Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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Michigan Adds 27,000 Jobs; Unemployment Claims Down 40%
The US economy added 467,000 jobs in January, following 1.1 million added in November and December. More than six in 10 Michiganders believe the state’s job market is strong.
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91,000 Michiganders Are on Their Way to Better Jobs and Careers Thanks to This State Program
Michigan Reconnect helps residents 25 and older who do not have college degrees attend community colleges or private training schools with free or deeply discounted tuition.
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New Poll: 63% of Michiganders Are Feeling the Economic Boom and Stronger Job Market
Michigan added nearly 40,000 jobs in 2021, and the state’s unemployment rate fell dramatically. Economists and policy experts attribute the economic boom, in part, to President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
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Michigan GOP Candidate for Governor: Women Who Are Raped Shouldn’t Have Abortions Because It’s Not ‘Heroic’
Garrett Soldano claimed that people who become pregnant after being raped were put “in this moment” by God and should be encouraged to deliver their child instead.
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Republican Candidates in Michigan Tell Voters to ‘Show up Armed’ to Polls and Tamper With Voting Machines
“The American people, at some point in time, if we can’t change the tide, which I believe we can, we need to be prepared to lock and load,” state Senate candidate Mike Detmer said during a campaign event over the weekend. “You asked what can we do? Show up armed.”
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Whitmer Creates New Infrastructure Office to Oversee Bridge and Road Repairs, Internet Expansion
The Michigan Infrastructure Office will oversee more than $10 billion in federal infrastructure investments in the state.
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How 303,000 Michiganders Got Health Insurance With up to 35% Savings on Premiums
Under Biden’s 2021 American Rescue Plan, the average Michigander with an existing marketplace plan has seen the cost of their premiums plunge by roughly 35%, or $59 a month.
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Inside Gov. Whitmer’s New Plan to Deliver an Extra $350 a Year to Working Michiganders
The plan would help 730,000 Michiganders, raise more than 22,000 people out of working poverty and benefit nearly 1 million kids, according to the governor’s office.
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Repealing Michigan’s Retirement Tax: This Is Gov. Whitmer’s Plan to Save Retirees $1,000 Per Year
Currently, all retirement income is taxed for Michiganders born after 1946. Whitmer’s plan would save an estimated 500,000 households $1,000 per year.
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Top Michigan Republican Lies About Schools, Spreads Racist Comments
School officials are scrambling to clear up rumors an elected official in Michigan is spreading. And this isn’t the first time she’s used fear or lies to shape her constituents’ beliefs. Here is the latest.
