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Toyota unveils its main North American battery testing facility in Washtenaw County (opens the original)
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Toyota unveiled its new battery research facility in Washtenaw County’s York Township Thursday. The $50 million, 30,000 square foot Toyota Battery Center east of Saline will be its primary testing facility in North America, the automaker said. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI 6) said investment like this one from Toyota will help keep out Chinese influence in electric vehicle technology. The battery center, Dingell said, “is a tangible representation of what it means to keep Michigan at the cu
Slotkin says voters should be wary of federal interference in midterms (opens the original)
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Michigan’s junior U.S. senator is warning about election interference in the midterm elections. In a speech Wednesday to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., Senator Elissa Slotkin said President Donald Trump’s attempts at changing election processes so close to November are concerning. “He has sued 30 states for their voter rolls,” Slotkin said. “He's tried to ban mail-in voting, and when that didn't work, he tried to make the post office the official judge of who
Michigan research council predicts legal challenges if money-out-of-politics campaign succeeds (opens the original)
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A new analysis has found there will likely be legal challenges if a state ballot campaign to limit corporate political donations is successful. The Mop Up Michigan initiative — on the November ballot as Proposal 2 — aims to reform the state’s campaign finance laws. One of Proposal 2’s changes would bar campaign contributions by state contractors that do more than $250,000 a year in work for the government, as well as the state’s regulated utilities like gas and electric companies. Attorney Karle
Benson, James boast dueling endorsements from first responders, veterans groups (opens the original)
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Michigan gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson received endorsements from first responders and veterans at an event in Warren Monday. Among the groups endorsing Benson was National Security Leaders for America. Retired Marine Corps Major General Michael Lehnert is the nonpartisan group’s Michigan lead. He said Benson’s work as Michigan secretary of state makes a difference. “Jocelyn Benson has been tasked with the statewide responsibility of ensuring that every qualified vote voter's vote count
Michigan congresswoman pitches bipartisan bill as way to lower child care costs (opens the original)
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Michiganders dealing with high energy costs and increasing prices at the grocery store might find some pocketbook relief through the bipartisan Childcare Modernization Act introduced in the U.S. House this summer, says Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet. The legislation aims to lower some of the bureaucratic hurdles to providing affordable early education. McDonald Rivet, who represents a mid-Michigan district covering Midland and Flint, discussed ways to lower the burden o
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