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Concerns mount over AI data centers in Michigan

Amanda LeClaire February 3, 2025

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is bringing sweeping changes, but privacy and environmental advocates are warning of the risks...

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans

Associated Press, Sascha Raiyn January 28, 2025

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts...

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Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell at WDET Studios.
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Michigan Congresswoman Dingell sees pressing issues and bipartisan paths forward in GOP-led government

Quinn Klinefelter January 28, 2025

It’s been roughly a week since President Donald Trump officially took office.And a Michigan Congresswoman is outlining how the new...

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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan EV industry responds to Trump policy changes

Associated Press, Hernz Laguerre January 24, 2025

While President Donald Trump took aim at the electric vehicle industry this week, there is still optimism about the industry’s...

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MichMash: Michigan House adopts bills to preempt court ruling on minimum wage, paid leave

Hernz Laguerre January 24, 2025

The GOP-led Michigan House passed two bills this week to curb some of the changes to the state's minimum wage...

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Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Jan. 25, 2023.
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Senate empowers Brinks to act on leftover legislation

Colin Jackson January 23, 2025

The Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to let its Democratic leadership sue on behalf of the chamber to have nine bills that passed...

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Detroit Evening Report: Benson running for governor; Detroit housing values rise and more

Jerome Vaughn January 22, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's announcement she is running for governor; rising home...

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Experts: Effect of tariffs on Michigan economy will depend on details

Rick Pluta January 22, 2025

Business leaders and economists are on the lookout for how President Donald Trump’s plans will affect the state, especially the...

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Two classic croissants in the display case at Chef Sergey’s Bakery during the grand opening in Midland, Mich., Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
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Home and hope: Ukrainian refugees open bakery in Midland

Masha Smahliuk January 22, 2025

The smell of freshly brewed coffee and baked-from-scratch croissants invited over 300 Midlanders to visit the opening of Chef Sergey’s...

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‘A crisis’: Lake whitefish survey paints an even more dire picture

Ellie Katz January 20, 2025

One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.That’s the...

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House committee opens hearings on minimum wage, sick leave initiatives

Rick Pluta January 15, 2025

A Republican-led committee opened hearings Tuesday on bills that would scale back parts of initiatives to increase the state minimum...

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As Michigan House Appropriations Committee chair, Ann Bollin will oversee the chamber's role in the state budget-writing process.
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Rep. Bollin named House Appropriations chair, joins GOP leadership seeking budget-writing shakeup

Colin Jackson January 15, 2025

House Republican leadership named state Rep. Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Twp.) the new House Appropriations Committee chair Tuesday.That means she’ll oversee...

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