Politics
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Activists, officials call for closure of Ottawa County coal plant as utility looks to recover costs
“We are standing here today to stand up to the Trump Administration to tell them, ‘Get this coal plant shut down.’” That was the message that lawmakers, health professionals and other officials said at a press conference near the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Ottawa County.
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Michigan mamas make the case for statewide expansion of cash-based assistance for babies
Parents and advocates for maternal and child health filed into the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday as members of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services prepared to take testimony on a proposal to bring a cash-based program supporting pregnant parents and babies into state law.
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Whitmer told Trump in private that Michigan auto jobs depend on a tariff change of course
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met privately in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump to make a case he did not want to hear: The automotive industry he said he wants to save was being hurt by his tariffs.
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Michigan lawmakers call for release of Hmong immigrants detained by ICE
For Democratic State Rep. Mai Xiong, the struggle against ICE human rights abuses and the deportations affecting the nation’s immigrant communities are hitting closer to home.
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Wayne County judge halts plan to dump Manhattan Project radioactive waste in Van Buren Township
A Wayne County judge has blocked radioactive waste leftover from the Manhattan Project from being dumped at a Van Buren Township landfill.
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MAGA Michigan sheriff faces new criticism for politicking with official resources
Emails show that Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy, who’s also running for the Michigan Senate, held a political fundraiser for US Senate candidate Mike Rogers last month and coordinated the event using taxpayer-funded resources to do it.
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30+ groups urge Whitmer to reject federal funding for new ICE detention centers in Michigan
An open letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer published Tuesday is asking her to reject federal grant funding for new immigration enforcement detention centers in Michigan.
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Mary Sheffield to face Solomon Kinloch in November election for Detroit mayor
The race for Detroit’s next mayor is set to pit a longtime City Council member against a popular pastor, after council President Mary Sheffield and megachurch leader Solomon Kinloch were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary.
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As Trump admin axes LGBTQ+ crisis support, ally parents are offering support for trans youth
As President Donald Trump’s administration ends 988 crisis line support for LGBTQ+ individuals, members of a Michigan-based nonprofit are stepping in, offering support and resources to trans youth and their family members with a revamped hotline run by parents with trans children.
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How a Michigan program that gives new mothers cash could be a model for rest of US
Launched in 2024, the program comes at a time when many voters worry over high child care costs and President Donald Trump’s administration floats policy to reverse the declining birth rate.
