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Gerald Ford is the only president who was from Michigan as a resident and elected official, even though he was born in Nebraska. Ford was born in Omaha in 1913, moved to Grand Rapids as a toddler in 1916, and grew up in Michigan where he spent nearly his entire

810 Munchies  inside the Dort Mall is hosting another free community dinner on Saturday, February 21st, starting at 3 p.m., with free plates available until 6 p.m. or until food runs out. The dinner is open to everyone. Working families, seniors, individuals, kids, neighbors. No questions asked. If

Michigan’s energy and cost crisis did not happen overnight. It started under Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm and was finished under Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. One shut down competition. The other piled mandates and taxes on top of it. Families and businesses across Michigan are now paying from every direction.

Wendy’s is closing older, underperforming locations across Michigan as part of a nationwide plan to shut down 300 to 350 restaurants in early 2026, but none of the closures announced so far start in the Flint area and local locations remain open. Recent closures include at least two locations

Some Flint residents who received Flint water settlement property damage payments are now getting 1099 forms in the mail, and while this does not automatically mean the money is taxable or that anyone will lose benefits, it does mean the payment was reported to the federal government, which matters for

Michigan’s budget is tightening as federal COVID-era funding has fully expired. During the pandemic, the federal government sent Michigan billions of dollars in temporary relief funds approved by Congress and signed during the Donald Trump administration. Those dollars inflated state and local budgets for several years but were never