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Former Hamtramck Mayor Flies Flag Upside Down to Protest Trump

4 days ago | michigannewssource.com | J.P. Isbell

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Former Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski has taken her frustration with the national political climate to new and inverted heights by flying the American flag upside down in front of her home.
Wiped Clean: Michigan to Drop Thousands from Sex Offender List in July and Open Doors to Out-of-State Criminals

5 days ago | michigannewssource.com | J.P. Isbell

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The clock is ticking. Unless a federal court ruling is overturned or delayed – or Michigan legislators step in – 30,000 convicted sex offenders in Michigan will not appear on the state’s Sex Offender Registry starting July 21. Federal Judge Mark A. Goldsmith, a U.S. District Judge in the Eastern District of Michigan, had ruled in September of 2024 in Does v.
Hillsdale College and White House Team Up to Tell “The Story of America”

5 days ago | michigannewssource.com | J.P. Isbell

HILLSDALE, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – As America approaches its 250th birthday, coming up on July 4, 2026, a new educational video series is aiming to reignite national pride – not by preaching, but by storytelling. Hillsdale College, in partnership with the White House Salute to America 250 Task Force and the U.S. Department of Education, has launched “” – an educational video series that celebrates the nation’s founding with clarity, depth, and heart.
Praise God: 190-year-old Grand Rapids Church Undergoing Restoration

6 days ago | michigannewssource.com | Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – One Michigan church congregation received an answered prayer. The First United Methodist Church, founded in 1835 more than a decade before Grand Rapids became a city, will undergo much-needed upgrades. A $4.8 million project will fix up the entire property and give parishioners a glimpse of the church building as it sat decades ago.
Repairs Complete: Ludington State Park Opens Soon

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Jim LeHocky |Jim Lehocky

Michigan DNR LUDINGTON, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – After a major park enhancement project, Ludington State Park is set to reopen ahead of schedule. Day-use areas will reopen June 25. The campgrounds, along with overnight lodging, will reopen June 26.
Screening 101: Foreign Students Must Unlock Social Media

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — The U.S. is reopening its doors to international students—but only if they’re willing to open up their social media accounts, too. Under a new State Department policy rolled out June 18, all student and exchange visitor visa applicants in the F, M, and J categories must set their social media profiles to “public” as part of expanded national security screening.
Grand Traverse County Moves Ahead with AI System for Non-Emergency Calls Despite Public Anxiety About the Change

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | J.P. Isbell

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Grand Traverse County will soon be turning to artificial intelligence to handle non-urgent calls. In a 7-1 vote on Wednesday, June 18, the Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of Aurelian AI – an automated system that will answer inquiries made to the county’s non-emergency Central Dispatch line. The lone dissenting vote came from Commissioner T.J. Andrews.
Livonia Public Schools: We're Out of Federal Pandemic Money

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Tom Gantert

LIVONIA, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Livonia Public Schools published budget documents that showed the “fiscal cliff” so many municipalities have dreaded has arrived. The budget document shows that Livonia’s school district received $5.85 million in federal COVID-19 money in 2023-24 and the district didn’t have any left this year in 2024-25, although it has originally budgeted for $1.2 million in federal COVID-19 dollars for this year.
Coal Hard Facts: Feds Say Emergency, State Says Politics

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — A shuttered west Michigan coal plant is burning again—and state officials say the federal government had no business striking the match. Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of environmental groups are challenging a U.S. Department of Energy order that forced Consumers Energy to restart its J.H. Campbell plant in Port Sheldon, with one environmental group calling it a misuse of emergency authority.
Polehanki Makes Questionable Claims About Rick Snyder's Term As Governor

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Tom Gantert

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Democratic State Sen. Dayna Polehanki posted a video on X of her response to former Gov. Rick Snyder’s plan to spend up to $30 million to make the poor academic performance in the state’s K-12 schools the focus of the 2026 election. In her statements, Polehanki made questionable claims about Snyder’s tenure as governor that were often repeated by teachers unions and politicians more than a decade ago.