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Shootings dropped in Lansing, but untangling why is complicated

4 days ago | michiganadvance.com | Josiah Bates

This story was published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. As gun violence surged in cities across the country after the start of the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd, shootings rose even more steeply in Lansing, Michigan. The worst period came in 2021, when the rate of fatal shootings reached 20 per 100,000 residents, two points higher than the national rate.
Election administrators from across Michigan endorse Byrum for secretary of state

5 days ago | michiganadvance.com | Ben Solis

A bipartisan group of current and former county clerks from across the state has endorsed Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum’s bid to receive the Democratic nomination for secretary of state.
Chicago Fed president says ‘six-pack’ economy hiding under layer of uncertainty

5 days ago | michiganadvance.com | Andrew Roth

MACKINAC ISLAND – The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says that while the United States may be heading towards stagflation, there is still a strong economy hidden underneath a layer of uncertainty. Austan Goolsbee, speaking at last week’s Mackinac Policy Conference, pointed to low unemployment rates and inflation hitting targets to suggest that rates should be “well below where they are today” within the next few years.
Duggan makes a show of the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference amid undercurrent of political tension

5 days ago | michiganadvance.com | Kyle Davidson |Andrew Roth

MACKINAC ISLAND – After a long Memorial Day weekend, politicians, business professionals, lobbyists and public service workers traveled to Mackinac Island for the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference, with political division intersecting at almost all points with policy goals throughout the three day event.
Michigan members of Congress tout ability to work across aisle

5 days ago | michiganadvance.com | Andrew Roth

MACKINAC ISLAND – Republican and Democratic members of Michigan’s congressional delegation alike, speaking last week at the Mackinac Policy Conference, said they are willing to work across the aisle to get things done for Michigan. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) thanked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for being willing to meet and negotiate with President Donald Trump. “The governor is trying to do what’s right for Michigan,” Dingell said.
$3 million contract on the table for former U of M president who faces GOP concerns in Florida

5 days ago | michiganadvance.com | Jay Waagmeester

University of Florida President-elect Santa Ono could receive $3 million per year if the State University System’s Board of Governors confirms him next week. The proposed contract between UF and Ono includes a $1.5 million base salary for serving as president, $500,000 for serving as UF Health chair, more than $400,000 in annual performance bonuses, and another half-a-million in retirement contributions and retention payments.
MIGOP chair appears open to primaries for attorney general, secretary of state

5 days ago | michiganadvance.com | Andrew Roth

MACKINAC ISLAND – Michigan GOP Chair Jim Runestad says he is open to the idea of selecting nominees for attorney general and secretary of state through statewide primaries. Currently, the candidates are selected by delegates at each party’s convention. “I think the base of the party likes the idea of being able to have input in these statewide positions,” said Runestad, a state senator from White Lake. State Rep.
Michigan Senate Democrats won’t consider a trans athlete sports ban. Will Trump target the state?

6 days ago | michiganadvance.com | Hannah Dellinger

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. The Republican-controlled House passed two bills last week that would bar transgender girls from competing on girls sports teams. But Democrats, who control the Senate, say they will not consider the legislation.
What the latest COVID vaccine changes mean for pregnant people and children

6 days ago | michiganadvance.com | Barbara Rodriguez |Jessica Kutz

This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez and Jessica Kutz of The 19th. Meet Barbara and Jessica and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this week that the federal government no longer recommends the COVID-19 vaccination for healthy pregnant people and healthy children, a move that immediately raised questions from medical experts.
Federal judge dings Corrections director in new ruling as toxic mold lawsuit continues

1 week ago | michiganadvance.com | Ben Solis

A federal judge on Thursday said the director of the Michigan Department of Corrections and other defendants did not meet their burden of proof when they alleged that the plaintiffs in an ongoing dangerous conditions lawsuit did not exhaust their administrative remedies before going to court. It was yet another win for the plaintiffs in Bailey v. Washington, which has been gestating in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan since 2019.