Government employees claim Federal Out-of-Office replies changed to slam Democrats

Government shutdown 2025: On the first day of the US government shutdown, employees at the Department of Education (DOE) were shocked to find their automatic out-of-office email replies had been altered to include partisan language blaming Senate...

Michigan Lawmakers Pass 24% Cannabis Wholesale Tax, Dealing Devastating Blow to Industry

Michigan has some of the cheapest cannabis prices in the nation, but that might soon change under a controversial bill lawmakers passed Oct. 3 as part of the state’s budget deal. The Michigan Senate voted, 19-17, on Oct. 3 to pass House Bill 4951,...

Michigan finally has its road funding solution. Here’s what to know.

Michigan roads and bridges are getting a significant financial boost after years of underfunding and political promises to prioritize long-term solutions. Lawmakers green-lit revenue changes early Friday morning, Oct. 3, that are expected to...

Michigan Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Tax Increase Projected To Raise $420 Million In Annual Revenue

“There was a willingness to consider multiple ways to get enough revenue… This just happened to be the one that could get the votes.” By Ben Solis, Michigan Advance After much hand wringing and consternation from lawmakers who feared detrimental...

Michigan schools budget includes free meals and a big bump in funding for at-risk students

This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here. Michigan approved a $24.12 billion education...

Michigan Matters: Mary Sheffield on the issues, plus a roundtable on federal government shutdown and politics

By Carol Cain October 3, 2025 / 2:06 PM EDT / CBS Detroit Michigan Matters sits down with Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield Michigan Matters sits down with Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield 00:30 Detroit Mayoral Candidate Mary...

Michigan Relaunches Resource Guide to Support Native American Students

Details By Elyse Wild October 03, 2025 The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) has relaunched a resource guide designed to better support Native American students, families, and Tribal communities...

Michigan considers getting tougher on squatters with SHIELD Act

LANSING, Mich. — Squatting is already against the law in Michigan, but some think more needs to be done to crack down on people taking up residence on a piece of property they don't own or pay rent for. Steve Frisbie, a Republican State...

Michigan man with leukemia fights ICE detention

Federal authorities refuse to release a Michigan man in a pending deportation case, despite his life-threatening leukemia and the inconsistent health care he’s received while in custody since August, his lawyer said on Oct. 2. The American Civil...

Michigan Senate passes bipartisan budget with record K-12 school funding

Winnie Brinks Majority Leader at Michigan Senate Democrats | Michigan Senate Democrats Winnie Brinks Majority Leader at Michigan Senate Democrats | Michigan Senate Democrats Senate Democrats in Michigan have approved a bipartisan budget that...

Michigan legislators approved 24% pot tax increase for roads. Here's how they voted

As Michigan lawmakers finally approved a budget, one piece of the deal included a new tax on wholesale marijuana sales that is intended to help fund future road work. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Oct. 3, the Senate voted 19-17 (there is one vacancy in...

Michigan lawmakers pass $81B state budget; bills headed to governor’s desk

LANSING, Mich. (WNDU) - Michigan lawmakers worked into the early-morning hours of Friday to pass the state’s long-overdue $81 billion budget. According to our sister station WOOD-TV, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the...

Michigan lawmakers pass overdue budget with more money for roads, cuts for many programs

LANSING — Michigan lawmakers approved a state budget early Friday morning that pours $1.1 billion more annually into road and bridge improvements, gives schools a slight boost in funding and slashes spending for a slew of other programs. The...

Detroit woman sues Sinai-Grace Hospital over alleged sex assault

A woman is suing Sinai-Grace Hospital, alleging it failed to protect her from being sexually assaulted while a patient there in August by a nurse accused of raping at least one other victim. A civil complaint was filed Tuesday in Wayne County...

Michigan’s Northern Lights Show Isn’t Over Yet — Here’s When to Look

The northern lights have made several dazzling appearances across Michigan this week, with skies glowing from the Upper Peninsula down into parts of the Lower Peninsula. And according to forecasters, the show isn’t over just yet. What’s Fueling...

Detroit automakers feud over Trump’s threatened truck tariffs

Keith Naughton, David Welch and Jennifer A. Dlouhy U.S. carmakers have mounted a furious, last-minute lobbying blitz over the Trump administration’s potential tariffs on medium- and heavy-duty trucks, in a fight pitting Detroit’s legacy automakers...

Michigan police release bodycam video of officers confronting church shooter

Police in Michigan released new bodycam video Friday showing the chaotic moments officers first encountered the shooter in Sunday’s violent rampage at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregation that left four dead and eight...

Michigan lawmakers pass $81B budget with road funding plan and cuts elsewhere

After months of negotiations and missed deadlines, lawmakers have finally come up with a $81 billion budget plan that the governor is expected to sign. (FOX 2) - Just hours after clearing the Michigan state House, lawmakers in the Michigan state...

Detroit carmakers feud over Trump's threatened truck tariffs

(Bloomberg) -- US carmakers have mounted a furious, last-minute lobbying blitz over the Trump administration’s potential tariffs on medium- and heavy-duty trucks, in a fight pitting Detroit’s legacy automakers against each other. Most Read from...

Political group and ‘dark money’ nonprofit fuel ads for Sheffield campaign

Untraceable donations supplied thousands of dollars to a political group that spent big on promotional materials for mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield and has connections to her father. Detroit Next PAC, a political committee formed two weeks...