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FILE PHOTO: Justin Hicks/IPB News“We get calls from people in our plats and subdivisions who say, ‘What are you doing? We’ve never seen a truck. It’s been three days.’ Well, we know that,” said Bob Thompson, the managing director of the county’s road commission. -
Zoe Clark/Michigan PublicIn a year-end interview, Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks looked back on an unusually slow legislative session, the impacts of previously-passed data center laws and working with House Republicans in divided government.
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Enbridge sought to stop the state from trying any further to shut down the pipeline, which in Wisconsin, runs through the Upper Peninsula, the Straits of Mackinac, and Lower Peninsula, before ending in Ontario, Canada. -
Michigan's red flag law allows authorities to seize firearms under a court order if a judge finds the owner is a threat to themselves or others. -
Michigan Senate votes to restore hundreds of millions in state funding canceled by GOP-led committeeThe Democratic-led Michigan Senate has voted to restore most of the $645 million in state funding that a Republican-led House committee unilaterally canceled last week. -
The ACLU of Michigan wants records related to allegations of racial profiling, racial discrimination, harassment, or excessive force in the city of Taylor. -
Virtual power plants let utilities take surplus power from distributed sources of energy, like rooftop solar panels. They can then redistribute it throughout the grid, especially during times when demand is highest. -
A bipartisan pair of Michigan representatives is sponsoring legislation that would pilot a state childcare affordability program on the federal level. -
“Our mission is as big as it is simple: Every child reads,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “Not some, not most. Every child reads.” -
Rep. Ann Bollin says stripping $645 million in funding for dozens of multiyear projects without approval from the Michigan Senate or governor was "oversight" to cut waste. -
The Republican sponsor of a bill to forbid implicit bias training as part of licensing requirements for health care professionals called the training "divisive, Marxist mental poison." -
Michigan court hears case over requirement that schools waive legal privileges to get safety fundingMore than 30 school districts in Michigan are suing over a stipulation in the state budget that requires them to waive certain legal rights in order to access funding for school safety.
