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U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee has traveled back-and-forth from his home state of Michigan to Washington, D.C., for the last 10 years, and he had planned on doing that for another term representing Central …

A stalwart of the folk music scene in Bath, Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge has died aged 81.

The Michigan Capitol Commission won’t immediately ban guns at the building despite the potential for more armed demonstrators this week at another planned protest over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus stay-at-home order. Instead, the body appointed a study committee.

Sophie Tedmanson, Iona Macgregor, Sean Sowerby, Virginia Scully, Peter MacGregor.

Citing the success of enhanced efforts to prevent repossessions, Kent County reported last week that it auctioned off only 13 foreclosed properties this year, a 53% year-over-year decrease and a 21-year low.

Blue’s Gym argues their nonprofit status should exempt them from a 2021 property tax bill, but county officials say at this point, state law prevents a simple solution.

Democrats are running the show in the Capitol this term, but enjoy only slight majorities in the House and Senate. Here are some issues likely to earn Republican support as they seek early victories.

Expanding the credit is widely popular in concept but a deal to extend more help to the working poor has long been an elusive goal.

Anything could happen in the Michigan Legislature before the end of the year, but it appears likely that very little will happen prior to Democrats taking the majority in January.

Expanding the credit is widely popular in concept but a deal to extend more help to the working poor has long been an elusive goal.