UAW backs El-Sayed over other Democrats running for US Senate

The endorsement is a major catch since the UAW has hundreds of thousands of active and retired members and is a huge player in Democratic politics in Michigan.

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📰 Student files civil rights suit against U-M alleging retaliation for support of Palestinian rights — #MichiganPublic

❝Josiah Walker is one of the five students interviewed by The Guardian, who said they were followed, recorded and eavesdropped on by undercover investigators from City Shield, a Detroit-based security service.❞

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https://www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2026-05-22/student-files-civil-rights-suit-against-u-m-alleging-retaliation-for-support-of-palestinian-rights

Student files civil rights suit against U-M alleging retaliation for support of Palestinian rights

The latest in a series of federal lawsuits over how the University of Michigan handles campus protests is a pro-Palestine student activist who alleges retaliation against his advocacy.

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📰 Feds' order to halt closure of aging Michigan coal plant is illegal, plaintiffs tell judges — #MichiganPublic

Not surprisingly, #convictedFelon #sexOffender #DonaldTrump's order for #ConsumersPower to keep a coal-powered generator operating is *ILLEGAL*.

https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2026-05-15/feds-order-to-halt-closure-of-aging-michigan-coal-plant-is-illegal-plaintiffs-tell-judges

Feds' order to halt closure of aging Michigan coal plant is illegal, plaintiffs tell judges

Attorneys for the state of Michigan and environmental groups told a federal appeals court that the U.S. Energy Department falsely claimed an energy emergency.

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📰 Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, five more counties added to state emergency declaration — #MichiganPublic

Nearly half of #Michigan's counties are on the list of areas affected by severe April weather. The month is only a little more than half done, what more could happen?

https://www.michiganpublic.org/weather/2026-04-17/ann-arbor-kalamazoo-five-more-counties-added-to-state-emergency-declaration

Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, five more counties added to state emergency declaration

Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in the cities of Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo Friday.

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📰 Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS — #MichiganPublic

❝…a federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the #Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio [#NPR] and the Public Broadcasting Service [#PBS], two media entities that the White House has said are counterproductive to American priorities.❞

https://www.michiganpublic.org/arts-life/2026-03-31/judge-blocks-trump-order-to-end-funding-for-national-public-radio-and-public-broadcasting-service

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Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS

A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for NPR and PBS.

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📰 Price of gas spikes in Michigan as Iran conflict intensifies — #MichiganPublic

#convictedFelon #sexOffender #DonaldTrump's personal war of arrogance against #Iran is taking a toll on #Michigan, the whole of #USA, and a major part of the world. People will be suffering for generations due to Trump's stupidity and hubris.

https://www.michiganpublic.org/economy/2026-03-23/price-of-gas-spikes-in-michigan-as-iran-conflict-intensifies

📰 Auchter's Art: JD Vance's reassurances — #JohnAuchter for #MichiganPublic

And thus did #JDVance find himself in #Michigan this week giving a speech in a manufacturing facility. It was awkward to say the least. Of course Vance is famously not just a flip-flopper, but a shape-shifter.

https://www.michiganpublic.org/opinion/2026-03-20/auchters-art-jd-vances-reassurances

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Students at Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti high schools stage walkouts to protest ICE

High school students in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti walked out Thursday to protest immigration enforcement operations in Michigan communities. They marched from Kerrytown to a nearby federal building.

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