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Detroit still has highest auto insurance rates in nation, despite ‘historic’ legislation in 2019
Between 2023 and 2024, the average rates in Detroit jumped 85%
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Car Culture, Government, Detroit, Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, legislation, auto insurance, Bankrate, redlining
Detroit man convicted after calling 911 and threatening to kill Whitmer, Benson, and others
James Toepler is just the latest person to be charged or convicted of threatening to kill Democrats in Michigan
Tags: Michigan News, News, Crime, Politics & Government, Gov. Whitmer, Jocelyn Benson, Dana Nessel, threats, 911, Detroit, James Toepler, 36th District Court
Michigan budget commits $49.5M to tackle racial disparities in health care
The funding follows the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black residents
Tags: Michigan News, News, Politics & Government, Health Care, COVID-19, Gov. Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Gilchrist II, Michigan, budget, Racial Disparities Task Force, health care
Democrats on a roll after Whitmer signs gun-control bills
‘We are turning our pain into purpose and honoring those we have lost,’ Gov. Whitmer said
Tags: Michigan News, News, Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, Democrats, Gun control, gun safety, legislation, background checks, guns
Gov. Whitmer repeals ‘right-to-work,’ restores prevailing wage law
A major victory for the labor movement
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Legislation, Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, right to work, prevailing wage, labor unions, Democrats, Regina Weiss, AFL-CIO
Michigan Democrats waste no time flexing new political muscle
In one day, the state Legislature moved on guns, labor, and LGBTQ rights
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Democrats, State Senate, State House, Gov. Whitmer, LGBTQ rights, Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act, gun control, abortion rights
Wisconsin man convicted for his role in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
Brian Higgins faces up to five years in prison
Tags: Michigan News, News, Gov. Whitmer, Michigan, kidnapping plot, Brian Higgins, Wisconsin, terrorism, Attorney General's Office, Dana Nessel
Mom bought guns for man accused of threatening to kill Whitmer, Biden, FBI agents, LGBTQ people
Randall Robert Berka II is accused of making numerous threats using the handle ‘@killthefeds420’ on YouTube
Tags: Michigan News, News, Randall Robert Berka II, Gov. Whitmer, President Biden, threats, guns, LGBTQ, FBI, Sebawaing
Whitmer signs bill to move Michigan’s presidential primary to February
This could give our battleground state more influence in the primary election outcome
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Gov. Whitmer, primary election, Democrats, Democratic National Committee, Republican National Committee, Legislature, Lansing, Michigan
Michigan dishes out $85M in tax money to fund QLine streetcars as costs increase
Fares and private boosters were supposed to fund the streetcars — not taxpayers
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Transportation, QLine, streetcars, Detroit, Gov. Whitmer, tax subsidies, transportation
Whitmer’s crackdown on violent crime gets 254 guns off the streets
Operation Safe Neighborhoods is aimed at confiscating illegal guns from parolees and probationers who are not legally permitted to possess a firearm
Tags: Michigan News, News, Gov. Whitmer, Michigan, Operation Safe Neighborhoods, guns, parole, probation, Michigan Department of Corrections
3 men convicted in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer sentenced up to 20 years in prison
The defendants’ ‘ultimate goals were to kill police and elected officials and kidnap the Governor of Michigan,’ AG Nessel said
Tags: Michigan News, News, Gov. Whitmer, Michigan, Wolverine Watchmen, Paul Bellar, Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico, kidnapping plot, court, prison
Gov. Whitmer to appoint first Black woman to serve on Michigan Supreme Court
With Bolden’s historic appointment, Democrats will maintain a 4-3 majority on the court
Tags: Michigan News, Politics & Elections, Kyra Harris Bolden, Bridget McCormack, Michigan Supreme Court, judge, Southfield, Gov. Whitmer
Democrats smashed the ‘red wave’ in Michigan, winning all statewide offices and the state Legislature
The party has a trifecta in state government for the first time in nearly 40 years
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Michigan, politics, election, Democrats, Gov. Whitmer, Jocelyn Benson, Dana Nessel, Attorney general, Secretary of State, Jeremy Moss, Joe Tate, Donna Lasinski
Whitmer kidnapping supporters convicted by jury
The three militia members were charged under Michigan’s Anti-Terrorism Act
Tags: Michigan News, News, Paul Bellar, Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico, Wolverine Watchmen, militia, jury, trial, Gov. Whitmer, FBI, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General
Tudor Dixon amplified racist remarks, conspiracies on her TV show
The Republican gubernatorial candidate used her far-right platform to sow divisions, make insensitive comments, and spread misinformation about elections and COVID-19
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Tudor Dixon, Gov. Whitmer, election, politics, racism, Real America's Voice, media
Whitmer gains major police endorsement despite Dixon’s tough-on-crime rhetoric
Dixon’s budget plan would wipe out police funding
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Gov. Whitmer, Michigan, Tudor Dixon, Democrat, election, politics, Michigan Association of Police Organizations, police, budget
DTE Energy donates to nearly every Michigan lawmaker as it seeks rate hike
Of the state’s 148 senators and representatives, 138 have received campaign contributions tied to DTE Energy, totaling more than $1 million
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, DTE Energy, Politics, Election, Gov. Whitmer, energy, utility, gas, electric, Yousef Rahbi, Abraham Aiyash, Rashida Tlaib
New Tudor Dixon ad could be an ‘SNL’ skit gone bad
The Republican candidate for Michigan governor has struggled to pay for her own TV ads — and it shows
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Politics, election, Tudor Dixon, Gov. Whitmer, Michigan, TV ad, campaign
Prominent Republicans join coalition to support Whitmer for reelection
The formation of the group comes as the Michigan Republican Party struggles to unify ahead of the November election
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Gov. Whitmer, Tudor Dixon, Republicans, Jeff Timmer, politics, election
Netflix is still looking for Detroit ‘Love is Blind’ contestants
By Lee DeVito
Tigers fixing up run-down Comerica Park ahead of Opening Day with $30M investment
Royal Oak’s Hideaway has been transformed into the bar from ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’
By Layla McMurtrie