By Ben Solis | Senior Reporter
Quoted and Noted
“Right now, Michigan families are paying the highest tariff burden in the nation because of DC Republicans’ agenda, and those costs are showing up every time they check out at the grocery store.”
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling for an end to tariffs imposed on food products.
Michiganders for Money Out of Politics submitted its signatures in Lansing to make the November 2026 ballot on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Katherine Dailey/Michigan Advance)
By Katherine Dailey
Three groups that supported and organized the “Michiganders for Money Out of Politics” ballot measure that passed on Nov. 3, as well as a recently elected state representative, have filed a motion to intervene in two First Amendment lawsuits filed against the measure.
U.S. Customs station at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan. (Photo by Jon King/Michigan Advance)
By Ben Solis
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is using her final months in office to attack food tariffs imposed by the administration of President Donald Trump.
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By Kathleen Davis
Jen Stroven, an organizer for Kalamazoo’s Yes For Families campaign, knew what she was up against: ‘Affordability, affordability, affordability.’
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Before tourism became the dominant industry in Douglas, Michigan in the early 1900s, its main claim to fame was having 10,000 what?
Let us know @michiganadvance on Bluesky and check back in later today for the answer.
Tuesday's answer: The final transmission from the Edmund Fitzgerald before it sank on Nov. 10, 1975, was “We are holding our own.”
Source: https://shipwreckmuseum.com/
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