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Dr. Shondra Marshall publishes new leadership training guide

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 27, 2025

Dr. Shondra Marshall, Director at MPHI, has published a new book titled “Leadership Training Guide: The Four-Week Guide on Building Productive and Cohesive Team Members While Equipping Successful Leaders.” This guide is designed as a four-week...

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NFIB voices concerns over proposed tax amendment and tipped wage repeal

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 27, 2025

NFIB, a prominent small business advocacy group in Michigan, has expressed its views following the Board of Canvassers meeting.

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Michigan promotes testing on National HIV Testing Day

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 27, 2025

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is urging residents to get tested for HIV as part of National HIV Testing Day on June 27.

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VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Michigan average $292,558 for Q1

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 26, 2025

The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Michigan for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025 averaged $292,558, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Michigan News Source: Sen. Slotkin was the only Senate Democrat to support overturning California’s EV waiver

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 26, 2025

Michigan News Source announced that Senator Elissa Slotkin was the only Senate Democrat to support overturning California’s waiver permitting the state to require 100% of new vehicle sales be electric by 2035.

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Supreme Court rules on ADA coverage limits for former employees

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 26, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a decision regarding the applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to former employees who are no longer able to work due to a disability.

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Saginaw man sentenced for violent crimes on Isabella Reservation

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 26, 2025

A Saginaw, Michigan man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for multiple offenses including unlawful imprisonment, strangulation, suffocation, interstate domestic violence, and witness tampering.

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Freeland man charged with embezzling over $200K from vulnerable adult

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 26, 2025

Charles Schumer, a 75-year-old resident of Freeland, Michigan, has been arraigned in the 70th District Court in Saginaw.

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Attorney General reflects on Obergefell ruling anniversary

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 26, 2025

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage and granted adoption rights to same-sex couples across the United States.

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Court upholds Michigan's newborn screening program as constitutional

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 26, 2025

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of Michigan's Newborn Screening Program and the BioTrust for Health.

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Three Canadians charged with smuggling firearms into Canada

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 26, 2025

Three Canadian citizens have been indicted for allegedly smuggling firearms into Canada from the United States.

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Family teamwork drives success at Dynamic Glazing Systems

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 26, 2025

Dynamic Glazing Systems, Inc., a commercial contracting firm based in Southeast Michigan, has been recognized as one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch for 2025.

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Virtual reality reshapes workplace training across industries

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 26, 2025

Virtual reality (VR) technology, once primarily associated with gaming, is increasingly being adopted by companies for training and upskilling employees.

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Branch County man convicted of sexually assaulting minor

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 26, 2025

Yesterday, Alex New, a 55-year-old resident of Branch County, was convicted by a jury on two counts of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and one count of Second-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct.

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Ford’s $3B Michigan battery plant moves forward despite political pressure

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 25, 2025

EV.com announced on X that Ford's $3 billion battery plant in Michigan is moving forward despite political pressure.

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Court warns against terminations based on 'cultural fit' without proper documentation

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 25, 2025

On June 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion in Kean v. Brinker International, Inc., reversing a summary judgment previously granted to the employer and sending a former Chili’s general manager’s Age Discrimination...

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Settlement reached on cleanup of contaminated materials near Port Huron

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 25, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has reached a settlement with Domtar Industries, LLC and E.B. Eddy Paper, Inc. to address PFAS contamination at the Techni-Comp, Inc. composting site near Port Huron.

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Wyandotte man charged with embezzling funds from auto transport company

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 25, 2025

Jason Garza, a 45-year-old resident of Wyandotte, has been arraigned on charges related to embezzling over $166,000 from his former employer, Montway Auto Transport.

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Leader of Jackson gang sentenced to over 17 years for fentanyl trafficking

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 24, 2025

A Houston resident, Tamarious "Poogi" Faulkner, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl.

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Whitmer engages in fiscal year 2026 budget talks amid international trade mission

By Great Lakes Wire | Jun 24, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, House Speaker Matt Hall, and Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks engaged in discussions on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for a compromise on the K-12 portion of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.