Category: Michigan
Overflow crowd tells Lansing lawmakers: Stop secrecy around data centers
Michigan is awash in data center proposals, in part because of tax incentives. Many residents say enough is enough, calling for tighter regulations and to non-disclosure agreements with local officials….
Michiganâs latest dam safety crisis revives calls for reforms, funding
Lawmakers vowed to strengthen Michiganâs weak dam safety laws after the Midland dam failures of 2020 but never did. Some see a window of opportunity for renewed action after the latest floods….
Ex-Michigan party leaders: Time to ditch nominating conventions
Following a combative Michigan Democratic Party convention, a bipartisan duo is pushing a plan to let voters nominate attorney general and secretary of state candidates through primary elections instead….
Michigan recycling rate hits high. Bottle law critics say it could go higher
Michiganâs recycling rate hits a record 26% but still trails the national rate of 32%. A group seeking to repeal the stateâs bottle return law argues investing in universal curbside recycling would be more effective….
After floods, ice chunks battering homes in northern Michigan
Large chunks of ice have rammed into homes along Michigan’s Black Lake in the northeastern Lower Peninsula as constant spring rainfall and winter melt have flooded homes and threatened to overflow stressed dam systems….