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Protestors outside the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. April 21, 2026 | Photo by Erick Dia Veliz/Michigan Advance

Protestors gather outside Baldwin, MI facility as immigrant detainees held by ICE launch hunger strike

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, ...

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Michigan Residents in a Michigan township petition over $1B rezoning plan By CHRYSTAL BLAIR Michigan News Connection – 9/04/25

Residents of Augusta Township are challenging a billion-dollar data center project, armed with a petition drive which could force a public vote on rezoning. The rezoning would shift farmland to ...

Economy Data shows energy bills soaring as state and federal Republicans cut price-savings programs By Richard Eberwein – 9/04/25

Energy bills have been steadily increasing since President Donald Trump took office in January, partially thanks to state and national Republicans ousting Biden-era clean energy policies and prioritizing nonrenewable energy sources.

Abortion GOP-authored Michigan bill would legalize discriminating against women who receive abortions By Richard Eberwein – 8/27/25

Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) has introduced legislation that would legalize workplace discrimination against women who have received abortion care.

Economy Report: Michigan child care program shuts down after losing federal money By Richard Eberwein – 8/20/25

Focus: HOPE, a community organization in Detroit that provides child care services to low-income families, will shut down its Head Start program after losing its federal grant money.

Elections Republican megadonors are bankrolling Mike Duggan’s independent Michigan gubernatorial race By Richard Eberwein – 8/15/25

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has been receiving and accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from Republican donors and dark money in his independent gubernatorial bid, despite him saying he wants to avoid partisanship.

LGBTQ Michigan Republicans introduce bill to reimplement conversion therapy By Richard Eberwein – 8/13/25

Michigan Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to overturn the state’s ban on conversion therapy, a set of practices that attempt to force members of the LGBTQ+ community into being straight.

Economy American automotive companies report billions of dollars lost due to Trump’s tariffs By Richard Eberwein – 7/28/25

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported vehicles and auto parts has cost General Motors, the United States’ largest automobile manufacturer, $1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2025 alone, according to the company.

Elections Willie Burton is considering a Senate run in Minnesota. He reportedly lives in Michigan. By Richard Eberwein – 7/25/25

A report from the Minnesota Star Tribune says that former NBA player Willie Burton is considering a U.S. Senate run in Minnesota in 2026, despite listing his address in Michigan.

Democracy Antigovernment militia is targeting Oklahoma weather radars By Richard Eberwein – 7/15/25

The leader of a far-right extremist militia called Veterans on Patrol has claimed responsibility for sabotaging weather radars days after an unknown assailant vandalized a weather system in Oklahoma earlier this month.

Health care NEW AUDIO: Michigan Republican says he doesn’t support women’s autonomy over their own bodies By Richard Eberwein – 6/23/25

During an office hours event last Friday, Michigan state Rep. Karl Bohnak (R-Deerton) indicated that he does not support women making their own health care decisions, according to new audio.

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