Category: Michigan
‘Refusal is insisting on your own terms’: Indigenous activism in the Midwest
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
“Indigenous Activism in the Midwest: Refusal, Resurgence and Resisting Settler Colonialism” explores how Dakota and Anishinaabe communities in Minnesota continue their relationships to the land and challenge dominant settler narratives about ownership, belonging and identity.
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Marijuana tax challenge’s first hearing this week
The Michigan Cannabis Industry Association lawsuit alleges the Legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer violated the state constitution when they enacted a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana as part of a late deal to pass the state budget .last month.
Residents raise concerns about RV park planned near topless bar in Kalkaska County
About 30 people spoke out, some in favor of the campground, others with concerns about traffic, property values and even a bear that may need to be relocated.
Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says
By Clara Lincolnhol
New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma, and two deaths have occurred so far.
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Data centers in Michigan: What you need to know
As data centers proliferate across the Great Lakes, driven by AI’s soaring demands, communities face a dual reality: economic growth and environmental challenges.