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