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Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen tours the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center before speaking about the Biden Administration's economic agenda in Dearborn, Mich., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Michigan among 10 biggest beneficiaries of clean energy jobs boom

LGBTQ Rights

House Republicans vote to overturn Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students

Voters cast their ballots at Coit Arts Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nov. 8, 2022.

Young Michiganders led the nation in voter turnout in 2022, but barriers remain in 2024

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrives on the floor during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump VP pick J.D. Vance wants to ban abortion, including in cases of rape or incest

International Women's Day

Abortion bans cost the US economy billions of dollars in lost labor and productivity

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) departs a House Democratic Caucus meeting at Democratic National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill July 9, 2024. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

Democratic platform draft calls for lowering health care costs, protecting abortion rights

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, attends a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing in Russell Building on Thursday, February 9, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

As Biden pleads for country to turn down political rhetoric, GOP lawmakers do the opposite

Trump rally site, Butler, PA, July 13, 2024

Semiautomatic rifle used in shooting at Trump rally is same type used in school shootings

EV Plant

Michigan auto plants get federal help to transition to manufacturing electric vehicles

Michigan Capitol dome in Autumn with a tree with red leaves in the foreground..

From education to infrastructure: What Michiganders can expect from $82.5B state budget

IRS building sign

IRS crackdown on wealthy tax cheats nets $1 billion in revenue

Gas Prices

Inflation in the US declined in June, led by drop in gasoline prices