In a letter to supporters to be posted at 11 a.m., the former Detroit mayor said, “I no longer feel good about our chances to win” because the political winds have shifted so dramatically since he announced his candidacy in December of 2024.
Adding sales tax to services, while cuttings billions and billions in revenue, and there doesnt seem to be projections in the article at least on if those lost billions will be replaced by the services sales tax.
Lansing — A Democratic state lawmaker was removed from her House committee assignments Wednesday for what Republican leadership maintained was disrespectful behavior on the committee, but what the lawmaker believed to be retaliation.
State Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou, D-East Lansing, said she was informed Wednesday afternoon of her removal from the House Oversight Committee and one of its subcommittees. The removal came a day after Tsernoglou held a press conference to renew calls for a House Oversight probe of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's ties to the Interlochen Center for the Arts in northern Michigan.
“Speaker Hall’s decision to remove me from all my committees is truly shocking," Tsernoglou said in a statement Wednesday. "The Speaker of the House has decided to retaliate against me for daring to publicly ask him to investigate Jeffrey Epstein."
(It's Saline.) Edit: Saline Township.
Drove from GR to Pentwater this morning and encountered construction around Coopersville, with the right lane closing. Starting shortly before the exit, people were already merging into the left lane even though the right was open for probably another half mile past the exit, and traffic was basically at a standstill. I drove up that half mile and then merged, saving so much time. I've never had the opportunity to test out a correct zipper merge before and I'm not gonna lie, I got a little thrill from it 😂
Headed out from Ishpeming, Michigan. Heading to cape Girardeau, Missouri and heading westbound on the Golden Gravel Trail bicycle route to Port Orford, Oregon.
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I'm getting a lot of mixed answers from both people in my life and websites so I just gotta ask. Would an enhanced ID, the one with the little star, be usable as like a passport for going across the border? It would only be for a few days. Everwhere I check it's either not clear or talks about flying and not driving.
Growing up, Mikala Sposito dreamed of being a trailblazer.
“I always wanted to be the first female to do something,” she said.
That dream is about to be realized.
The 21-year-old from Dexter, Michigan, will be the first woman to represent the United States in welding at the WorldSkills Competition in China.
Sposito, a student at Washtenaw Community College, earned the coveted spot by winning the USA Weld Trials in Huntsville, Alabama, earlier this year.
“It was very, very close the whole time, but I was the one who made it to Shanghai,” Sposito said.
Described as the Olympics of the skilled trades, WorldSkills determines the globe’s best in technical disciplines that include construction, information technology, manufacturing and robotics.
Read more [paywall removed for Redditors]: https://fortune.com/2026/05/17/skilled-trades-welding-worldskills-competition-olympics-first-american-female/?utm_source=reddit/
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Senate has passed $152 million in funding for improvements to Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County.
The base was tapped for a new fighter jet mission last month, set to replace retiring A-10s with 21 F-15 Eagle II fighter jets. The funding passed by the Senate Wednesday, and by the House in March, will go toward funding runway upgrades at Selfridge needed for the new mission. According to House Bill 4572, upgrades also include roadway repairs, stormwater drain and culvert repairs, airfield features and taxiway extensions, among other changes.