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'I'm just being me,' Gretchen Whitmer says as she prepares to take DNC stage
CHICAGO ― Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is getting the reception of a rock star at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week, but she's not doing anything differently than she does it in Michigan. "I don't know, I'm just being me," she told The Free Press in an interview at the convention...
Will Livingston have a cold and snowy winter? Here's the Farmers' Almanac prediction.
Get ready for a wet and cold winter in Michigan, according to a new prediction from the Farmers' Almanac. The 208th edition of the Farmers' Almanac, out now, foresees a "Wet Winter Whirlwind" for the upcoming 2024-25 winter season. "It definitely looks more wet than white in many areas," Farmers' Almanac editor...
Michigan plans $14.97 minimum wage by 2028 — but seeks court clarity first
LANSING — Michigan intends to raise its minimum wage to $12.48 in 2025 and $14.97 by 2028 but is seeking clarity from the state Supreme Court before proceeding. That’s according to a Wednesday filing by the state treasury and labor departments, which is asking justices to further explain by Sept. 15 their earlier blockbuster ruling requiring wage increases that account for inflation.
In small towns, even GOP clerks are targets of election conspiracies
PORT AUSTIN, Mich. — Deep in the thumb of Michigan’s mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula, Republican election officials are outcasts in their rural communities. Michigan cities already were familiar with the consequences of election conspiracy theories. In 2020, Republicans flooded Detroit’s ballot counting center looking for fraud. Democratic and Republican election officials faced an onslaught of threats. […]
Michigan eyes extended Reconnect eligibility for tuition-free college
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration is hoping to extend expanded eligibility for the Michigan Reconnect program through at least the end of this year, a state official said Wednesday. The program provides access to tuition-free college for adults without a college degree. As launched in 2021, eligibility was...
Manhunt For Michigan Fugitives: U.S. Marshals Offer $25,000 Reward
Get involved in the hunt for two Michigan fugitives on the U.S. Marshals Most Wanted list. Help bring these dangerous criminals to justice!. There is currently a $25,000 reward for a Grand Rapids man and a Melvindale, Michigan woman who is wanted for horrific Michigan murders. Trigger Warning: this article details graphic violence.
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