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Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris is one point behind Republican Presidential Nominee and former President Donald Trump, 45 percent to 46 percent with 9 percent undecided, according to an Emerson College Poll released Thursday.

Police officers who suspect someone is doing something criminal, but do not give them an avenue to leave the encounter are violating the suspect's constitutional rights, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Friday in three different but related cases.

Citizens For Energizing Michigan’s Economy (CEME), a 504(c)4 that’s traditionally been run by two Consumers Energy executives on a three-person board, is spending more than $200,000 in video ads to help two Republican candidates win their respective primaries.

All departments will no longer need to report to legislators on the severance packages given to outgoing state employees, particularly high-ranking department officials and directors, under the recently signed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget.

Friday’s debate between U.S. Senate Democrats Hill Harper and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) has been canceled, with hosting station WHPR-TV citing Harper's supporters attempting to re-negotiate the terms of the debate.