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As Mike Rogers runs for US Senate in Michigan a second time, Democrats continue to attack him over his ties to Florida. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press) Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers’ ties ...

In July, heavy wildfire smoke covered Detroit and obscured a normally clear view of the Ambassador Bridge. (Courtesy of Sarah Craft) Last month, as wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota blanketed ...

This map shows the proposed Copperwood Mine, the Porcupine Mountains and Lake Superior, along with the North Country Trail. (Courtesy of Protect the Porkies) State taxpayers will spend up to $50 ...

Proponents of a ballot initiative to get “money out of politics” say they’re only targeting large-scale utilities and state contractors making at least $250,000 a year. Others contend it’s a violation ...

After 18 years on the Mason City Council, Elaine Ferris faces recall in November over a vote she says was intended to protect her city from data center development, not invite it. Mason, in Ingham ...

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The Line 5 pipeline rests at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac as it crosses from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario. (Bridge file photo) More than a decade into Michigan’s debate about Line 5 ...

Consumers Energy is moving forward with a plan to cut off flow from the Hodenpyl Dam to the Manistee River for a storm damage inspection. River advocates are not pleased.

Two years after narrowly losing a US Senate bid, Republican Mike Rogers says he’s learned from the experience. As he tries again, Rogers argues he’s more qualified and less extreme than Democrat Abdul ...

Michigan Democrats want to focus on President Donald Trump and the economy heading into November. But divisions from a bruising Senate primary continue to follow them.

Democrat Jocelyn Benson adds an experienced legislator to the Democratic ticket by selecting Senate Majority Leader Leader Winnie Brinks as her running mate.