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Gretchen Whitmer releases plan to invest Michigan’s $3 billion budget surplus into state

June 28, 2022
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Adrian Cole The Michigan governor vetoed Republican plans for deep tax cuts and looked for alternatives to return money to the states' residents. Last week, after the Consensus Review Estimating Conference, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that the state will have a $3 billion budget surplus for

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Economy, Infrastructure

House Passes Bill to Regulate Gas Price Gouging, Despite Lack of Support from Michigan Republican Delegation

June 28, 2022
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Anzhe Zang Seeking to lower record-breaking gas prices across the country, the House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this month that would grant executive authority towards freezing gas prices, investigating price gouges, and making it illegal for oil companies to withhold supplies for profit. The vote

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Economy, Lifestyle

With half of Michigan’s Republican governor candidates off the ballot, who is left?

June 28, 2022
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Adrian Cole The remaining Republican candidates in the Michigan governor's race all hold extreme views on abortion, guns, education, and the 2020 presidential election. Michigan's Board of State Canvassers deadlocked late last week on whether to allow five gubernatorial candidates onto the primary ballot for August, following

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Entertainment

Michigan tops Rutgers 10-4 to win 10th Big Ten tourney

June 28, 2022
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(AP) OMAHA, Neb. -- Jimmy Obertop hit a three-run home run in the eighth and two runs scored on a bunt in the ninth as fifth-seeded Michigan pulled away from second-seeded Rutgers for a 10-4 in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament on

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Economy

Women-owned businesses are a good investment for Michigan

June 28, 2022
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Armand Jackson In recent years, there has been a rise in women-owned businesses in Michigan. A 2019 report from American Express found that women-owned businesses continue to trend above all businesses with Michigan as the state with the largest growth of women-owned firms. And thanks to

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Economy, Infrastructure

Key inflation gauge slowed to still-high 6.3% over past year

June 28, 2022
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(AP) An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, the first slowdown since November 2020 and a sign that high prices may finally be moderating, at least for now. The inflation figure the Commerce Department reported Friday

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Health Care

Michiganders Mobilize to Defend Access to Abortion

June 28, 2022
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Jeff Fuentes Gleghorn People in Michigan are moving to defend access to abortion in the Great Lakes State. In May of this year, Politico released a draft opinion showing that members of the Supreme Court of the United States are planning to overturn Roe v Wade,

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Economy, Health Care

Biden invokes Defense Production Act to combat infant formula shortages

June 28, 2022
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Oliver Willis President Joe Biden previously used the act to spur the production of COVID-19 vaccines and firehoses to combat wildfires. President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to increase the supply of infant formula across the United States in response to recent shortages. "The

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Entertainment, Lifestyle

Grandson of retired Michigan coach commits to Notre Dame

June 28, 2022
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The grandson of retired Michigan coach Lloyd Carr has committed to playing football at Notre Dame in 2024. Saline High School quarterback CJ Carr announced his decision Thursday night. He is ranked as the nation’s No. 5 quarterback and 20th player

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Lifestyle

Invasion of the Mollusks: Michigan and its Mussel Problem

June 28, 2022
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Parker Wallis Invasive mollusk species like the quagga and zebra mussels are negatively affecting Michigan’s Great Lakes, wildlife, and water infrastructure. These mollusks are typically native to eastern Europe. Quagga hail from Dnieper River drainage in Ukraine while zebra mussels come from freshwater rivers and lakes in

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