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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
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Your guide to the Saginaw Bay Birding Trail
Here’s your guide to the Saginaw Bay Birding Trail, which spans 142 miles across Michigan and is ideal for bird-watching enthusiasts and nature lovers alike.
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Report: Trump-backed Medicaid cuts to strip health care from 500,000 Michiganders
A pair of Michigan Senate committees this week released a new, eight-page report that paints an alarming picture of what President Donald Trump’s proposed Medicaid cuts would mean for Michiganders—including the closure of hospitals and clinics, thousands of workers being laid off from their jobs, and 500,000 Michiganders losing their health care coverage.
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Rental application fees would be capped at $25 under legislation considered by Michigan senators
Legislation to ban landlords from imposing any fees that are not reasonable, while also capping rental application fees at $25, is being considered in the Michigan Senate.
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Michigan Congresswoman eyes legislation to curb Trump military deployments on US soil
President Donald Trump’s deployment of US Marines and moves to control the California National Guard to quell protests over federal immigration enforcement raids has one Michigan congresswoman calling foul.
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Former Michigan House speaker joins increasingly crowded GOP primary for Michigan governor
A former GOP state lawmaker who served as speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives is joining a crowded bench seeking the Republican nomination for the 2026 gubernatorial race in the battleground state.
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Best in Grass: Thousands of Michiganders will help pick the state’s best weed this summer
The Best in Grass competition is returning to Michigan this summer, where everyday stoners will have a chance to crown the state’s best weed. Judging kits drop June 28.
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6 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Cannabis might help to mellow you out. But the multi-billion-dollar industry behind your favorite plant is always sparking up fresh news, noise, and nonsense.
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A Michigan bear roamed the woods for two years with an awful lid on his neck. Not anymore.
Michigan wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a large lid that was stuck around his neck — for two years.
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Flint nurse reveals how cutting Medicaid would ‘stress an already stressed system’
Rachel Chapin of Fenton says that cutting Medicaid will push hospitals and staff across the state to their breaking point.
