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Melissa Nann Burke

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Melissa Nann Burke’s Journalist Portfolio

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Thanedar taps taxpayer funds to reimburse himself for 'mind boggling' advertising blitz

Thanedar taps taxpayer funds to reimburse himself for 'mind boggling' advertising blitz

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One Michigan congressman got largest subsidy for D.C. housing, meals of any member in 2023

One Michigan congressman got largest subsidy for D.C. housing, meals of any member in 2023

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Hill Harper omitted millions in investments, real estate, income made from acting and speeches

Hill Harper omitted millions in investments, real estate, income made from acting and speeches

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Bill in Congress would 'validate' the identity of a tiny west Michigan Indian tribe

Bill in Congress would 'validate' the identity of a tiny west Michigan Indian tribe

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'We will still fight': Michigan family trapped in adoption limbo in Liberia

'We will still fight': Michigan family trapped in adoption limbo in Liberia

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How abortion could affect U.S. House swing races in Michigan this fall

How abortion could affect U.S. House swing races in Michigan this fall

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US Supreme Court declines to intervene in Michigan ballot fight Original

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By Melissa Nann Burke Verified
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POLITICS Melissa Nann Burke The Detroit News Sept. 3, 2026, 5:31 p.m. ET View Comments WASHINGTON ― The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, Sept. 3, rejected an emergency request to mandate a proposal be placed on the November ballot in Michigan by Friday's deadline.
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Vance's mom reacts to El-Sayed knocks on family: 'Probably punch him'

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By Melissa Nann Burke Verified
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POLITICS Melissa Nann Burke The Detroit News Sept. 3, 2026, 11:42 a.m. ET View Comments The mother of Vice President JD Vance suggested that she would "probably punch" Michigan Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed if she encountered him over his knocks on her family, saying, "I think that man's an idiot." "It makes me mad, honestly, because he doesn't know JD, and he doesn't know, you know, what type of person he is, and I do," Beverly Vance Aikins told Fox News host Tomi Lahren.
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Trump administration lifts stop-work order on invasive carp barrier

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By Melissa Nann Burke Verified, Craig Mauger Verified
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Participants attempt to catch Asian carp in nets as they compete in Betty DeFord's Original Redneck Fishin' Tournament in the Illinois River on Aug. 3, 2024, in Bath, Illinois. The annual fishing tournament targets Asian carp, which is an invasive species in the Illinois River that has been destructive to the natural ecosystem and hazardous to boaters. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/TNS) WASHINGTON - Federal officials lifted a stop-work order Wednesday, Sept.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Copy editor, GW Hatchet

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Of course.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Storyteller, watchdog, truth-teller.