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Small Business Association of Michigan CEO says health care reckoning coming for small businesses

Russ McNamara June 8, 2026

New tariffs and threats to annex Canada were the concerns small businesses at the last Mackinac Policy Conference. This year,...

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Can and bottle returns are losing steam. What can Michigan do to increase recycling rates?

Jerome Vaughn June 8, 2026

Michiganders have been taking their pop bottles and cans back to grocery stores for nearly half a century to collect...

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Federal funding cuts test resilience of Focus: Hope nonprofit

Jerome Vaughn June 5, 2026

Focus: Hope was founded in 1968 as a way to bring Black and white Detroiters together in the aftermath of...

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Detroit City Council President looks forward to working with mayor on poverty and transit issues

Jerome Vaughn June 2, 2026

James Tate is the latest in a long line of Detroit city council presidents as of January.  He attended the...

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MI GOP Chair: Democrats’ ‘woke’ policies are good for Republicans in 2026 election

Russ McNamara June 2, 2026

For the past few years, Michigan Republicans have been fractured between the historically small government variety and the Trump fanatics...

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State Rep. Ranjeev Puri is optimistic about meeting budget deadline this year, says more Republicans need to put Michigan first

Russ McNamara, Sophia Valchine June 1, 2026

Democrats control the state senate and the governorship. The squeaky wheel is the Michigan House – controlled not just by...

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Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer says she is not running for president in 2028, but leaves door open

Hernz Laguerre May 29, 2026

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer turned heads this week when she said she will not run for president in 2028.Speaking with Fox...

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MichMash: The 2026 Mackinac Policy Conference focuses on common ground

Hernz Laguerre May 29, 2026

In this episode:Why did Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz leave to go to Clemson?What was the general theme of...

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The Metro: What happens when women hold the door open for each other

Robyn Vincent, The Metro May 28, 2026

It is one of the older and more uncomfortable patterns in working life: women in power sometimes pull the ladder...

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State Sen. Mallory McMorrow says she’s working to win over undecided voters, find path back to bipartisan cooperation

Russ McNamara, Sophia Valchine May 28, 2026

Democrats are locked in a three-way primary battle in the race for US Senate. The candidates are Abdul El-Sayed, Congresswoman...

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on reaching voters and prioritizing issues near home

Russ McNamara, Sophia Valchine May 28, 2026

Democrats are locked in a three-way primary battle in the race for US Senate. The candidates are Abdul El-Sayed, Congresswoman...

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Haley Stevens weighs in on energy costs, tariffs and Michigan jobs

Russ McNamara, Sophia Valchine May 28, 2026

Democrats are locked in a three-way primary battle in the race for U.S. Senate. The candidates are Dr. Abdul El-Sayed,...

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