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Social Media Smashes Whitmer After Data Center Groundbreaking . . . https://zurl.co/PXjhs

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Social Media Smashes Whitmer After Data Center Groundbreaking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attended a groundbreaking for the Oracle Stargate data center in Saline with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Oracle Co-CEO Clay Magouyrk on Monday, and was excoriated on social media.

SBAM Sounds Alarm On Health Insurance Costs . . . https://zurl.co/Yjjz5

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SBAM Sounds Alarm On Health Insurance Costs Rising health care costs are becoming one of the most significant threats facing Michigan small businesses, according to Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) President and CEO Brian Calley.

Stevens Leads New Poll Following $6M Ad Run Funded By Unknown Group . . . https://zurl.co/9XRnT

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Stevens Leads New Poll Following $6M Ad Run Funded By Unknown Group For the first time in three weeks, Judge Judy viewers will no longer be interrupted by U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham)'s U.S. Senate political campaign ad.

Slotkin Talks Ban On Chinese Vehicles On MIRS Monday . . . https://zurl.co/KS4nq

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Slotkin Talks Ban On Chinese Vehicles On MIRS Monday Evoking the CIA officer she was following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) can't help but view Chinese vehicles crossing American borders as "surveillance packages on wheels."

McMorrow Wants Law That AI System Can't Kill Someone . . . https://zurl.co/88GVz

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McMorrow Wants Law That AI System Can't Kill Someone U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) released last week what she described as a “first-of-its-kind proposal” that she said would keep humans in charge of decisions shaping people's lives.

Maddock: Tax Relief May Not Happen This Year . . . https://zurl.co/y8hDN

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Maddock: Tax Relief May Not Happen This Year Both political parties in the Michigan House have a property tax relief plan. The GOP passed theirs without Democratic support, and the Democrats unveiled their blueprint, which the R's don't buy because it does not include all taxpayers.

President Brian Calley of the Small Business Association of Michigan says that 42% of members are one to three years away from no longer being able to offer health insurance due to rate increases (40:39).
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MIRS Monday Podcast | MIRSnews.com Weekly news and analysis of Michigan politics by the professional journalists of MIRSnews.com

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, the Holly Democrat, also explains why, as a former CIA officer, she sees Chinese cars driving into the country as "surveillance packages on wheels" (27:22).

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MIRS Monday Podcast | MIRSnews.com Weekly news and analysis of Michigan politics by the professional journalists of MIRSnews.com

MIRS sits down with David Jurcak, president of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. They talk about hiring tourism employees from overseas, concerns around the Shepler's Ferry monopoly and the United States' 250th anniversary (3:19).
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Whitmer Not Running For President In '28 . . . But 'Never Say Never' . . . https://zurl.co/55fOj

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Whitmer Not Running For President In '28 . . . But 'Never Say Never' Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a television interview Thursday she would not be a presidential candidate in 2028, but then said during her keynote address at the Detroit Regional Chamber conference on Mackinac to “never say never” about her future.