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The policy would significantly cut the amount of money that, through the Continuum of Care program, can be used to go towards permanent housing solutions. Only 30% of a grant could be used for permanent housing, while for previous grants, that limit was nearly 90%.
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Nessel, 20 other states sue HUD over policy ‘illegally upending’ program to reduce homelessness • Michigan Advance
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined attorneys general and governors from 20 other states to sue the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over a new policy that they say drasticall...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The policy would significantly cut the amount of money that, through the Continuum of Care program, can be used to go towards permanent housing solutions. Only 30% of a grant could be used for permanent housing, while for previous grants, that limit was nearly 90%.
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The Tuesday filing noted that Noem was advised by top officials at the Justice Department she did not need to comply with the March 15 judicial order to halt the deportations because it had been issued after the flights took off.
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Noem ordered deportation flights to El Salvador after judicial halt, DOJ tells court • Michigan Advance
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice acknowledged in a court filing that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the call to continue removals of Venezuelans to a brutal Salvadoran prison, desp...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Tuesday filing noted that Noem was advised by top officials at the Justice Department she did not need to comply with the March 15 judicial order to halt the deportations because it had been issued after the flights took off.
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Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court, judges and the members of two new Eaton County families all found themselves teary-eyed watching their adoptions finalized this week. Boxes of tissues were placed throughout the room for that very reason.
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Two Eaton County families have adoptions finalized at tearful Adoption Day ceremony • Michigan Advance
Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court, judges and the members of two new Eaton County families all found themselves teary-eyed watching their adoptions finalized this week. Adoptions for three young ...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court, judges and the members of two new Eaton County families all found themselves teary-eyed watching their adoptions finalized this week. Boxes of tissues were placed throughout the room for that very reason.
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Story by @kdailey.bsky.social
Publicly reported details show the Big Ten would sell 10% of its media rights to UC Investments, a group affiliated with the University of California system pension fund, for $2.4 billion.
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Stevens says Big Ten’s private equity deal marks ‘dangerous expansion’ of influence • Michigan Advance
Reports that the Big Ten Conference could sell a stake of its media rights to a private equity group have led Michigan U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) to send a letter to the conference’s commi...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Publicly reported details show the Big Ten would sell 10% of its media rights to UC Investments, a group affiliated with the University of California system pension fund, for $2.4 billion.
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Story by @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social
BREAKING: Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., officials confirm
The Metropolitan Police Department reported around 2:45 p.m. Eastern that it was on the scene of a shooting near the intersection of 17th and I streets NW, just about two blocks from the White House.
The Metropolitan Police Department reported around 2:45 p.m. Eastern that it was on the scene of a shooting near the intersection of 17th and I streets NW, just about two blocks from the White House.
BREAKING: Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., officials confirm • Michigan Advance
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was briefed Wednesday afternoon on the shooting of two National Guard members in downtown Washington, D.C., and is “actively monitoring this tragic situation,” acco...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
BREAKING: Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., officials confirm
The Metropolitan Police Department reported around 2:45 p.m. Eastern that it was on the scene of a shooting near the intersection of 17th and I streets NW, just about two blocks from the White House.
The Metropolitan Police Department reported around 2:45 p.m. Eastern that it was on the scene of a shooting near the intersection of 17th and I streets NW, just about two blocks from the White House.
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights said the charge came in connection to a case involving a volunteer applicant, a person with quadriplegia, who was allegedly denied an accommodation for the position.
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Michigan Department of Civil Rights files disability discrimination complaint against McLaren • Michigan Advance
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has filed a formal charge of discrimination against McLaren Regional Medical Center Auxiliary for alleged disability discrimination. A release from the Departme...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights said the charge came in connection to a case involving a volunteer applicant, a person with quadriplegia, who was allegedly denied an accommodation for the position.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will soon be in her final year in office, and a crowded field of candidates have stepped in to stake their claim as the state’s next executive.
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With 2026 on the horizon, these candidates are hoping to be Michigan’s next governor
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will soon be in her final year in office, and a crowded field of candidates have stepped in to stake their claim as the state’s next executive.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will soon be in her final year in office, and a crowded field of candidates have stepped in to stake their claim as the state’s next executive.
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The most efficient industry is being hit the hardest by tariff policies and rising costs.
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Tariffs trickle into cost of Thanksgiving dinner, jilting consumers and farmers • Michigan Advance
Collin Tuthill, president of one of the country’s largest canned and frozen food importers and distributors, said the current state of the U.S. food industry is “like we live in some kind of alternate...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The most efficient industry is being hit the hardest by tariff policies and rising costs.
