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State awards $44.7M more to expand CTE across Michigan
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Gas-tax holiday fight collides with Michigan road funding
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Detroit, Mich., Lions safety Branch returns to practice From HERE Detroit

Detroit, Mich., Lions safety Branch returns to practice

DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit, Mich., Lions safety Brian Branch returned to practice this week for the first time since tearing his Achilles tendon last December, opening a 21-day window for the club to activate him or keep h

HERE Detroit • 12 hours ago
MLB sets Brewers-Dodgers NLCS schedule From the HERE City National Desk

MLB sets Brewers-Dodgers NLCS schedule

MILWAUKEE — Major League Baseball released the schedule for the 2026 National League Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers, a rematch for a second stra

HERE City National Desk • 9 hours ago
NCAA bars hoops coaches from other DI games From the HERE City National Desk

NCAA bars hoops coaches from other DI games

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Cabinet on Wednesday approved a rule that will prohibit men's basketball coaches and their team-specific staffs from attending games involving other Div

HERE City National Desk • 10 hours ago
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State awards $44.7M more to expand CTE across Michigan From the HERE City State Desk

State awards $44.7M more to expand CTE across Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Education is awarding nearly $44.7 million more in state funding to 80 districts to expand Career and Technical Education programs in communities

HERE City State Desk • 10 hours ago
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MPSC: energy waste programs to save customers $1.44B From the HERE City State Desk

MPSC: energy waste programs to save customers $1.44B

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan investments in energy waste reduction programs in 2025 will generate more than $1.44 billion in savings for utility customers, according to an annual report release

HERE City State Desk • 10 hours ago
Whitmer backs housing redevelopments in Calumet, Grand Haven From the HERE City State Desk

Whitmer backs housing redevelopments in Calumet, Grand Haven

LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced state-backed redevelopment projects in Calumet and Grand Haven that are expected to add housing and commercial space across both peninsul

HERE City State Desk • 10 hours ago
Gaming board hits 33 offshore operators under state law From the HERE City State Desk

Gaming board hits 33 offshore operators under state law

DETROIT — The Michigan Gaming Control Board issued cease-and-desist letters Thursday to 33 offshore gambling operators it says illegally offered online casino games, sweepstakes-style games,

HERE City State Desk • 10 hours ago
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Gas-tax holiday fight collides with Michigan road funding From the HERE City State Desk

Gas-tax holiday fight collides with Michigan road funding

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan fight over a temporary gas-tax holiday is colliding with warnings that suspending the levy could blow a hole in road budgets already facing a multi-billion-dollar s

HERE City State Desk • 10 hours ago
Poll: Trump disapproval may weigh on Michigan GOP ticket From the HERE City State Desk

Poll: Trump disapproval may weigh on Michigan GOP ticket

LANSING, Mich. — President Donald Trump is not on the Nov. 3 ballot, but a new statewide poll finds his low job rating may be dragging Republican candidates in Michigan congressional and leg

HERE City State Desk • 11 hours ago
Economy tops midterm issues as voters weigh Trump record From the HERE City National Desk

Economy tops midterm issues as voters weigh Trump record

WASHINGTON — With less than a month until Election Day, the economy is the dominant issue for midterm voters, and a new national voter panel shows Americans across the political spectrum

HERE City National Desk • 9 hours ago
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