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Republicans urge road funding revision as Legislature resumes lame duck session this week

Rick Pluta December 10, 2024

The Michigan Legislature returns Tuesday to the state Capitol with a long shot possibility of adopting a road funding plan...

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Dr. Adam Fahs at the Rafah border crossing in Gaza in December 2023.
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Local doctor describes dire conditions in Gaza hospitals during medical mission last December

Robyn Vincent December 10, 2024

"As winter approaches, the horror in Gaza continues to grind on with no end in sight.” Those are the words...

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Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad's government in the town of Bar Elias, Lebanon, near the border with Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Syrian Americans in Dearborn celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad

Nargis Rahman December 9, 2024

Several Syrian Americans gathered in Dearborn on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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Under a portion of the state's environmental protection laws, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has been banned from updating rules to deal with certain kinds of water pollution. Bills to restore the agency's authority are before the lame duck session of the Legislature.
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Legislation would restore a portion of Michigan’s environmental protection act

Lester Graham December 9, 2024

Almost two decades ago, a Republican-majority Legislature and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm struck a deal. The state’s environment agency would...

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MichMash: Lame-duck session to determine fate of FOIA expansion bills

Hernz Laguerre December 6, 2024

The Michigan Legislature has been stagnant on expanding the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to cover the governor's office,...

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A girl fills a water bottle at a faucet with a mounted filter.
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Water filter systems for hundreds of schools and daycare centers to be funded by grants

Lester Graham December 6, 2024

Hundreds of schools and day care centers will receive grants for water filters. The filters are to protect children from...

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Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House

Associated Press December 6, 2024

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democrats are pushing this month to pass legislation they say will improve reproductive health care,...

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A Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency office in Grand Rapids.
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Michigan Senate approves unemployment extension

Colin Jackson December 6, 2024

Michigan residents could see their unemployment benefits grow under bills that passed the state Senate Thursday. The legislation would extend the...

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Detroit Evening Report: State bills protecting indigenous students’ rights move forward; Highland Park tree lighting + more

Jenny Sherman December 5, 2024

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover a bill package moving forward in the state legislature that would protect Indigenous...

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Mich. Supreme Court will consider claims by immigrant rights law firm

Rick Pluta December 5, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case filed against the state by an immigrant rights organization that...

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Whitmer signs polling place firearm ban

Rick Pluta December 5, 2024

The open carry of guns in and near polling places and absentee ballot counting boards will be outlawed under bills...

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A young person who preferred not to give her name, cheers as supporters of transgender rights rally by the Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington, while arguments are underway in a case regarding a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
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Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on transgender health care ban: Conservatives skeptical

Associated Press December 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court heard the most high-profile case of its term on Wednesday, weighing Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming health...

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