Fred Who? He's Republican, He's Gay, And He's Competing For Michigan Delegates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7653g25x4C4 As better-known candidates trod the landscape and crowd the airwaves, pleading for votes in Michigan's Republican primary, the first openly gay GOP...
View ArticleRomney Name Doesn't Guarantee Ballot Magic In Michigan
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney plays up his Michigan roots when he talks to voters in the state where he grew up. In 2008, Romney won the Republican presidential primary in Michigan. On the...
View ArticleSantorum Upset By Michigan Delegate Decision
Copyright 2018 Michigan Radio. To see more, visit Michigan Radio . RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And in Michigan, there's a fight going on over one delegate to the Republican National Convention. Rick...
View ArticleRoad To The White House Goes Through Michigan
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: George Orwell once said that those who control the past, control the future. If you can revise history to fit your point of view, it gives you power. So, it should be no...
View ArticleGOP Michigan Congressman To Run Write-In Campaign
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., is facing the daunting prospect of running a write-in campaign to get re-elected this year, as his campaign fell far short of the number of petition signatures he needs...
View ArticleMich. Voters Defeat 2 Organized Labor Ballot Issues
Unions poured millions of dollars into ballot campaigns to guarantee collective bargaining rights in the Michigan Constitution and allow state-paid home care assistants to organize into a union. Both...
View ArticleMichigan Likely To Become A Right-To-Work State
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: When we think of industry in Michigan, the auto companies certainly come to mind. And with that so do the unions. And yet, Michigan could soon have a law on the books...
View ArticleDespite Protests, Michigan Is A Right-To-Work State
Copyright 2017 Michigan Radio. To see more, visit Michigan Radio . RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. DAVID GREENE, HOST: And I'm David Greene. Michigan is...
View ArticleChallenge To Michigan's Gay Marriage Ban Grows From Adoption Case
A federal judge in Michigan could rule as soon as Thursday on a challenge to the state's ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions. The challenge comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear two...
View ArticleMichigan Works To Match Dropouts With Degrees Already Earned
There's a nationwide search underway to find former students who don't know they've already done all or most of the work needed to earn a credential that might help them land a better-paying job. In...
View ArticleSame-Sex Parenting Goes On Trial In Detroit
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Now let's turn to a legal question playing out in a federal courtroom in Detroit. That's where a lesbian couple is challenging Michigan's ban...
View ArticleDetroit Public Schools Emergency Manager To Step Down
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In Detroit, the state-appointed emergency manager for the city's school system is calling it quits. Darnell Earley faced criticism during the...
View ArticleFormer Flint Emergency Manager To Testify Before Congress On Water Crisis
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This week, a congressional panel will take top state and federal officials to task for the lead that has contaminated drinking water in Flint,...
View ArticleIn Michigan, A Highway Sign Is At Center Of An Unusual Trademark Dispute
There's an unusual fight underway in Michigan over a simple black-and-white sign that identifies a state highway. That highway runs through a popular vacation region. And one business claims it has the...
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