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Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance to visit Michigan this week
(CBS DETROIT) - Republican vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance will visit Shelby Township this week. Vance, who campaigned last month in Grand Rapids alongside Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump following the Republican National Convention, will speak at the Shelby Township Police Department at 10 a.m. Wednesday. "Michiganders are feeling the effects of Border Czar, Kamala Harris' crisis first-hand. Democrats in Michigan are prioritizing ludicrous programs for illegal immigrants, welcoming them into communities across the state. They've made sanctuary areas across the Wolverine State in places like Lansing, Ingham County, Kalamazoo County, Kent County, and Wayne County," a statement from Trump's campaign...
Michigan primary 2024 results live: U.S. House
See Michigan U.S. House primary election results on this page starting at 8 p.m. on Aug. 6. Check out results for the U.S. Senate and Michigan State House, or find your representative on the Bridge Michigan 2024 Voter Guide. Only donate if we've informed you about important Michigan issues. See...
Michigan school districts set to receive $20.5M
Saginaw, Mich. (WNEM) – Michigan school districts will receive $20.5 million in grants to provide safe and supportive learning opportunities. 76 intermediate school districts, public and public charter school districts will benefit in mental health services and more from the Michigan Department of Education. The money will come from...
New Michigan law: Labels on packages to indicate wipes aren't flushable
Thanks to a new Michigan law, the disposable wipes package atop your toilet tank should start to display a new label — if it doesn't already — to indicate the wipes should not to be flushed. The bill about labeling on packages of wipes was signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in...
PickleRage opens its first indoor pickleball facility in the country in Michigan
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI - The weather is always perfect for pickleball at this new indoor facility. PickleRage has just opened its first pickleball club in the entire country in Michigan with locations in Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids coming soon (dates and locations TBD), among other future facilities set to open soon across the country.
Minimum Wage In Michigan To Rise In 2025, Up To $15 In 3 Years
You often hear people say that they or their families don't talk about politics and its often because tempers flare when there are disagreements in viewpoints. Minimum wage is one of many controversial topics that comes up during the politics debates that many people try to avoid. As some people have very capitalistic views while others are more along the humane side of the equation.
Big Post Office Changes That Are Affecting All of Michigan
I realize we don't use the mail as much as we used to. We wrote personal letters, business correspondence, mailed cards, invitations, paid bills, and so much more, all through the mail. Our mailman, mailperson, became our friend because they would deliver mail to our door. But, not so much...
5th-graders appeal to Legislature to make stonefly Michigan's insect
Teacher Emma Witkovsky was putting together a booklet of facts about the 50 U.S. states for her students and noticed something unexpected when she got to Michigan's information. "I said to my husband, 'Michigan doesn't have a state insect, and all of the other states do, except Iowa,'" said Witkovsky, a fifth-grade teacher at Grand Rapids Public Schools' Aberdeen Academy. ...
Michigan sandwiched between 2 severe storm outbreaks
Michigan should escape any major severe weather today, but it’s going to be close. Southern Michigan is just outside two valid severe weather risk areas. It’s worth showing you, and just keeping an idea that a storm could become severe. Here’s the severe weather forecast for this afternoon...
In Michigan’s vast UP, finding help for drugs is hard. So is finding solutions
Greg Toutant, CEO of Great Lakes Recovery Centers, says the common problems of addiction care are made worse in the Upper Peninsula by the large area and sparse population. (Bridge photo by Ryan Stephens) Drug treatment can be hours away in parts of the Upper Peninsula. Fifteen counties had planned...