Federal Government

U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell and nine fellow House Democratic colleagues want to know why the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has put two research projects related to cyclospora on hold. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Michigan and several other mostly Democratic-led states are suing the federal government over a new rule blocking Medicaid from covering children’s gender affirming care. Colin Jackson has more.

Local Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, alongside Democratic New York Congressmen Tim Kennedy and Joe Morelle, introduced a bill that could prevent the renaming of any of the Great Lakes. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Vice President JD Vance spent most of his time attacking Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed during a rally speech in metro-Detroit Monday. Colin Jackson has more.

The Ann Arbor School Board has voted to change the district’s policy regarding transgender and gender nonconforming students. It comes after a threat from the U.S. Department of Education. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Michigan’s attorney general is joining another multi-state lawsuit against the Trump Administration. Colin Jackson reports this one concerns public health grants.

A federal judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit against Washtenaw County by the Trump administration is being celebrated by local officials even though the decision could be appealed. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

The federal court has dismissed the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Washtenaw County over policies regarding its immigrant community. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Some Michigan Republicans are raising alarms after an online video that purports to confirm a non-citizen’s presence on the state's voter roll. Colin Jackson has more.

Professor of law practice at U-M and former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Barbara McQuade joined WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor for discussion about her new book, “The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government.” The book looks at how corruption, cruelty and chaos can become governing tools while also offering civic reforms and actions citizens can take.