The United Auto Workers on Monday accused a corporate-backed super PAC supporting U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of misleading Michigan voters by using the union’s logo in campaign ads.

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Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga’s campaign has paid more than $400,000 to a company owned by his brother, who has simultaneously worked as a full-time real estate agent and helped sell luxury condos owned by Huizenga and his wife.

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Dowagiac residents who say a massive data center has made their homes nearly unlivable will get a rare opportunity Monday to confront representatives of the company behind it.

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Detroit officials are demanding that federal immigration agents stop high-speed chases through residential neighborhoods after two recent pursuits left two immigrants seriously injured and damaged a resident’s property.

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Millionaire U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers said people who blame President Trump for rising prices have “lost their mind,” dismissing voter concerns about affordability as Michigan families continue to struggle with higher costs.

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Gubernatorial candidate John James is attacking Republican rival Perry Johnson over data centers, but campaign finance records show James has accepted more than $100,000 from executives and family members tied to one of Michigan’s biggest data center builders.

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A young woman with a developmental disability was sexually harassed, abused, and discriminated against while working through a supported employment program at a Krispy Kreme in Allen Park, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Wayne County Circuit Court.

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A new coalition of formerly incarcerated women and family members of women held at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility is launching a statewide tour to amplify allegations of abuse, neglect, unsafe conditions, retaliation, and medical mistreatment at Michigan’s only women’s prison.

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is calling for sweeping public control over artificial intelligence companies, arguing that the rapidly growing technology should be governed by the people it will affect.

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A federal jury has ordered the Detroit Club and its owner to pay more than $6.25 million to three former employees who said they were punished after speaking out about racist treatment of Black guests and workers at the historic downtown private club.

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Republican congressional candidate Michael Bouchard once worked for a Lansing lobbying firm run by a longtime political ally and former staffer for his father, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, records reviewed by Metro Times show.

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Mike Rogers has found a new position on the Gordie Howe International Bridge. All of them.

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When Quinton Jones-Whitaker was sent to prison at 20 years old, no physical evidence tied him to the carjacking and robbery that upended his life.

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Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is trying to bolster his blue-collar image as he runs for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, casting himself as a former autoworker who understands the state’s factory jobs.

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A Michigan drinking water expert who helped expose the Flint water crisis is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging she was fired for signing a petition critical of the Trump administration’s environmental policies.

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A former corrections officer at Michigan’s only women’s prison was sentenced to up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing prisoners, another sign of deep problems at a facility already plagued by allegations of unsafe conditions, medical neglect, deaths behind bars, and employee misconduct.

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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has won the endorsement of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Michigan, adding another major labor union to her campaign for governor as she works to consolidate support among working-class voters and organized labor.

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Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has spent years warning about national security threats, cyberattacks, and the need for tougher oversight of emerging technology.

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After Mike Duggan left office as mayor of Detroit, one of his appointees landed a newly created six-figure job at the Detroit Department of Transportation, even though employees say he lacked traditional transit experience and the position was never posted online.

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