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The Michigan eLibrary Catalog (MeLCat) is in a precarious position for funding after President Trump issued an executive order eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the local reaction.
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A large crowd of veterans were joined by union members, healthcare workers and political representatives outside the Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Ann Arbor Saturday. The demonstration was to protest DOGE-related job cuts at VA offices and the Trump Administration’s attempts to invalidate bargaining agreements with the union that represents VA employees. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor spoke today with the legislative political council chairperson of AFGE Local 2092, Larry Barton.
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Dozens of protesters appeared outside a veterans' hospital in Ann Arbor this weekend to share concerns about federal changes to veterans' services. Colin Jackson has more.
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Members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and their allies will be gathering this afternoon to rally outside Ann Arbor’s Veterans Affairs Medical Center. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
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Protesters opposing recent actions by the Trump administration will gather Saturday in front of Ann Arbor’s Federal Building for a "People’s March." WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
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Michigan and former federal officials are warning cuts to a federal financial watchdog agency could harm Michiganders. Colin Jackson has more.
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Ypsilanti Community Schools is raising concerns about the future of their students and federal education programs after President Trump signed an executive order beginning the shutdown of the Department of Education. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.
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President James Smith of Eastern Michigan University has responded to President Donald Trump’s executive order facilitating the shutdown of the Department of Education. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.
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The Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice in Ann Arbor is organizing a workshop on Saturday called "Stop the Coup" for community members worried about the government’s current state of affairs. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she will travel to Washington D.C. soon to lobby federal officials against proposed big cuts to the U.S. Department of Education and retaliatory tariffs against Canada and other trading partners. We have more from Rick Pluta.