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A new report is calling for prohibiting any effort to start transporting tar sands and heavy crude oil through the Straits of Mackinac pipelines. The aging pipelines have been the target of environmental and other groups who say they’re a major accident waiting to happen. The report, which was a …

The newly announced US-Iran nuclear agreement means there should be more focus on the release of American prisoners in Iran, including Amir Hekmati, a Flint man who has been imprisoned there, according to U-S Congressman Dan Kildee. Kildee says Hekmati’s freedom should not be part of any nuclear deal, but …

A bill to create an African American Affairs Commission in Michigan awaits a vote in the state Senate. The 15 member commission would advise the governor and Legislature on issues affecting the African-American community. Bill sponsor, Senator Rick Jones says he was prompted to introduce the measure after he learned …