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The latest in Michigan political news from @MLive's Statewide Team.

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Concealed pistol age requirement could drop to 18 under Michigan proposal mlive.com/politics/2025/11/c…

Concealed pistol age requirement could drop to 18 under Michigan proposal

Supporters argue young adults should have the right to carry concealed firearms for self-defense.

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Ambushed: 2 National Guard members shot near the White House are in critical condition mlive.com/news/2025/11/ambus…

Ambushed: 2 National Guard members shot near the White House are in critical condition

Two West Virginia National Guard members deployed to the nation’s capital have been shot just blocks from the White House and are in critical condition. A suspect, now in custody, was also shot.

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Sheriff disavows jail lockdowns to cut costs amid $2.7M budget shortfall in Washtenaw County mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/202…

Sheriff disavows jail lockdowns to cut costs amid $2.7M budget shortfall in Washtenaw County

The county board approved an additional $1.7 million for the sheriff's office.

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Saginaw state House Rep. Amos O’Neal endorses candidate in high-stakes Senate race mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-c…

Saginaw state House Rep. Amos O’Neal endorses candidate in high-stakes Senate race

The veteran Saginaw politician backed a political newcomer in the District 35 race that will feature six candidates in the Democratic primary set for February 2026.

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ICE arrests Ferris State professor in Detroit mlive.com/news/2025/11/ice-a…

ICE arrests Ferris State professor in Detroit

The university placed the associate professor on administrative leave after learning he was arrested by federal immigration agents earlier this month.

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Whitmer endorses candidate in race for Rep. Haley Stevens’ congressional seat mlive.com/politics/2025/11/w…

Whitmer endorses candidate in race for Rep. Haley Stevens’ congressional seat

Congresswoman Haley Stevens, a Democrat, is not seeking reelection, as she is running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat in 2026.

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7,000 Michigan families could lose housing assistance if federal funds are cut, AG says mlive.com/news/2025/11/7000-…

7,000 Michigan families could lose housing assistance if federal funds are cut, AG says

A Michigan coalition warned the federal changes could "turn the state’s housing crisis into a housing catastrophe.”

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Bridgeport-Spaulding school board places superintendent on leave amid recall efforts mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-c…

Bridgeport-Spaulding school board places superintendent on leave amid recall efforts

The decision comes as several of the district's school board members face recall petitions citing their failure to extend Superintendent Mark Whelton's contract.

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Michigan bill would restrict social media use for those under 18 mlive.com/politics/2025/11/m…

Michigan bill would restrict social media use for those under 18

The legislation would also give parents tools to monitor and limit their children's social media activity.

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FBI seeks interviews with Slotkin, others who urged US troops to defy ‘illegal orders’ mlive.com/politics/2025/11/f…

FBI seeks interviews with Slotkin, others who urged US troops to defy ‘illegal orders’

Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin and other Democrats who appeared in a video urging U.S. troops to refuse “illegal orders” say the FBI wants to schedule interviews, signaling a possible inquiry.

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Bay City Commission appoints Katie Doyle to fill 3rd Ward vacancy mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-c…

Bay City Commission appoints Katie Doyle to fill 3rd Ward vacancy

The seat has been vacant since former 3rd Ward Commissioner Andrea Burney-Obershaw resigned in August amid controversy.

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Recall petitions filed against 9 Kalamazoo-area township officials mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/202…

Recall petitions filed against 9 Kalamazoo-area township officials

Controversial energy storage facilities are central to conflict in both townships.

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Salary increases decided for Ann Arbor mayor, other City Council members mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/202…

Salary increases decided for Ann Arbor mayor, other City Council members

Ann Arbor's mayor and City Council ward representatives are in line for pay raises.

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Trump signs AI executive order for ‘Genesis Mission’ to accelerate scientific discovery mlive.com/news/2025/11/trump…

Trump signs AI executive order for ‘Genesis Mission’ to accelerate scientific discovery

The executive order the president signed Monday is part of his push to make development of AI the engine of the nation’s economic future.

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From vows to votes: Michigan married couple soon to serve together on city council mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/…

From vows to votes: Michigan married couple soon to serve together on city council

The married couple of 37 years have emphasized their independent thinking, as they prepare to serve the residents of the city of Lowell, a Grand Rapids suburb.

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Melania Trump accepts Michigan’s first White House Christmas tree in 40 years mlive.com/news/2025/11/melan…

Melania Trump accepts Michigan’s first White House Christmas tree in 40 years

First Lady Melania Trump on Monday, Nov. 24, welcomed a Christmas tree delivered to the White House from West Michigan’s own Korson’s Tree Farms.

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Michigan task force recommends assault weapon ban, raising gun purchase age mlive.com/politics/2025/11/m…

Michigan task force recommends assault weapon ban, raising gun purchase age

The recommendations come ahead of the four-year anniversary of Oxford High School shooting that killed four students and injured seven.

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Flock Safety contract rejected, mother sentenced for abusing infant and more Bay County news mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-c…

Flock Safety contract rejected, mother sentenced for abusing infant and more Bay County news

Plus: Demolition has official begun at the site of a future Bay City housing development along Columbus Avenue.

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Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s home targeted with bomb threat after being labeled ‘traitor’ by Trump mlive.com/news/2025/11/sen-e…

Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s home targeted with bomb threat after being labeled ‘traitor’ by Trump

Michigan State Police responded to a bomb threat directed toward U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin’s Oakland County home Friday night.

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177 Michigan school leaders demand state rule change to access $321M in safety funds mlive.com/education/2025/11/…

177 Michigan school leaders demand state rule change to access $321M in safety funds

Superintendents in local and regional districts issued a letter Thursday urging lawmakers to drop a mandate that school leaders waive certain legal rights for their share in mental health and safety...

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