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Fourteen years after Enbridge’s Line 6B pipeline ruptured, spilling up to a million gallons of tar-sands crude oil into a Kalamazoo River tributary, environmental advocates continue to speak out …
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7/26/24
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U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) on Friday released a list of 20 African-American elected officials and community leaders from across Michigan who have endorsed her run for U.S. Senate. The list …
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Jon King (via Michigan Advance)
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7/26/24
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Final approval has been given to a new map for a half-dozen state Senate districts created by Michigan’s redistricting panel. The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) was …
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Jon King (via Michigan Advance)
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7/26/24
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This story mentions suicide. If you or a loved one are experiencing a mental health crisis or thoughts of suicide, please dial 988 or chat with a live counselor at 988lifeline.org. WASHINGTON — …
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Ashley Murray (via Michigan Advance)
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7/26/24
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Thursday passed a Republican-led resolution condemning the president and Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, for the …
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Ariana Figueroa (via Michigan Advance)
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7/26/24
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Attorney General Dana Nessel supported a petition asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expand its recognition of major disasters to extreme heat and wildfire smoke, which would …
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Lucy Valeski (via Michigan Advance)
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7/26/24
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WASHINGTON — A conservative group and a group of Republican state parties Thursday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of improperly …
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Ariana Figueroa (via Michigan Advance)
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7/26/24
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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) received over $129 million in federal funding to bolster local and tribal governments’ renewable energy projects. The funding …
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Lucy Valeski (via Michigan Advance)
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7/26/24
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Reproductive rights has taken center stage in the first post-Roe presidential election that presently features a longtime advocate for reproductive rights in possible Democratic nominee Vice …
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Sofia Resnick (via Michigan Advance)
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7/26/24
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WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee for president, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday afternoon, a day after he vowed to Congress that …
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Ashley Murray (via Michigan Advance)
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7/26/24
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As integral contributors to our state’s identity and economic advancement, Michigan’s workforce deserves recognition. Even more importantly, they deserve support that acknowledges their …
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Lisa Sauvé (via Michigan Advance)
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7/26/24
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Vice President Kamala Harris — the likely 2024 Democratic presidential nominee — outlined on Thursday some of her “vision of the future” while touting the administration’s education record …
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Shauneen Miranda (via Michigan Advance)
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7/25/24
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Calling it a “sham,” Detroit Democrat Hill Harper has pushed back against assertions that a previously planned debate with U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) was canceled because of demands he …
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Jon King (via Michigan Advance)
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7/25/24
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A bill intended to give homeowners more legal protections when working with real estate brokers became law Thursday after Attorney General Dana Nessel signed the legislation as acting governor. …
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Lucy Valeski (via Michigan Advance)
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7/25/24
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With the bridge deck on the Gordie Howe International Bridge connected, officials from the U.S. and Canada marked another milestone Wednesday, as the bridge linking Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, is …
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Kyle Davidson (via Michigan Advance)
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7/25/24
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WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee will move forward with a virtual nomination vote for its presidential candidate as soon as Aug. 1, after its Rules Committee approved the process on …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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7/25/24
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden explained his decision not to seek reelection during a prime-time address from the Oval Office on Wednesday, saying now is the time to turn over power to the next …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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7/25/24
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Following a roaring introduction from Detroit Fire Department Chief James Harris, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday put her signature to the $82.5 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2025 after …
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Kyle Davidson (via Michigan Advance)
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7/25/24
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WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised victory over Hamas militants and said he knows “America has our back” during a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday that drew …
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Ashley Murray (via Michigan Advance)
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7/25/24
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As a tenth generation Appalachian, Ivy Brashear sees J.D. Vance’s 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” as a “really one-sided and simple view of the region.” In an effort to help broaden …
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Megan Henry (via Michigan Advance)
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7/25/24
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