Category: Michigan
As resistance grows, Michigan Dems debate path to âtake back our countryâ
Tens of thousands of Michiganders protested Donald Trump this weekend, pushing Democratic officials to confront a president Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has so far tried to work with….
Essays by Karen Anderson: Olden Days
I hear the voice telling this story and am surprised to find it’s mine. How did my childhood become the olden days?
Thousands gather across northern Michigan for ‘No Kings’ protests
In Elk Rapids, Charlevoix and Petoskey protesters carried signs and gathered in high traffic areas. Thousands gathered in Traverse City.
Baldwin, ICE and skepticism
In Lake County — population 12,000 — a new ICE facility is opening in a shuttered private prison, promising to create hundreds of jobs in the poorest county in the state. Many residents have doubts about whether the jobs will last.
Environmental group disappointed by Elissa Slotkin’s vote to eliminate California’s emissions waiver
Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin was the sole Democrat who voted for a resolution eliminating a waiver that had allowed California to set its own emissions standards.