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Michigan in Focus

The podcast bringing you the most important stories out of Michigan from TheCenterSquare.com. Join us as we dive into the top headlines and provide insightful commentary and analysis.

Whitmer Signs Michigan Bills Protecting, Supporting Victims of Crime

3 mins; November 10, 2023

Green Township Recalls Board Over Gotion Controversy

3 mins; November 09, 2023

Detroit Casino Strike Continues

3 mins; November 03, 2023

Report: UAW, General Motors Reach Tentative Agreement to End Auto Strike

3 mins; November 02, 2023

Michigan Court: MDOS Must Revise Election Poll Challenger Rules

3 mins; October 28, 2023

Michigan Lawmakers Propose Dyslexia Bills

1 min; October 27, 2023

UAW, Ford Reach Tentative Agreement to End Auto Strike

3 mins; October 26, 2023

Farmington Hills Man Sentenced for $20K Target KitchenAid Mixer Theft

2 mins; October 21, 2023

Michigan Supreme Court Ponders Privacy Limits for Drones

3 mins; October 20, 2023

3,700 Detroit Casino Workers Go On Strike

3 mins; October 19, 2023

Financial Report Gives Michigan a ‘D’ Grade

3 mins; October 14, 2023

Whitmer Touts $20M Michigan Marketing Campaign

3 mins; October 13, 2023

Court: Michigan Dam Owner Responsible for May 2020 Flooding

2 mins; October 12, 2023

Michigan House Republican Wants Witwer's Alleged Conflict Investigated

3 mins; October 07, 2023

Michigan AG Fights Lawsuit Over Income Tax Break Duration

2 mins; October 06, 2023

Michigan Lawmakers Sue to Overturn Election Changes

3 mins; October 05, 2023

Michigan Gives Ford Site Another $65M a Day After Pausing Construction

3 mins; September 30, 2023

Coalition: Offer EV Incentives to Reach 2 Million by 2030

3 mins; September 29, 2023

Michigan Receives $750K Grant to Reduce Snap Fraud

3 mins; September 28, 2023

123 Michigan Communities Get $553M in Pension Relief

3 mins; September 23, 2023

Michigan Lawmakers Frustrated After Feds Deny Flood Aid

2 mins; September 22, 2023

UAW Gives New Friday Deadline to Big 3 Automakers

2 mins; September 21, 2023

Lawmaker: Investigate Michigan’s Prison Staffing Practices

3 mins; September 16, 2023

Michigan Lawmakers to Propose FOIA Reform This Year

2 mins; September 15, 2023

Michigan AG Sues Airport Authority Over Alleged PFAS Contamination

4 mins; September 14, 2023

Brinks: Michigan’s Proposal 1 Financial Disclosure ‘Will Be Completed’ by Deadline

2 mins; September 09, 2023

Michigan AG Joins Coalition Against Trump Administrations Title IX Exemptions

2 mins; September 08, 2023

Michigan Lawmakers Want to Ban Government From Using Code to Thwart Records Requests

2 mins; September 07, 2023

Whitmer to Pursue Paid Family Leave, 100% Clean Energy Standard

4 mins; September 02, 2023

Michigan: $5M to Survey Mileage Fee to Fix Roads

3 mins; September 01, 2023

Nessel: Legal Opinion on New Education Agency ‘Premature'

2 mins; August 31, 2023

MDOT Begins Three Road Construction Projects This Week

2 mins; August 26, 2023

Michigan Lawmaker Questions Legality of New Education Department

2 mins; August 25, 2023

Michigan to Spend $17 Million on Drone Projects

3 mins; August 24, 2023

Cavnue, Michigan to Reimagine I-94 With Connected Vehicle Lane

3 mins; August 19, 2023

Michigan to Spend $506,000 Subsidizing Electric Boat Industry

3 mins; August 18, 2023

Michigan Utilities Focus on Trees to Trim Power Outages

3 mins; August 17, 2023

Flint’s Fight Against Crime Comes With Large Tab

3 mins; August 11, 2023

Study: Michigan Charter Students Best Traditional Peers

1 min; August 10, 2023

Whitmer Signs $23M in Outdoor Recreation Grants

3 mins; August 05, 2023

Michigan Taxpayers May Pay $25M to Move Racetrack 4.5 Miles

3 mins; August 04, 2023

Detroit Siblings & Two Others Charged in $3.5M Pandemic Scheme

2 mins; August 03, 2023

Michigan Elderly Robbed of Millions by International Fraud Ring

7 mins; July 29, 2023

Flint Back in Debt Years After City Leaders Said It Wouldn’t Happen Again

5 mins; July 28, 2023

Detroit Taxpayers Foot $56 Million in Police Settlements Over Three Years

5 mins; July 22, 2023

City of Flint Gets Millions in Federal COVID Aid but Still in Red Ink

6 mins; July 21, 2023

Whitmer Creates Another Education Agency

3 mins; July 14, 2023

‘Totally Different’: Michigan Rethinks Production Film Credits

5 mins; July 13, 2023

$12M of State Tax Dollars Will Benefit Detroit Midtown Cultural Center

7 mins; July 07, 2023

Michigan Government Grows Under Whitmer

6 mins; July 06, 2023

Michigan Senate Poised to Pass Bills Threatening Felony, $10K Fine for Intimidation

3 mins; July 01, 2023

2024 Michigan Budget Has Nearly $1 Billion in Pork Spending

4 mins; June 30, 2023

Michigan Department of Education Gets 54% Boost in Funding in Upcoming Budget

5 mins; June 30, 2023

Michigan Governor Spending $25 Million to Put More Police in Schools

7 mins; June 23, 2023

Michigan House OKs Teacher Union Bargaining Rights, Deductions

5 mins; June 22, 2023

Proposed Michigan Bill Eliminates Job Performance From Impacting Teacher Pay Raise

7 mins; June 16, 2023

Detroit Schools Ok $1.1B Budget Cutting 300 Positions

8 mins; June 15, 2023

Whitmer Signs Distracted Driving Bills

4 mins; June 10, 2023

Detroit to Resume $149M Annual Pension Payment

3 mins; June 09, 2023

Michigan Bill Would Allow $500 Fine for Sending Unsolicited, Unwanted Nudes

3 mins; June 08, 2023

Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Support of Handgun Age Requirement

5 mins; June 02, 2023

Environmental Concerns Are in Debate in Changing Auto Industry

6 mins; June 01, 2023

Flint City Council Member: Investigate City Credit Card Spending

5 mins; May 26, 2023

College Students Sue Michigan State University Over $99 Political Fee

5 mins; May 25, 2023

Republican Lawmaker Introduces FAIR Act to ‘Protect’ Female Athletes

6 mins; May 20, 2023

Is the Flint Mayor Driving a City-Issued Car?

6 mins; May 19, 2023

Losing Population, Michigan’s Tax Base in Danger

5 mins; May 18, 2023

Michigan’s $80B 2024 Budget: Historic or Wasteful?

8 mins; May 12, 2023

Michigan Teachers’ Effectiveness Ratings Flourish While Student Performance Stumbles

9 mins; May 11, 2023

FOIA & Government Transparency in Michigan

10 mins; May 05, 2023

Michigan House Greenlights Permanent Cocktails-To-Go

4 mins; May 04, 2023

State Says Accessing 45,891 Gotion Documents Will Cost $16,500

8 mins; April 28, 2023

Michigan School District Sued for Viewpoint Discrimination

8 mins; April 27, 2023

Michigan Bills Would Make Driving and Holding or Using a Cell Phone a Violation

9 mins; April 22, 2023

Senate Committee Narrowly Approves Gotion $175M Taxpayer-Funded Transfer

5 mins; April 21, 2023

Developers Seek $123M From Taxpayers for Grand Rapids Project

8 mins; April 15, 2023

Report: Michigan Needs $4.5B Annually for Education

5 mins; April 14, 2023

Critics Claim EPA New Emission Standards Will End Gasoline Vehicles

7 mins; April 13, 2023

Detroit Plans $45 Million for Digital Equity

3 mins; April 08, 2023

Big Rapids Residents Protest Gotion

5 mins; April 07, 2023

Supreme Court to Hear ‘Home Equity Theft’ Case

6 mins; April 06, 2023

Protesters Push April 5 Gotion Meeting to Online Only

4 mins; April 01, 2023

Saginaw Township Schools to Ask Voters for $243 Million Bond

4 mins; March 31, 2023

School Libraries Across Michigan Adding Books on Gender and White Supremacy

7 mins; March 30, 2023

Michigan Court Upholds Manslaughter Charges for Parents of Shooter

5 mins; March 25, 2023

Supreme Court Rules Deaf Michigan Student Can Sue School for Damages

3 mins; March 24, 2023

Detroit Police Department Seeks $22 Million Budget Increase

7 mins; March 23, 2023

Michigan Senate Votes to Repeal Right-To-Work, Reinstate Prevailing Wage

6 mins; March 18, 2023

Michigan Lawmakers Press DTE, Consumers Energy on Outages

4 mins; March 17, 2023

Whitmer Says Her COVID Restrictions in Hindsight ‘Don’t Make a Lot of Sense'

5 mins; March 16, 2023

Michigan House Approves LGBT Protections & Passes Law Expanding Background Checks

7 mins; March 10, 2023

Right to Work Repeal, Prevailing Wage Reinstatement Pass Michigan House

7 mins; March 09, 2023

Economists: Railroad Derailments Highlight Necessity of Line 5

9 mins; March 06, 2023

Should Michigan Taxpayers Foot $700,000 per Job Created for 2,500 Jobs?

8 mins; March 05, 2023

Slotkin Announces 2024 U.S. Senate Candidacy

3 mins; March 04, 2023

DTE Requests $622M Rate Hike, Citing Clean Energy Efforts

4 mins; March 03, 2023

Attorney General Granted Legal Reprieve in Line 5 Case

8 mins; February 25, 2023

One of the Poorest Cities in Michigan Has Best-Funded District Due to Pandemic

8 mins; February 24, 2023

Hundreds of Thousands in Michigan Out of Power After Ice Storm Hits

4 mins; February 23, 2023

Ford Halts Building, Shipping of F-150 Lightning EV Pickups

22 mins; February 17, 2023

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