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Chad Livengood
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Politics Editor & Columnist at The Detroit News [email protected] https://www.detroitnews.com/staff/9891415002/chad-livengood/
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · Jul 9
SCOOP: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed $15M for grant program championed by campaign donor Fay Beydoun

Beydoun’s grant, which ballooned to $20M, is now the subject of a criminal probe by AG ⁦‪‬⁩Dana Nessel

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed $15M for grant program championed by donor Fay Beydoun
The origins of a lucrative taxpayer grant for a Metro Detroit businesswoman trace back to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration, state records show.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 7h
New state law exempting Michigan income tax on tips, when paired with the federal law, should save tipped workers $1,500 annually, @GovWhitmer says.

"That's a big deal for people who are working hard every single day," she said today.

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New state law exempts Michigan income tax on tips, overtime, Social Security income
Eliminating state income taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security was a priority for House Republicans in the recent budget negotiations.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 16h
What the federal government shutdown means for jobs, air travel, food stamps in Michigan

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What the government shutdown means for jobs, air travel, food stamps in Michigan
Michigan residents will feel the pinch of a prolonged shutdown of the U.S. government, with funding running out for programs in the coming days.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 17h
Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, the matriarch of a Detroit political family whose power was dimmed by her son's corruption scandal, died Tuesday following a long illness, family and friends said. She was 80.

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Ex-Detroit congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick dead at 80
The mother of ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick served seven terms in Congress and nine terms in the Michigan House of Representatives.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING:

Lawsuit challenges new Michigan marijuana tax, would upend roads deal

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Lawsuit challenges new Michigan marijuana tax, would upend roads deal
The new tax, scheduled to take effect Jan. 1 in order to increase funding for roads, was at the center of a compromise that ended a budget standoff.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 1d
Live updates: Tigers vs. Mariners Game 3 start announced for 7 p.m.; TV gets shuffled

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Live updates: Tigers vs. Mariners Game 3 start announced for 7 p.m.; TV gets shuffled
Follow along here for live updates as the Tigers play host to the Mariners in Game 3 of the American League Division Series at Comerica Park.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 1d
I'm looking for Michigan residents who buy insurance in the individual market (marketplace, Obamacare, whatever you wanna call it).

DM or email me at [email protected] if you're willing to be interviewed.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 1d
Live updates: Tigers vs. Mariners Game 3 start delayed by rain

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Live updates: Tigers vs. Mariners Game 3 start delayed by rain
Follow along here for live updates as the Tigers play host to the Mariners in Game 3 of the American League Division Series at Comerica Park.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 1d
HAPPENING TONIGHT: Grand Blanc community plans night of reflection for church attack victims at high school football stadium

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Grand Blanc community plans night of reflection for church attack victims
The event will include remarks by Jeffrey Schaub, bishop of the Mormon church attacked by a gunman during Sunday services.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 1d
NEW:

Violent crime dropped statewide last year, led by declines in Detroit, Flint

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Violent crime dropped statewide last year, led by declines in Detroit, Flint
Police chiefs and criminal justice experts say strong community violence intervention and more officers on the street account for the change.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 3d
Despite her unreliable voting record for Democrats, Rep. Karen Whitsett remains a Democrat and caucuses with Democrats (when she's actually in caucus).

Democrats had a chance, under a Democratic House speaker, to take her out in a primary last year. They passed.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 3d
Beloved rescue horse dies while pulling carriage in Frankenmuth

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Beloved rescue horse dies while pulling carriage in Frankenmuth
"It is with broken hearts that we share the passing of our beloved horse, Ruby, who left us suddenly today," H&H Acres and Carriage Service said on social media.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 3d
Detroit Democratic lawmaker attends just 23% of session days in Lansing, cites the cost of gas and doggy daycare as two reasons she’s frequently absent

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Detroit Democratic lawmaker attends just 23% of session days in Lansing
State Rep. Karen Whitsett, D-Detroit, cited $36-a-day daycare for her dog as one reason she has frequently not showed up to vote in Lansing.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 4d
Lawmakers OK $450M-plus in earmarks during late night budget vote

New reporting in today’s Detroit News on some of the winners in the new state budget:

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Lawmakers OK $450M-plus in earmarks during late night budget vote
Michigan lawmakers gave out roughly $457 million in earmarks to a total of 147 nonprofits and government units in a nearly $81 billion budget approved in the wee hours of Friday morning.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 5d
While you were sleeping…. New tax on marijuana heads to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk after late-night Senate approval

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New tax on marijuana heads to Whitmer's desk after late-night Senate approval
The Senate approved a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana, marking a key vote in a wide-ranging deal to hike funding for roads and pass the state budget.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: State budget plan debuts with more money for roads, cuts for many programs

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State budget plan debuts with more money for roads, cuts for many programs
The release of the plan Tuesday night represented a breakthrough for the Michigan Legislature.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 6d
24% marijuana tax hike stays or state government shuts down, Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall warns.

Some Senate Democrats oppose the new tax, which Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed to help fund road construction.

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Marijuana tax hike stays or state government shuts down, Michigan House speaker warns
If the Michigan Senate is unable to rally enough votes to increase taxes on marijuana then the government will shut down, House Speaker Matt Hall said
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: Mormon man in Utah has raised over $280,000 for the family of the deceased Grand Blanc Twp. mass shooting suspect

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Mormon man in Utah has raised over $280,000 for the family of the Grand Blanc Twp. suspect
A Mormon man acknowledged it's not "conventional" to raise money for the mass murder suspect's family. But, he said, “Clearly, this family is suffering."
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: Michigan senators seek $281M for special projects in new budget

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Michigan senators seek $281M for special projects in new budget
"There will not be a project in the budget that has not had a hearing," House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Ann Bollin vowed.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 7d
Northville loses fight to keep COVID-era on-street dining in downtown

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Northville loses fight to keep on-street dining in downtown
A judge ruled Wednesday in favor of the group Let's Open Northville, which argued on-street dining violates the city's charter.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 7d
Supreme Court lets MSU economist Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now

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Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
The court is declining to act on the Trump administration’s effort to immediately remove her.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 8d
'All units pull out': Crews sought survivors in burning Grand Blanc church before collapse

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'All units pull out': Crews sought survivors in burning Grand Blanc church before collapse
Audio from the Genesee County fire dispatch captured the courage and chaos of rescue efforts after a gunman set fire to a Grand Blanc Mormon church.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 8d
Daughters of Grand Blanc Twp. church shooting victim say they forgive his killer

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Daughters of Grand Blanc Twp. church shooting victim say they forgive his killer
The daughter of one of the victims slain in the mass shooting at a Mormon chapel in Michigan said she looked into his killer's eyes, and "he let me live."
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 8d
Michigan lawmakers might impose big fee hikes on EV, plug-in hybrid owners

But the owners of gas-powered vehicles would be largely held harmless.

New reporting from ⁦‪the Capitol:

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Michigan lawmakers might impose big fee hikes on EV, plug-in hybrid owners
Clean energy advocates are lobbying to get lawmakers to scale back double-digit fee hikes on the owners of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 8d
Consumers Energy gets OK for natural gas rate hike

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Consumers Energy gets OK for natural gas rate hike
The Michigan Public Service Commission approved the utility's revised request, which originally was $91 million higher.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 8d
Family, friends of Grand Blanc church attack victims launch online fundraisers

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Family, friends of Grand Blanc church attack victims launch online fundraisers
The pages were verified Tuesday.
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