.
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Two of the tests conducted in Hubbell Pond detected hexavalent chromium, a carcinogenic chemical. The testing was done after Tribar Manufacturing accidentally dumped 10,000 gallons of hexavalent chromium solution into the sewer system that's treated by the Wixom Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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Michigan Radio’s Zoe Clark took the host chair today for a comprehensive wrap-up to a tumultuous week in Michigan politics.
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Today, a special episode on the week in Michigan politics.
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The University of Michigan has cut ties with embattled hockey coach Mel Pearson. Pearson's contract expired after last season and he had been an at-will employee, pending a review of the program.
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Instead of simply picking the most decent, reasonably intelligent candidate who best aligns with our views, we are encouraged, nay, indoctrinated to think like political operatives: What candidate is most electable? What candidate is going to excite certain key demographics? What candidate is going to deliver exclusively for our side?
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U.S. Senators Gary Peters and and Debbie Stabenow are co-sponsors of the Recovering America's Wildlife Act.
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A settlement for a class action lawsuit between the University of Michigan and a student was approved by a federal judge Wednesday. The university said the core of the settlement is establishing a team to address and prevent sexual misconduct.
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Last weekend, Tribar Technologies' Wixom plant discharged thousands of gallons of a liquid containing 5% hexavalent chromium into the city’s sanitary sewer.
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A decision from the Michigan Supreme Court is required to end confusion and uncertainty about the statewide status of abortion rights, according to briefs filed by Planned Parenthood and Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
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On today's show, a reporter gave the details on the recent hexavalent chromium spill in the Huron River. Plus, Detroit neoclassical pianist BLKBOK talked about his twin debut albums, and an MSU journalism professor dished on his recent documentary, Sh*t Saves the World.
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