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'We didn't cut a deal with Trump': Ford on canceled Mexican plant
Ford announced a shift in gears on Tuesday, scrapping plans to build a plant in Mexico to instead expand its operations in Michigan. The announcement came mere hours after Donald Trump (somewhat...
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Woolly Mammoths reappear for 2017 independent league season
Metro-Detroit's only independent baseball league - the United Shore Professional Baseball League - announced the fourth team amongst their ranks. The Westside Woolly Mammoths will compete with the...
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Michigan senator calls his 72k salary a 'fixed income'
In what appears to be an attempt to commiserate with his constituents, Michigan Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton) says he's been living on a fixed income for the last six years he's served the people of...
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Blake's Hard Cider plans release of Grizzly Pear cider, reports huge growth...
Blake's Farms has been headquartered in Armada since 1946, gaining a cozy rapport with the surrounding community. With three locations (Cider Mill, Big Apple, and Almont Garden Center), the...
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Only 253 days until the Juggalo March on Washington, D.C.
In 2017, Washington, D.C., is going to be full of hallucinatory spectacle thanks to the incoming Trump presidency. That's a cinch.…
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103 years ago, Ford doubled minimum wage — but it still wasn't much
Henry Ford was a lot of things — yes, including an antisemite and a furious opponent of trade unions — but he was also something of a revolutionary when it came to paying his employees fair wages. 103...
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NYT named Detroit a top destination in 2017 — but that's not even the best part
Every year the New York Times releases a list of the best places to visit. It's basically a Pinterest vision board for all the places you'd like to go but never will.…
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Watchdog group: Fire Detroit cop who allegedly called city residents 'garbage'
Steve Neavling of Motor City Muckraker is known for traveling all over Detroit like a one-man reporting squad, hunting for news. But sometimes it just falls in his lap. Or, rather, his laptop: A few...
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Mich. calls for review of Unemployment Insurance Agency, replaces director
The state of Michigan has removed the director of its Unemployment Insurance Agency on Thursday as part of a "top-to-bottom review" following complaints that the agency has been falsely accusing...
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Speed limits to increase on some Michigan highways
Drivers will be able to blaze through some rural Michigan highways at speeds up to 75 miles per hour now that Gov. Rick Synder has signed a bill to increase the speed limit. Yesterday MLive reported...
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Sierra Club flunks Mich. lawmakers in annual report card
The Sierra Club thinks Michigan has plenty of room for improvement when it comes to its annual environmental report card. The grassroots group released its scorecard of the 2015-2016 Legislative...
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Updated: Macomb County in state of emergency following Fraser sinkhole
Updated: Gov. Rick Snyder has officially declared a state of emergency in Macomb County, the Detroit Newsreports. This authorizes the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management, and Homeland Security...
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Sen. Debbie Stabenow says 'Nope!' to Betsy DeVos cabinet appointment
Today, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich) is all of us. After a Jan. 5 interview with Betsy Devos regarding her possible appointment of Secretary of Education under Trump, Stabenow said, "Nope."A Freep...
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Despite Trump, General Motors stands by Mexican plans
While speaking to reporters at the North American International Auto Show on Sunday, General Motors CEO Mary Barra defended the automaker's decision to produce a small volume of its Chevrolet Cruzes...
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Marvin Yagoda of Marvelous Marvin's Mechanical Museum has died
Marvin Yagoda, founder of Marvelous Marvin's Mechanical Museum, died Sunday evening, according to WDIV. He was 78.…
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls out Betsy DeVos' lack of experience in epic open...
With the confirmation hearings of seven of Trump's Cabinet-level nominees in the Senate this week, many lawmakers are making it known that some of these nominees are not qualified for the job. Senator...
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Conservation group calls for statewide hearings on Nestlé's water takings
As we pointed out last month, Nestlé has withdrawn billions of gallons of Michigan water from well fields it owns in Osceola and Mecosta counties. For granting the international food giant this...
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Activist groups ask Betsy DeVos to support Title IX in 'Dear Betsy' campaign
Betsy DeVos is Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Education and while some aren't convinced she's got the chops to take on the gig, others are spending their time petitioning the potential cabinet...
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Senate postpones Betsy DeVos confirmation hearing amid concerns of conflicts...
Last night two senators announced that Betsy DeVos, Trump's pick for Education Secretary, would have to wait another week for a senate hearing that could confirm her spot in the new administration....
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Fiat-Chrysler says Trump had nothing to do with job announcement
On Sunday, Fiat-Chrysler announced a $1 billion expansion of its plants in Michigan and Ohio that will create 2,000 jobs. Can you guess what happened next? President-elect Donald Trump took credit for...
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