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Whitmer calls special election for state Senate seat that could split Michigan chamber
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LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called a special election Friday for a state Senate seat that has been vacant for nearly nine months, setting up a contest that could let Republicans hobble Whitmer's agenda in the Democrat's final year in office. The 35th Senate District has been ...
Public invited to review Michigan’s plan for rare wildlife conservation
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By the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Michigan is one of the only strongholds for some of North America’s most unique and vulnerable wildlife. Whether it’s the Kirtland’s warbler nesting in young jack pine forests, piping plovers scurrying across sandy Great Lakes beaches or ...
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess
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Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts without a single Democratic vote. But as they return to Washington this fall after a monthlong August recess, they will have to find a way to work with Democrats — or ...
Blackrocks holds ‘Endless Summer Festival’
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Today in History: 1945, Japan surrenders to end World War II
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Today is Tuesday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2025. There are 120 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. Also on this date: In 1666, the Great Fire of London began, ...