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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer interview each other at an event before the Detroit Economic Club on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.
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Whitmer, Yellen talk up economy in Detroit visit

Rick Pluta February 16, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a joint appearance at the Detroit Economic Club Wednesday before...

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MSU student Maya Manuel addresses a gathering of MSU students and supporters outside the Michigan state Capitol.
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MSU students commemorate one year since shooting with gathering at state Capitol

Colin Jackson February 16, 2024

A few dozen Michigan State University students and their supporters met on the state Capitol steps Thursday to memorialize one...

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The Dick & Sandy Bauch Campus of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan is one of the first locations deemed a "certified tech hub."
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Detroit Evening Report: First eight ‘certified tech hubs’ unveiled in Detroit

Hernz Laguerre February 15, 2024

The city of Detroit has announced the opening of eight new "certified tech hubs" to help ensure residents have equitable...

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A pro-Palestinian/ Abandon Biden rally at Fordson High School in Dearborn on Jan. 31, 2024.
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The Metro: How the war in Gaza is swaying voters in Michigan

The Metro February 15, 2024

Michigan is home to the nation's largest Arab American population. And in southeast Michigan, about 300,000 Arab Americans call the Dearborn...

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Voting tabulators in Oakland County.
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Early in-person voting in Michigan’s presidential primary begins Feb. 17

Pat Batcheller February 15, 2024

Voters in Michigan's presidential primary elections can start casting ballots in person on Feb. 17. A new state law allows...

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Protesters attend a meeting of Michigan's new Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission on Oct. 21, 2021, in Lansing, Mich.
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Created Equal: Should our political maps be drawn based on geography or race? 

Created Equal February 15, 2024

Michigan’s legislative maps have been drawn — and re-drawn — several times by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission in...

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U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra speaks at the Finance Forum at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 4, 2019.
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National Republican party sides with former Rep. Pete Hoekstra in battle over Michigan GOP chair

Associated Press February 15, 2024

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra has been officially recognized by the national Republican party as the Michigan GOP...

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FILE - Former Detroit police chief James Craig.
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Detroit Evening Report: Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig drops bid for U.S. Senate seat

Jerome Vaughn February 14, 2024

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig is suspending his Republican bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan — just...

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Mother holding the hands of a new born baby.
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Created Equal: Flint’s Rx Kids program aims to abolish childhood poverty

Created Equal February 14, 2024

A new first-of-its-kind pilot program is underway in Flint to provide guaranteed income for new mothers and babies, with the...

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Israeli soldiers operate inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.
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Israel and Hamas are making progress in cease-fire and hostage-release talks, officials say

Associated Press February 14, 2024

CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas are making progress toward another cease-fire and hostage-release deal, officials said Tuesday, as negotiations...

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Michigan House of Representatives chamber
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan House bills seeking to increase rights for sexual assault victims gets hearing

Sascha Raiyn February 13, 2024

A pair of Michigan bills aimed at supporting survivors of sexual assault received a hearing on Tuesday before the state...

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Sandy Wynn-Stelt stands next to the entrance to a PFAS dump site across from her home in Belmont, Mich.
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PFAS cleanup, regulation a sticking point for many Michigan voters

Steve Carmody February 13, 2024

The presence of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," has become an everyday reality for many Michiganders. The state of...

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