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Protestors outside the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. April 21, 2026 | Photo by Erick Dia Veliz/Michigan Advance
At the North Lake ICE Processing Center in Baldwin, the biggest in the Midwest with 1,800 beds, several hundred detained immigrants started a hunger strike on Monday, refusing to eat or work, ...
Elections
Perry Johnson’s ‘all-American’ Super Bowl ad uses footage from Dominican music festival
GOP gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson has launched an ad to air prior to the Super Bowl urging viewers to turn off the NFL’s halftime show, which is headlined by Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny. ...
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Democracy
‘The intimidation is the point’: Slotkin won’t interview with DOJ over ‘illegal orders’ video
U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin has notified U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro that she will not interview with the Justice Department over a video ...
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Immigration
Michigan Senate hearing on ICE accountability bills features emotional testimony, fiery debate
Community leaders and advocates urged legislators to pass a set of bills seeking to limit the actions of federal immigration agents in a charged hearing of the Michigan Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary ...
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Immigration
Multiple parents detained by ICE in Ypsilanti around school campus, bus stops
Multiple parents of students at Ypsilanti Community Schools were detained by ICE agents on Tuesday, according to a letter sent to the district by Superintendent Alena Zachery-Ross. The arrests came ...
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Elections
Michigan’s gubernatorial race shakes up as Johnson enters chat, Benson’s lane clears
The sea is getting choppy for candidates coasting on the Republican side of Michigan’s gubernatorial primary race, with a familiar name — Perry Johnson — raising his sails and promising to ...
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Democracy
Ann Arbor group to begin collecting signatures in effort to establish city-owned electric utility
An organization made up of Ann Arbor residents pushing for a publicly owned, 100% renewable energy utility on Friday announced the launch of a ballot effort that, if approved, would put the city on ...
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Democracy
With Michigan work project funding on hold, Hall says deal to restore funds is possible
Following a Friday decision to bar the state from spending contested work project funds, Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall told reporters he’d be open to restoring funds to some work projects ...
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Elections
New and notable 2026 candidates in the Midwest who support Medicare for All
Numerous Democratic candidates running in the 2026 midterms are offering support for Medicare for All as the health care debate in the United States resurfaces.
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Democracy
Slotkin says she’s target of investigation by federal prosecutors
Updated at 3:17 p.m. U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she is the subject of a Justice Department investigation connected to a video in which she and several other Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. ...
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Economy
Michigan leaders: Federal clean-energy cuts stalling economic growth
Communities across Michigan said promised federal investments tied to clean energy and economic development are disappearing, along with thousands of jobs. Clean energy advocacy group Climate Power ...
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