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FILE - Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
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Survey finds consumers sour on the economy, personal incomes amid tariff uncertainty

Quinn Klinefelter May 21, 2025

A new survey by the University of Michigan finds confidence in the U.S. economy is steadily eroding.Researchers say the widely-watched...

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Mayor Mike Duggan held a press conference on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, to announce new reforms to licensing requirements for small business owners in the city.
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Detroit Evening Report: Duggan pushes for small business regulation reform in Detroit

Jerome Vaughn May 21, 2025

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has announced an effort to reduce the regulatory process for opening small businesses in the city. Subscribe...

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Second-term Rep. Jay DeBoyer (R-Clay Twp) was named Michigan House Oversight Committee chair in January 2025.
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GOP oversight chair wants Benson to testify on disclosure site glitches

Rick Pluta May 21, 2025

The Republican chair of the Michigan House Oversight Committee said Tuesday that he wants Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson...

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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AG: Benson violated campaign finance act but can’t be fined

Rick Pluta May 20, 2025

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act by using the lobby of a state office building...

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The emergency room at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
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The Metro: Documenters on how federal cuts to disaster preparedness programs would put Detroiters at risk

Tia Graham, Jack Filbrandt, The Metro May 19, 2025

The Detroit Documenters covered the Detroit Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) for the first time last week.The committee meets quarterly...

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President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.
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Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Associated Press May 19, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday.The finding came after the 82-year-old...

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U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, right, tours the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering at Michigan State University in East Lansing, May 16, 2025.
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Sen. Peters highlights MSU research that could face federal funding cuts

Andrew Roth May 19, 2025

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is warning the United States could lose a competitive advantage to other nations if federal funding...

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Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox appearing on "MichMash," alongside host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer's Alethia Kasben.
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MichMash: Lawmakers seek to stop cell phone use in school; former AG Mike Cox talks gubernatorial run + more

Hernz Laguerre May 16, 2025

This week on MichMash, host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Alethia Kasben discuss bills introduced both in the Michigan...

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
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Nessel charges politically connected former legislative staffer with corruption

Rick Pluta May 16, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday she does not expect to file any more charges after alleging a former...

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Whitmer signs bills to extend elected official asset disclosure deadline

Rick Pluta May 15, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Wednesday to give state officials another month to file asset and financial disclosure reports as...

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Listen live: NPR coverage of Supreme Court arguments in challenge to birthright citizenship

NPR May 15, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday in a case challenging President Donald Trump's order limiting who...

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Renee Chelian, founder of Northland Family Planning, was one of the plaintiffs in this lawsuit.
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Judge strikes down Michigan abortion restrictions

Kate Wells, Rick Pluta May 14, 2025

A Michigan judge has granted a permanent injunction against three of the state’s remaining abortion restrictions, declaring they violate the Reproductive...

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