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Lansing — The Michigan Legislature approved proposals Thursday that would provide about $1 billion in tax cuts, advancing top priorities of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer less than four weeks after Democrats took full control of the Legislature. Senators voted 27-11 to expand the state's Earned Income Tax Credit, which will...

I recently came across a photograph of my grandpa lying in bed during his invalid years. Above his head was a shotgun hanging on pegs within easy reach. I'm sure it was loaded. As a kid, it was common to walk into the homes of friends and see a pistol...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has gone to war against public colleges in Florida over their teaching about racism and their diversity efforts. Last week, the presidents of those colleges signaled retreat, if not surrender. And that outrageous attack on free expression and academic freedom isn’t even the scariest part of the...

Lansing — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office urged a circuit court judge Thursday to keep search warrants related to an investigation into former House Speaker Lee Chatfield suppressed and concealed from public inspection. Nessel's office filed on Thursday a formal appeal in Ingham County Circuit Court, asking the...

A man who claims he is a sovereign citizen has been sentenced in connection with sending bogus $1 million checks to the state to pay his taxes, the Michigan Attorney General announced Thursday. Damon Montgomery was sentenced Wednesday in Ingham County Circuit Court to 337 days jail with 337 days...

Advocates for adding another heavy icebreaker on the Great Lakes celebrated last month when Congress authorized $350 million for such a vessel but are now chafing at the U.S. Coast Guard's timeline for delivering it: 10 years after funding is received. They note it took only eight years to put...

A third-party investigative firm hired to produce a public report on the 2021 Oxford High School attack said on Friday it expects to have a 70% to 80% voluntary participation rate from witnesses — despite "extraordinary" interference in its investigation. The increase in cooperation means the firm needs more...

Oak Park — For electric commercial vehicle startup Bollinger Motors Inc., its competitors' losses are its gains. Ahead of the production launch of its Class 4 truck chassis in the first quarter of next year, the Oak Park company is hiring, hoping to double its nearly 50-person team this year as it looks toward resuming work on its Class 3 consumer SUV and pickup. It's hired workers laid off recently by Ford Motor Co., retirees from the Detroit Three, college graduates and even tech workers. It's setting up an internship program this year.

The Michigan Parole Board has reversed its decision to release a man from prison who pleaded no contest to the kidnapping, rape and torture of a 19-year-old in 1993. Floyd Jarvi, 64, was sentenced on 13 charges in the case, including criminal sexual conduct charges for assault at gunpoint, kidnapping, robbery and felony firearm offenses. He was sentenced to 23 to 60 years in prison and became eligible for parole in 2014.

Harper Woods ― Inflation might be easing, but consumers worried about job security and a probable recession are holding tight to their wallets and pocketbooks, darkening the earnings outlook for retailers and the overall economy. While the surge in consumer prices that began last year slowed from its June...

A winter storm delivered more than 8 inches of snow in some parts of southeast Michigan, a welcome change from an otherwise warm and rainy January. Storm totals sent to the National Weather Service show cities in Washtenaw County seemed to get the most snow — more than 8 inches in Ann Arbor and Saline ― while communities such as Holly and Ortonville in northern Oakland County only got 4 inches.

Northbound Interstate 275 has reopened at M-14 following a crash early Thursday, Michigan Department of Transportation officials said. All northbound lanes were blocked for several hours. The crash was first reported at 6:10 a.m. cramirez@detroitnews.com. Twitter: @CharlesERamirez.

An Oakland Township man is dead after his vehicle crashed head-on into another car Thursday, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said. Officials said the crash happened at about 6:15 p.m. on Adams Road near Addison Circle South in Oakland Township. According to a preliminary investigation, the 61-year-old man's 2000 Subaru...