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Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former first lady Betty Ford, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, during an unveiling of a new U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring her mother. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Ford’s daughter pledges support for Harris in presidential race

Jamie Thompson

Rep. Jamie Thompson pushes for abortion ban opposed by majority of voters in her district

Vote sign and flag in Michigan

League of Women Voters of Michigan co-president: State’s election will be trustworthy

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a meeting of the Detroit Economic Club, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Michigan Democrats slam Trump for jab at Detroit

Donald Trump

Economists say Trump’s plans will increase inflation and national debt

Voting booths

Important Michigan elections are coming up in 2025

Activist Hadley Duvall, 22, speaks at a Harris-Walz Fighting for Reproductive Freedom press conference at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, on September 18, 2024. (Photo by Nathan Morris/NurPhoto via AP)

Women under 30 say abortion is their top election issue, new poll finds

A person holds signs that say "REPUBLICANS FOR HARRIS WALZ" during a rally with Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz at York Exposition Center's UPMC Arena in York, Pa., Oct. 2, 2024. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

Republicans for Harris-Walz campaign launches in Michigan

Birth control pills.

Doctors back bills to make it cheaper to obtain birth control in Michigan

Shoppers at Walmart

Inflation is down under Biden and Harris. Trump’s tariffs would send it soaring again.

Abortion Rights

How leaving abortion laws up to the states puts women’s health at risk

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Here’s a list of scenic Michigan routes you don’t want to miss this fall