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Michigan lawmakers have finished this year's scheduled legislative sessions without reaching agreement on a spending package that would have totaled almost $500 million.
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The Legislature has adopted a resolution to replace a statue of Lewis Cass — whose legacy includes implementing the Indian Removal Act of 1830 — with one of the late Detroit Mayor Coleman Young. -
Some state election officials complain the recount is a "fishing expedition" by those who question the legitimacy of the nation’s elections.
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The CDC reports that the rate of flu-associated hospitalizations hasn't been this high nationwide since the 2010-11 flu season
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Juul Labs has reached settlements covering cases brought by about 10,000 plaintiffs related to its vaping products. Buffeted by lawsuits, Juul announced hundreds of layoffs last month.
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On today’s Stateside podcast, we look at a couple of postmortem election stories. We get into the spiciness of election results and challenges and we also look at how redistricting has affected election outcomes.
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On today's show, we talked about effects of redistricting and spoke with a Michigan artist about new music. Plus, an author told the story of a Grand Rapids man who was caught up in a cult and was lost at sea.
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Michael Null, William Null, Eric Molitor, and Shawn Fix, all of Michigan, are accused of providing material support for terrorist acts as well as a gun crime.
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A policy research group recommends the State of Michigan eliminate the sales tax on fuel and fold it into the per gallon motor fuel tax so it's all is used to pay for roads.
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December 7, 1972 was the launch of the final mission in NASA's Apollo moon program. Fifty years later, NASA finally seems poised to return people to the lunar surface.
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Michigan’s minimum wage is set to go up in 2023, but the exact amount could be up to the courts. That’s after a judge found the Republican Legislature’s so-called ‘adopt and amend’ strategy to be unconstitutional.
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The "independent state legislature theory" could give state legislatures independent power to put in place all manner of election rules, without any available review by state courts.
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Michigan's minimum wage could increase twice in 2023. The first increase is certain. The second is still the subject of a court battle.
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The proposals were adopted by decisive margins that would not be changed even if the challenges succeed. Still, campaigns shelled out $125 per precinct for the recounts.
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Universities across the country, including Michigan State University, are partnering with sports betting companies. Are trusted academic institutions pawning their students for sports gambling profits? Or can we trust undergrads to make responsible decisions about betting?
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Organizers say the consortium behind the partnership is the largest education collaboration of its kind in state history, encompassing 39 school districts with more than a million students.
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Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local election officials in Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
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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