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MEMO: Rising energy costs dominated the ballot in 2025—and created a playbook for Democratic candidates in 2026
November 4, 2025
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BREAKING: 324 Workers Laid Off at Michigan Battery Plants Thanks to Trump and Republicans
Midland, MI – Midland Daily News reported that two electric vehicle battery plants in Midland and Auburn Hills, Michigan are closing their doors, eliminating 324 good-paying manufacturing jobs.
October 31, 2025
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Shot/Chaser: Trump Betrays Lordstown on Auto Jobs – Again
Washington, D.C. – In 2017, Donald Trump promised workers in Lordstown, Ohio that he would keep the local auto plant open, telling residents “don’t sell your houses” because the jobs would be staying. But two years later, it closed nonetheless.
October 30, 2025
BREAKING: GM Lays Off 1,200 Workers At Michigan EV Plant, Hundreds More At Tennessee, Ohio Battery Plants
Washington, D.C. – The Detroit News reported that General Motors is laying off 1,200 workers at its electric vehicle plant in Detroit, along with hundreds of additional permanent and temporary layoffs at battery plants in Ohio and Tennessee.
October 29, 2025
Trump Denies Aid for Northern Michigan Ice Storm, Puts Politics Over Recovery
Lansing, Mich. – In the wake of a catastrophic ice storm that devastated northern Michigan in March, the Trump administration last week denied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s urgent appeal for storm recovery assistance for individuals and public utilities. While President Trump is busy building a $300 million ballroom and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is paying $172 million in taxpayer dollars for a pair of […]
October 29, 2025
BREAKING: Over 100 Workers Laid Off At Michigan Battery Manufacturer
Auburn Hills, MI – Fox 2 Detroit reported that over 100 employees at Dana Incorporated, an EV battery component manufacturer in Auburn Hills, Michigan, have been laid off.
October 17, 2025
Trump’s War on Clean Energy Puts 300 Michigan Jobs on the Chopping Block
Detroit, MI – After being put on pause following Donald Trump’s tariffs and escalating war on clean energy, General Motors announced that it would be canceling a planned $55 million factory that would have created 300 good-paying jobs for Michiganders.
October 14, 2025
Trump Threatens Michigan Autoworkers With Cancellation of $500 Million Grant
Lansing, Mich. – In a direct threat to jobs for hundreds of Michigan autoworkers, the Trump Administration is considering cancelling a $500 million federal grant that would help General Motors to convert its Lansing Grand River Assembly plant to the production of electric vehicles. The conversion was expected to save 650 union jobs and create 50 new roles. The jobs that […]
October 8, 2025
Trump’s Energy Crisis is Making Life Less Affordable for Americans Across the Country
Washington, D.C. – As Trump and Republicans play political games in Washington, Americans are already reeling from the impacts of Trump’s war on clean energy, which he made even worse by cancelling $8 billion in energy investments across the country.
October 6, 2025
Federal EV tax credits are finished, thanks to Donald Trump and Tom Barrett
Lansing, Mich. – Despite their success driving the growth of America’s electric vehicle manufacturing, including a 60% increase after the 2023 credits, today marks the end of federal tax credits for the purchase of new and used EVs. Thanks to Donald Trump and MAGA allies like Rep. Tom Barrett, who voted to kill the credits, Michiganders can no longer […]
September 30, 2025
Trump’s War on Clean Energy Kills Michigan Battery Company, Canceling 600 Jobs
Washington, D.C. — Trump’s reckless energy policies, which are killing jobs and raising utility costs, have claimed their latest casualty in Michigan.
September 8, 2025