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Representative Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield) is a lead sponsor of legislation to add legal protections against antisemitism to Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
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Detroit Evening Report: Dems want to expand Michigan civil rights act to cover antisemitism

Rick Pluta, Sascha Raiyn June 4, 2025

A group of Democratic state lawmakers is calling for an expansion of Michigan’s civil rights law to specifically include protections...

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About 100 unionized health care workers and others who depend on Medicaid demonstrated outside Michigan Republican Congressman John James' office in Warren on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan families, caregivers prepare for possible Medicaid cuts

Sascha Raiyn June 3, 2025

Experts say Medicaid cuts passed by the U.S. House could result in millions of people losing health care — including...

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Michigan Lt. Gov. and gubernatorial candidate Garlin Gilchrist announced new statewide grant programs at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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Garlin Gilchrist announces new incentive programs for talent retention at Mackinac Policy Conference

Russ McNamara June 3, 2025

At the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island last week, Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist announced new incentive programs aimed...

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Branches, limbs and even whole trees were toppled by the ice storms that hit northern Michigan beginning March 29, 2025. Here, debris lies along the side of Polish Line Road in Cheboygan.
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Whitmer signs bill to forgive school days lost to ice storms

Rick Pluta June 3, 2025

Northern Michigan school districts forced into an extended shutdown due to massive ice storms this spring will have a waiver from...

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The Metro: Breaking through bureaucracy with Soap Box Detroit

John Filbrandt June 2, 2025

While the Detroit Documenters are providing easier access to information on local government, they’re not the only ones.  Dan Arking...

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Former Congressman and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra speaks with WDET's Russ McNamara during the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says concerns over tariffs ‘overblown’

Russ McNamara June 2, 2025

New U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying the effect of tariffs on the auto industry.The former Congressman and...

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Reporter Elena Durnbaugh at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference
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MichMash: Michigan legislature’s budget debate surfaces at Mackinac Policy Conference

Hernz Laguerre May 30, 2025

The annual Mackinac Policy Conference has wrapped up for 2025. In this episode of MichMash, reporter Elena Durnbaugh joins Gongwer...

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Gretchen Whitmer sitting down with Russ McNamara
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Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer focuses on Michigan’s future at Mackinac conference

Hernz Laguerre May 30, 2025

In this episode of The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Governor Whitmer at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Pride Month kickoff...

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An exterior view of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island during the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.
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Watch: Detroit mayoral debate at the Mackinac Policy Conference

Jenny Sherman May 29, 2025

Detroit mayoral candidates debated housing, public safety, education and more during a forum Thursday, May 29, at the 2025 Mackinac...

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Outgoing Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters joins The Metro during the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Michigan US Sen. Gary Peters on ‘passing the torch’

Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent, The Metro May 29, 2025

Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is preparing to retire after a decades-long career in politics and public service. Peters has championed...

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Andrea Pierce, policy director at Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, speaks with Metro Co-host Robyn Vincent on Mackinac Island during the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.
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The Metro at MPC: Activists rally on Mackinac Island to oppose Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel plan

Robyn Vincent, The Metro May 29, 2025

Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline cuts beneath the Great Lakes, stretching over 600 miles and crossing beneath the Straits of...

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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington.
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Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law

Associated Press May 29, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly...

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