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Local, Politics

Michigan GOP chair Kristina Karamo purges her detractors amid effort to oust her

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Local, National, Politics, U.S. House

House Republicans vote to defund CDC research into gun violence

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Elections, Local

Biden, Trump and 8 others qualify for Michigan’s 2024 presidential primary

Stock photo of a pile of cash.

Economy, Local, Politics, State Legislature

Michigan is raising the minimum wage to $10.33 in 2024

A supporter holds her breath as preliminary results for Michigan Proposal 3 are announced at a watch party in Detroit, Mich., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Health Care, Local, Politics, Repro Rights

Anti-abortion group files suit over Michigan reproductive rights constitutional amendment

Michigan State Capitol at night

Elections, Local, Politics, State Legislature

Michigan House deadlocked after two Democratic representatives win mayoral races

Jocelyn Benson, Michigan secretary of state, testifies as the Senate Judiciary Committee hears from election officials and Justice Department officials about the rise in threats toward elected leaders and election workers, Aug. 3, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington.

Elections, Local, State Legislature

Michigan Democrats take action on election security heading into 2024

Michigan retro license plate with a blue background and white lettering.

Local, Politics, State Legislature

Michiganders could soon get their hands on retro license plates