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Democrats win the US House and Senate as voters deliver a strong rebuke to Trump and Republicans

WASHINGTON — Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, delivering a decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump. Tuesday's midterm elections laid bare voters' deep frustrations over high prices, the Iran war and concerns over government corruption. Democrats routed their rivals across the map, flipping states that have voted Republican for decades and that Trump won by double digits just two years ago. That includes James Talarico's stunning Senate victory in Texas, where no Democrat ...

Attorneys, advocates cheer MSC decision demanding new Line 5 permit review

LANSING — Following the Michigan Supreme Court’s Friday ruling striking down state energy regulators’ decision to permit the Line 5 tunnel project, pipeline opponents convened to celebrate the decision and talk about the next steps.  The controversial pipeline runs from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario, with a 4.5-mile segment of dual pipelines running through the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet.  Bay Mills Indian Community President Whitney Gravelle, Michigan Climate Action Network Executive Director Denise Keele and several attorneys who ...

Michigan Supreme Court vacates key Line 5 permit

ST. IGNACE — The Michigan Supreme Court Friday ruled that the Michigan Public Service Commission erred when it granted a key permit for the Line 5 petroleum pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. Among other findings in its 58-page ruling, the majority found the commission’s ...

Michigan Senate passes reforms on collecting petition signatures

LANSING — The fight against election disinformation and changes to Michigan’s petition circulation process cleared the upper chamber of the state Legislature on Thursday. Senators moved the legislative package with bipartisan support. Among the bills were Senate Bill 529, Senate Bill 530 ...

Michigan Senate advances stopgap funding for SNAP as federal funding cliff nears

LANSING — Members of the Michigan Senate on Thursday voted to advance a supplemental funding bill providing $71 million in state funds to support food assistance with federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or SNAP, set to come to a halt on Saturday. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service instructed state officials to pause SNAP benefits in November, citing a lapse in funding due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Senate Bill 182, passed the chamber 27-4, with Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt ...