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US Department of Justice indicates plans to send election monitors to Detroit, Lansing and East Lansing for the Aug.

Pete Buttigieg endorsed fellow Democrat Jocelyn Benson for governor Buttigieg hinted his own potential presidential aspirations in Traverse City event Benson is facing Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson in the Democratic primary TRAVERSE CITY — Pete Buttigieg endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson on Monday while hinting at his own future. Buttigieg, the former secretary of transportation under President Joe Biden,  moved to the Traverse City area with his family in 2022.

Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed face off after the departure of Mallory McMorrow, who had tried to occupy a middle lane The new dynamic is defined by the fight between the party’s progressive and moderate factions, which has drawn national interest Stevens and El-Sayed will next face off in a statewide television debate hosted by WOODTV And then there were two.

Michigan schools are expanding pre-K classrooms, saying they want more students ready for kindergarten Some pre-K providers are converting tuition programs to free programs The new state budget includes funding for 68,000 children in pre-K Michigan is pushing hard to get more 4-year-olds into pre-K by offering free instruction. That’s been a boon for some Michigan school districts. It means a chance to open new classrooms, renovate schools and, most importantly, get students in the K-12 pipeline.

Michigan lawmakers added roughly $125 million in earmarks for local projects in the new state budget That’s less than $160 million from last year, and far less than the $4 billion in projects lawmakers had requested for this year It’s also the first year that House and Senate lawmakers needed to follow new transparency laws for the spending requests LANSING — Michigan lawmakers added roughly $125 million in pet project earmarks to a new state budget approved Friday, funding everything from a...

Kevin Guskiewicz is staying at MSU as president after taking a similar job at Clemson University His decision comes after MSU basketball coach Tom Izzo called on MSU alumni to “stand up” Clemson University broke the news that  Guskiewicz is staying at MSU for ‘personal reasons’ In another leadership twist at Michigan State University, President Kevin Guskiewicz will remain the helm after announcing less than six weeks ago that he was departing for Clemson University.

Detroit’s rebuilding: As the city recovers from the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, major construction has reshaped it. New concrete businesses have opened in response. Neighborhood transformation: A concrete mixing plant has opened in the Cadillac Heights neighborhood, a process aided by the decisions of city officials. Residents leaving: Homeowners, who say they can’t coexist with the plant, have sold their properties to the company and left.

US Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow is dropping out of the US Senate race, her campaign announced Sunday She had pitched herself throughout the Democratic primary as a middle ground between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed Whoever wins the Democratic nomination will face GOP candidate Mike Rogers in November State Sen. Mallory McMorrow has suspended her campaign for US Senate, leaving Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed to compete for the Democratic nomination.

For more than four decades, my family has built our 72-acre farm around principles of sustainability, transparency and responsible animal husbandry. Over years of direct-to-consumer sales, we consistently heard from customers (regardless of their dietary choices) that animal welfare mattered to them. Many asked detailed questions about how our animals were raised, valued the quality that resulted from good care, and sought assurance that animal products were produced humanely.

After missing budget deadline, Michigan Legislature works through the night to finalize a new $84 billion spending plan Lawmakers also sent more than three dozen policy bills to Gov.