Politics

U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) spoke out against a proposed $900 billion cut to Medicaid, warning it could displace seniors, close rural hospitals and burdened local governments.

Around 2,000 protesters marched from Grove Park to the Central Park Bandshell in Midland Saturday as part of the national “No Kings” movement, a coordinated, peaceful protest day calling for the rejection of authoritarianism and political corruption.

Mid-Michigan cities are joining a nationwide protest movement on June 14 known as “No Kings.” Organizers say the demonstrations, planned in more than 1,500 locations, are a response to authoritarianism. The events coincide with Flag Day and President Donald Trump’s birthday.

Great Lakes Bay Pride is expanding its regional Pride Month programming with nine events and a new festival location in Saginaw. Organizers say the celebrations are more important than ever amid rising anti-LGBTQ+ legislation nationwide.

U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) is requesting new federal funding proposals to expand addiction recovery services and medical training in mid-Michigan. She says the projects would support residential treatment for women, bring mobile simulation training to VA facilities and address health care access gaps in rural communities.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says face time with Trump, including a now-famously awkward Oval Office encounter, was worth it to win 21 new fighter jets in Macomb County.

Mark Totten has thrown his hat in the ring for the position of Michigan Attorney General. The Democrat from Kalamazoo has previously worked as a U.S. attorney and as Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's chief legal counsel. It's his second run for the job.

U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Caledonia) took questions typed into a Zoom chat Thursday as lawmakers face push back from constituents over President Donald Trump actions in the first months of his administration.

Republican supporters say the generators use newer, cleaner technologies, and that should allow them to stay in use past deadlines for the state’s clean energy transition.

Last Wednesday, the mayor of Bay City vetoed a resolution, that would have banned deputizing local cops for federal immigration enforcement.