Michigan House Republicans unveil and quickly approve the bulk of a $78.5 billion budget proposal. Plan would cut spending for most state departments, eliminate thousands of government jobs and ban DEI initiatives The proposed cuts would help pay for a $3 billion increase in road funding, along with $99 million in earmarks and $50 million for a UP copper mine …
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Jim Harbaugh’s Los Angeles Chargers finalized its 53-man roster on Tuesday, and three former Michigan players weren’t included. The team placed linebacker Junior Colson on season-ending injured reserve and waived offensive lineman Karsen Barnhart and defensive lineman Christopher Hinton. Colson, a third-round pick in 2024, recorded eight tackles during the preseason and will miss all of 2025. He also battled …
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The starting quarterback competition for the Michigan Wolverines has been decided just days before the regular season begins against New Mexico. On Monday morning, Michigan head coach shared that true freshman Bryce Underwood will be the starting quarterback. Moore also revealed who will be the backup quarterback for Week 1. “Really thought Jadyn Davis has really come along and taken …
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School immunization waiver rates by county for 2024. An interactive version of the map is available in the story below.Justin P. Hicks | jhicks3@mlive.com The rate of Michigan parents declining to get their children fully vaccinated for school, as recommended by health experts, has doubled in the last decade. For the 2024-25 school year, nearly 6.2% of Michigan’s more than …
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Jake TrotterAug 24, 2025, 08:58 PM ET Close Jake Trotter is a senior writer at ESPN. Trotter covers college football. He also writes about other college sports, including men’s and women’s basketball. Trotter resides in the Cleveland area with his wife and three kids and is a fan of his hometown Oklahoma City Thunder. He covered the Cleveland Browns and …
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The future is now in Ann Arbor. After months of anticipation, Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore did what Wolverine fans have been clamoring for and has named Five-Star Plus+ freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood as the team’s starting quarterback for the 2025 season per On3’s Pete Nakos. Underwood landed at Michigan as the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2025 class …
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One drive, one fumble, one touchback, and one benched quarterback. What do all of those have in common? Well, they’re exactly what happened in Alex Orji’s debut for the UNLV Rebels. Orji, who hit the transfer portal after his lackluster season for the Michigan Wolverines in 2024, took his talents to Las Vegas and had the chance to redeem his …
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A Kent County resident has died after being sickened by a mosquito-borne illness. The adult with underlying health conditions was the county’s first confirmed West Nile case, and death, of the year, health officials reported Thursday morning, Aug. 21. No further details about the resident were made available. West Nile virus is transmitted to humans through …
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Donald Trump has made several unusual moves to elongate the era of coal, such as giving the industry exemptions from pollution rules. But the gambit to keep one Michigan coal-fired power station running has been extraordinary – by forcing it to remain open even against the wishes of its operator. The hulking JH Campbell power plant, which since 1962 has …
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Taylor Lewan was a decade removed from his playing days as an active member of the Michigan football program and was actually a full year into his NFL retirement when his Wolverines became embroiled in its infamous 2023 sign-stealing scheme perpetrated by then-staffer Connor Stalions. Of course, once a Michigan Man, always a Michigan Man, and the former offensive lineman-turned-podcaster …
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