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Lapointe: Rashida Tlaib now has a Fox stalker
Plus: Crumbley precedent, Michigan’s abortion leadership, and measles resurgence
By Joe Lapointe
Tags: Michigan, Lapointe, Views & Opinions, Rashida Tlaib, Oxford shooting, COVID-19, abortion rights in Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer
After a hot winter, Whitmer asks for more ways to get aid to businesses
This winter was extremely tough for snow-based businesses across northern Michigan and the Midwest
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
Tags: Michigan, Government, Environment, Gretchen Whitmer, climate change in Michigan, Northern Michigan, winter activities in Michigan
Quinnipiac poll: Trump leads Biden in Michigan
The Quinnipiac University survey also found strong support among Democrats for Gov. Whitmer to run for president in the future
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, Media, News, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Gretchen Whitmer, 2024 presidential election
Whitmer signs bills banning sale of ‘whip-its,’ expanding drug treatment options
Senate Bills 57 and 58 will ban the sale of items used to inhale nitrous oxide to get high
By Scott McClallen, The Center Square
Tags: Michigan, Government, News, Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan drug laws, Michigan legislature
Deadly Clinton Twp. explosion was result of illegally stored chemicals at vape shop
A 19-year-old man was killed from the blast
Tags: Metro Detroit, Crime, Government, Weed, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Gretchen Whitmer, vaping laws in Michigan
Robin Michigiizhigookwe Clark brings Indigenous knowledge to Michigan National Resources Commission as first Anishinaabe woman appointee
The committee sets state regulations for fishing, hunting, and trapping
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Michigan, Environment, Government, Nature, Robin Michigiizhigookwe Clark, Michigan Natural Resources Commission, Gretchen Whitmer, Upper Peninsula, Michigan wildlife, hunting in Michigan
Listen to Michigan campaign rebukes Biden with strong ‘uncommitted’ Democratic primary results
The grassroots movement aims to pressure the President to push harder for a ceasefire in Gaza
Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, News, Listen to Michigan, Rashida Tlaib, Joe Biden, Gretchen Whitmer, Dearborn, 2024 election
Detroit Councilwoman Waters challenges Thanedar, pushes for ceasefire in Gaza
‘Voters want the killing to stop,’ Waters said
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Mary Waters, 13th Congressional District, primary election, election, politics, Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan, Shri Thanedar, Adam Hollier
Shame on you, Wall Street Journal. Dearborn is a jewel of metro Detroit.
An Islamophobic op-ed called Dearborn ‘America’s Jihad Capital.’ This rhetoric is dangerous and unacceptable.
Tags: Metro Detroit, Media, Views & Opinions, Dearborn, Wall Street Journal, Islamophobia in metro Detroit, Abdullah Hammoud, Gretchen Whitmer, Joe Biden, Slideshow
Biden celebrates UAW endorsement in Macomb County
This is the second time in recent months that Biden has come to Michigan to talk with UAW members
By Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance
Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, Labor, Joe Biden, UAW, Shawn Fain, Donald Trump, Gretchen Whitmer
Michigan still has highest car insurance rates in the nation, according to study
While rates have lowered under Gov. Whitmer, drivers pay 81% more than the national average
Tags: Michigan, Car Culture, News, Transportation, Detroit, Michigan, auto insurance, Gretchen Whitmer
Detroit’s QLine says ridership is up, wait times are down
Operator M-1 Rail is touting the streetcar ahead of a proposal to hand it over to the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Transportation, QLine, Detroit, public transportation in Detroit, M-1 RAIL, Gretchen Whitmer, Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan
Governor Whitmer declares Jan. 9, 2024 ‘Wolverine Day’
Hail to the Victors!
By Layla McMurtrie
Tags: Metro Detroit, Sports, News, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan Wolverine Day, 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship, University of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, Slideshow
Thanedar blames hack for social media post that called Israel a ‘terrorist state’
The initial post prompted some to question whether the Detroit Democrat has once again changed his position on Israel
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Hacked, social media, Twitter, X, Shri Thanedar, Congress, Hamas, Israel, Palestine
Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters mulls running against U.S. Rep. Thanedar
Former state Sen. Adam Hollier is also running against Thanedar, who has had a bumpy first term
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Shri Thanedar, Mary Waters, Detroit, Detroit City Council, Congress, 13th District, U.S. House, politics, election, Adam Hollier
‘We won things nobody thought possible’: UAW reaches tentative deal with Ford
Biden and Whitmer praise possible agreement that could end the more than monthlong strike
By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance
Tags: Michigan News, Car Culture, Labor, News, UAW strike, Shawn Fain, Joe Biden, Gretchen Whitmer, Slideshow
Thanedar was a harsh critic of Israel before becoming an outspoken defender
The Detroit Democrat’s condemnation of Tlaib smacks of hypocrisy
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Rashida Tlaib, Congress, Shri Thanedar, Democrats, Israel, Palestine, Hamas
Gov. Whitmer signs ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy
Michigan is the 22nd state to ban the therapy, which has been linked to depression, anxiety, and PTSD
By Jenna Jones
Tags: Michigan News, LGBTQ+, Gretchen Whitmer, conversion therapy, LGBTQ+ issues, Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democrats, Slideshow
Metro Detroit cities rally behind LGBTQ+ residents after Hamtramck’s Pride flag ban
‘You are loved, you are welcome, and you are valued,’ state Sen. Stephanie Chang said
Tags: Metro Detroit News, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ, Pride flag, Pride month, Hamtramck, Detroit, Hazel Park, Muslims, Luke Londo, Shri Thanedar
Ninth man convicted in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
Shawn Fix pleaded guilty to a terrorism-related charge
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Gretchen Whitmer, kidnapping, Antrim County, Wolverine Watchmen, militia, Shawn Fix, terrorism
Racist billboards appeared across metro Detroit on Hitler’s birthday
Side Hustle Lounge opens in downtown Detroit just in time for the NFL Draft
Bombshell Treat Bar readies to open in Berkley