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The Legislature approved a batch of bills that lift the income tax on pensions and expand the earned income tax credit.
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We checked in with one Oxford High School student about his fight for gun policy reforms now that the political winds have shifted in Lansing. Plus, how out-of-state fundraising is changing the tone of Michigan politics in legislative races.
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Meet Otsego, Mich., native Myron Elkins, who brought his rural Michigan sound to Nashville.
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Detroit is investing millions of American Rescue Plan dollars into getting unemployed Detroiters back to work.
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What proposals will lawmakers pass from Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address?
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Whitmer told reporters she is willing to talk with Republicans about tax policy.
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The next phase of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative will include working with people, public health, and economic impacts.
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Long criticized as discriminatory, the policy has prevented many gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The Food and Drug Administration revealed a draft of its new approach on Friday.
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A federal appeals court has ordered a Detroit museum to hold onto an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh amid a Brazilian collector's dispute with the museum over the painting. The Detroit News reports that Wednesday's order from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati comes days after a federal judge in Detroit dismissed a lawsuit filed by collector Gustavo Soter's art brokerage company.
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Among the declared goals of these United States of America is famously to the inherent and inalienable right to "the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness." Too often gun violence limits (and with horrible frequency, extinguishes) all three of those rights.
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Michigan plans to add another 850 patients this year to the "Opioid Health Home" program, which treats the "whole person," including barriers like housing and transportation.
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City Councilmember James Tate and others have delayed voting on the resolution for at least another month.
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Two reporters joined to break down Governor Gretchen Whitmer's annual State of the State Address.
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Today, a recap of Governor Whitmer's State of the State address. We also spoke with Myron Elkins, a southwest Michigan singer whose debut album is an ode to the Midwest. Then, we discussed the streaming service Tubi's impact on independent Black film scene in Detroit.
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The league was created by Fox Sports, which broadcasts very popular National Football League games during the Fall and Winter.
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Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow. Just last fall Slotkin was fighting for her political life in the nation's third most-expensive U.S. House race. Now many consider her among the top Michigan Democrats preparing for a 2024 Senate campaign.
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After months of COVID, flu and RSV infections, parents of little kids are kinda losing it. But the data shows kids have always brought home waves of respiratory illness.
Politics can be messy. Politics can be confusing. But, that certainly doesn't mean politics can't be a joy-ride. Join It's Just Politics host Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta as they drill down on what’s happening in Michigan politics.
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