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LANSING — Fifteen years working as an emergency room nurse has convinced Kim Bogan that the only way to fix the American healthcare system is to tear it down and start over. Her patients arriving for triage are sicker than ever. They can’t afford many of the prescriptions they get in the ER. And sometimes when patients die, she wonders if she could have saved them had she not been caring for five or six other people at once.
Michigan customers 65 and older can be shielded from utility shutoffs through March 31, and low-income households can stay on by paying 7% of their yearly bill.
It will be a full circle moment when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer takes the stage with me on Friday, Nov. 20, at the next Detroit Free Press Breakfast Club speakers forum. The last time we appeared together was January 2019. She had recently taken the oath of office as Michigan's 49th governor and that morning marked her first public event. Eight years later, the relentless hard-working daughter of the late Sherry Whitmer, a former assistant attorney general for the state of Michigan, and the late Dick Whitmer, CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, has blazed trails of her own through politics and business, and along the way has become a national public figure. Serious issues no one could have anticipated arose during her time in office. Topping the list: a 100-year pandemic in 2020 that impacted the entire world and Michigan, with a vengeance. Then, it was the upheaval of the state’s auto industry brought by changing policies of the Biden administration to encourage a focus on electric vehicles. The upheaval continued with the return of the Trump administration and its changes on EVs. A rise in inflation, a tariff war with Canada and the war with Iran have
Democrats won major races across the country Tuesday, taking control of Congress, flipping state governments and scoring key victories in Michigan. The shift extended to Jackson County, although Republicans won several important local races and carried the county in the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate contests. Nationally, Democrats won control of...
Michigan’s bathrooms vary as much as its overnight options. A modern campground can have a shower building, while a rustic site may offer a vault toilet and a hand pump. Knowing which one you booked prevents a surprisingly awkward arrival. The eleven habits below concern travel and shared facilities,...
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Michigan is the nation’s leader in a federal forestry program that allows state officials to manage timber sales on national forest lands and reinvest the proceeds in reforestation and wildlife habitat improvements. Michigan’s timber revenue through the federal Good Neighbor Authority program was more than...
Detroit News reporter Beth LeBlanc reported Thursday on X that Michigan energy companies including Consumers Energy and DTE are trying to block the “Money out of Politics” proposal, which was passed Tuesday by nearly 82 percent of voters. The proposal bans regulated utilities from making political donations. According to Fox 2 Detroit, the conservative think […]
Democrat Sean McCann has won Michigan’s 4th Congressional District, ousting longtime Rep. Bill Huizenga (R), according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Huizenga has represented western Michigan in the House for more than a decade. While he easily won his last race in 2024, the district has become more competitive in recent years and was viewed…
LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - Student artists across the state are turning massive winter maintenance vehicles into rolling canvases to help keep drivers safe during the upcoming snowy season. State transportation officials announced the completion of the annual Paint the Plow project, which features painted snowplow blades from middle and high...
As colder weather approaches, the winter outlook for the rest of this year into early 2027 points to a warmer, drier season for Mid-Michigan. El Niño is expected to play a major role throughout the rest of fall and into December, January and February. It could even continue into early spring.
After a much anticipated and competitive election night, the state representative from District 31 was the last race in Michigan to be called. Shannon Dare Wayne, the Democratic candidate, got word of her victory around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning. She won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Laura Perry.
This article first appeared on Bridge Michigan and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Michigan voters generally supported efforts to fund public safety, libraries, roads and parks. Eight communities rejected efforts to fund EMS, which could also impact fire and police services. Retail cannabis is...
About 125 soldiers with the Michigan Army National Guard’s 1432nd Engineer Company are being deployed to the Southwest Border. The 1432nd Engineer Company, based out of Kingsford and Gladstone in the Upper Peninsula, will support the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mission along the Southwest Border. The company...
Michigan's classroom smartphone ban, signed Feb. 10, 2026, applies to instructional time in public K-12 schools this school year, with exceptions and local flexibility.
FOX 2 - Democrat Joanna Whaley made history on election night, becoming the first transgender member of the state legislature. Whaley, who represents a portion of Downriver, won with 62 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Ron Kokinda for the District state representative seat. The 38-year-old Lincoln Park resident is...
As the dust settles on the 2026 blue wave tsunami of a national election, the predictable wave of political analysis and backslapping has begun. Pundits and the political class will spend weeks dissecting voter shifts, messaging strategies and polling margins. Here in Michigan and across the country, an important story of this election isn’t just […]
(FOX 2) - Michigan's public land has grown by 10,000 more acres after acquiring a plot of wild forests and wetlands at the top of its Upper Peninsula. Keweenaw Point State Lands is found on the northern edge of the peninsula, next to the Fort Wilkins Historic State Park. Previously...
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Mich. (News 10) - Two more measles cases have been confirmed in southern Michigan, according to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. The agency said two St. Joseph County residents are infected. Officials identified two public areas where people could have been exposed to measles:. The emergency...
Passionate about trails? The MDNR is seeking an advisory workgroup volunteer to help shape trail-related priorities across the state. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for the opening on the Nonmotorized Advisory Workgroup. The workgroup consists of 11 volunteers who serve four-year terms. Travel expenses to and...
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) - Michigan officials say some U.S. Department of Justice election monitors went beyond their duties on Election Day, and the department is reviewing the complaints. State officials said monitors in Dearborn asked poll workers for copies of their training materials and asked poll workers in Flint...
