That night, as the upcoming presidential election matchup appeared settled by Michigan voters, the news broke: Two cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in the state.
University of Michigan is among 60 universities receiving warnings regarding the protection of Jewish students.
Without federal funding, Michigan refugee agencies are scrambling to support hundreds of newly arrived families.
But Trump announced time was up on March 3, and the tariffs went into effect overnight. Stock markets slipped, Canada ordered reciprocal tariffs, and by Thursday, Trump gave another 30-day extension to goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which applies to approximately 38% of imports from Canada.
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, a software engineer from Detroit, entered a growing Democratic primary field for governor in a period of uncertainty for his party.
Trump posted his response to Ontario's tariffs on Truth Social on Tuesday morning, when the tariffs were still in place. In the post, Trump said he implemented additional tariffs
H5N1, which was first detected in 1996 in China and was found in the United States in 2022, has affected 160 million poultry across the nation. In Michigan, it's also been found in red foxes, possums, racoons, coyotes, dairy cattle and two humans.
No state is more reliant on Canada, Mexico and China to fuel economic activity than Michigan, indicating severe economic consequences to come.
The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network is looking for volunteers in southeast Michigan to track precipitation. How you can take part.
Ontario's retaliatory threat to impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exported to the United States would have an unclear impact in neighboring Michigan.