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Story from our colleagues at the @kansasreflector.com
While key meal items like turkey and dinner rolls decreased in price this year, fresh vegetables and Thanksgiving dairy products are substantially more expensive.
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Overall cost of Thanksgiving meal 5% lower than last year • Michigan Advance
Annual data shows the cost of a classic Thanksgiving dinner set for 10 people, at $55.18 is 5% less than the cost in 2024.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
While key meal items like turkey and dinner rolls decreased in price this year, fresh vegetables and Thanksgiving dairy products are substantially more expensive.
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The problem is not unique to New York: Researchers and advocacy groups have long documented that prison and jail meals nationwide are often insufficient in quantity, lacking in nutrients and of poor quality.
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Nutritional gaps, high prices plague New York state prisons’ food system, report says • Michigan Advance
Incarcerated people in New York state prisons face significant challenges in accessing healthy and affordable food, according to a new report from the Correctional Association of New York, or CANY, an...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The problem is not unique to New York: Researchers and advocacy groups have long documented that prison and jail meals nationwide are often insufficient in quantity, lacking in nutrients and of poor quality.
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Story by @stateline.org
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeks access to an obscure computer network used by law enforcement agencies, according to a federal notice, potentially allowing officials to bypass negotiating with states for the records.
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Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program • Michigan Advance
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illega...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeks access to an obscure computer network used by law enforcement agencies, according to a federal notice, potentially allowing officials to bypass negotiating with states for the records.
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Since its passage, the tax has been criticized by many cannabis business owners and employees, who say that it will force small retailers out of business and boost the black market.
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Story by @kdailey.bsky.social
Court of Claims hears arguments on constitutionality of new marijuana tax • Michigan Advance
The state’s new 24% tax on all cannabis products, which was passed as a part of the fiscal year 2026 budget package, came before the Michigan Court of Claims on Tuesday, with the Michigan Cannabis Ind...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Since its passage, the tax has been criticized by many cannabis business owners and employees, who say that it will force small retailers out of business and boost the black market.
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Story by @kdailey.bsky.social
There is a deep bench of candidates from both parties, and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has set aside his lifelong affiliation with the Democratic Party to launch an independent bid for the state’s top office.
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With 2026 on the horizon, these candidates are hoping to be Michigan’s next governor • Michigan Advance
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will soon be in her final year in office, and a crowded field of candidates have stepped in to stake their claim as the state’s next executive. There is a deep bench of...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
There is a deep bench of candidates from both parties, and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has set aside his lifelong affiliation with the Democratic Party to launch an independent bid for the state’s top office.
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Story by @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social
The alliance of unions and school districts also added a major disability rights advocacy group to its ranks in the amended complaint that detailed how the department’s Nov. 18 announcement of six interagency agreements could harm students.
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Suit to block Education Department closure expanded amid agency transfers plans • Michigan Advance
WASHINGTON — A coalition suing to block President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education expanded its lawsuit Tuesday to include objections to recent interagency agreemen...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The alliance of unions and school districts also added a major disability rights advocacy group to its ranks in the amended complaint that detailed how the department’s Nov. 18 announcement of six interagency agreements could harm students.
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Though the commission has set a date for a virtual public hearing ahead of its next meeting, Nessel has argued that without a contested case declaration, the hearing amounts to “performative listening rather than thorough public scrutiny.”
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Nessel joins Ann Arbor area lawmakers, environmentalists demanding scrutiny of DTE data center deal • Michigan Advance
One of the state’s largest energy companies is asking energy regulators to fast track approval of two contracts to provide power to a data center planned for construction in Saline Township, but envir...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Though the commission has set a date for a virtual public hearing ahead of its next meeting, Nessel has argued that without a contested case declaration, the hearing amounts to “performative listening rather than thorough public scrutiny.”
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Four House members and Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin wrote the inquiry will not deter them from publicly stating their concerns about the Trump administration.
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Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they’re now being probed by the FBI • Michigan Advance
WASHINGTON — Democratic members of Congress who released a video in mid-November telling members of the military that they are not required to follow illegal orders announced Tuesday the Federal Burea...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Four House members and Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin wrote the inquiry will not deter them from publicly stating their concerns about the Trump administration.
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Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social with @statesnewsroom.com
The three Michigan U.S. House districts in metro Detroit that are reliably Democratic — the 11th, 12th, and 13th Congressional Districts — are expected to remain that way in the 2026 midterms, but two could have particularly competitive primaries.
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Stevens’ Senate run, criticisms of Thanedar make way for competitive Dem primaries in metro Detroit • Michigan Advance
The three Michigan U.S. House districts in metro Detroit that are reliably Democratic — the 11th, 12th, and 13th Congressional Districts — are expected to remain that way in the 2026 midterms, but two...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The three Michigan U.S. House districts in metro Detroit that are reliably Democratic — the 11th, 12th, and 13th Congressional Districts — are expected to remain that way in the 2026 midterms, but two could have particularly competitive primaries.
Story by @kdailey.bsky.social
Story by @kdailey.bsky.social
About 70% of Latinos in the U.S. disapprove of President Donald Trump’s record, with 65% disapproving of his handling on immigration and 61% say his policies have worsened the economy, according to the report.
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Trump shedding support among Latino voters, survey finds • Michigan Advance
WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S. Latinos have grown pessimistic since the 2024 presidential election and increasingly disapprove of the immigration and economic policies of the second Trump administrat...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
About 70% of Latinos in the U.S. disapprove of President Donald Trump’s record, with 65% disapproving of his handling on immigration and 61% say his policies have worsened the economy, according to the report.
Story by @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social with @statesnewsroom.com
Story by @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social with @statesnewsroom.com
Commentary: The unexpected elimination of their funding has thrown the 54 Great Start collaboratives and family coalitions in Michigan into limbo.
Elimination of Great Start Collaborative funding is a major setback for early childhood development • Michigan Advance
While Michigan lawmakers were able to avert a government shutdown and eventually reach a state budget agreement in October, the final agreement left out critical early childhood funding that has upend...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Commentary: The unexpected elimination of their funding has thrown the 54 Great Start collaboratives and family coalitions in Michigan into limbo.
Parents of children and young adults who receive applied behavior analysis, or ABA, worry states’ cost-saving measures will make it harder for them to get vital services.
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Families worry as cost of autism therapy comes under state scrutiny • Michigan Advance
State Medicaid agencies are struggling to pay for an intensive therapy for children with autism — and looming federal Medicaid cuts are likely to make the problem worse.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Parents of children and young adults who receive applied behavior analysis, or ABA, worry states’ cost-saving measures will make it harder for them to get vital services.
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Story by @stateline.org
The new guidelines set lower wages including pay cuts to account for the value of free housing provided by law to foreign workers.
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Story by @stateline.org
Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers • Michigan Advance
A California union and a group of current farm workers from around the country are suing to stop new federal guidelines that cut wages for temporary foreign agriculture workers — helping farmers but h...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The new guidelines set lower wages including pay cuts to account for the value of free housing provided by law to foreign workers.
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Story by @stateline.org
Michigan’s 7th Congressional District is expected to be one of the more competitive House races in 2026.
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Story by @kdailey.bsky.social
Barrett’s seat a top target to flip in 2026, James’ gubernatorial bid opens opportunity • Michigan Advance
In the wake of the 2025 election, where Democrats swept seats from gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, to state legislature special elections in Mississippi, leaders on both sides of the a...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Michigan’s 7th Congressional District is expected to be one of the more competitive House races in 2026.
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Story by @kdailey.bsky.social
Senior U.S. District Judge Currie, whom former President Clinton appointed to the bench in South Carolina, wrote in an order that Attorney General Bondi did not have the authority to make Lindsey Halligan an interim U.S. attorney.
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Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served 'unlawfully' • Michigan Advance
A senior federal judge dismissed charges Monday against two public officials with long-running public disputes with President Donald Trump, saying the controversial appointment of the president’s form...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Senior U.S. District Judge Currie, whom former President Clinton appointed to the bench in South Carolina, wrote in an order that Attorney General Bondi did not have the authority to make Lindsey Halligan an interim U.S. attorney.
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Story by @fischler.bsky.social with @statesnewsroom.com
The Defense Department announcement didn’t detail exactly how Kelly may have violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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Pentagon investigates Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly after he appears in video blasted by Trump • Michigan Advance
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced on social media Monday it’s looking into “serious allegations of misconduct” against Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, one of several lawmakers who p...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Defense Department announcement didn’t detail exactly how Kelly may have violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social with @statesnewsroom.com
The system is a bit complex and determined by when a lawmaker entered Congress as well as how long they stayed.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene retirement launches speculation about congressional pensions • Michigan Advance
WASHINGTON — Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s upcoming resignation from Congress set off a series of questions and misinformation about what health care and pension benefits lawma...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The system is a bit complex and determined by when a lawmaker entered Congress as well as how long they stayed.
Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social with @statesnewsroom.com
Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social with @statesnewsroom.com