Category: Michigan
Michigan lawmakers begin public pitches for earmarks under new transparency rule
Michigan lawmakers have added billions of dollars to recent budgets for pet projects in their districts. This year, new House rules require them to make their requests public first….
Branches everywhere, no power and more wintry weather on the way
Relief from a brutal ice storm — which left thousands without power across Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula — could be a few days off yet, according to forecasts.
The Week Ahead: Line 5 and ice storms
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.
UPDATE: Power restoration could take until Wednesday in hard-hit areas
A weekend ice storm put more than 100,000 customers in the dark as responders dealt with downed power lines and trees across roadways.
Essays by Karen Anderson: Merganser Math
On a morning in late spring, my husband and I are canoeing a section of the Manistee River. Close to shore a merganser duck is swimming with ten ducklings in a row behind her. Ten.