Come November, Michigan will dramatically change how it regulates large wind and solar developments. On Thursday, experts raised a host of concerns.
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Duggan’s 2025 budget boosts funding for buses, police, retirement benefits
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s budget proposal prioritizes retirees, homeless residents, bus drivers and election administration.
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‘Good time’ prison reform push short on signatures for Michigan ballot
Backers of a ballot measure to offer Michigan prisoners the option to reduce their sentences through good behavior likely won’t collect enough signatures for the 2024 ballot. They’re hoping lawmakers will take up the torch.
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Michigan municipalities getting $87 million from marijuana sales
Funds from recreational marijuana sales mean big funding boosts for Michigan communities that embraced the industry.
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Advocates see little accountability year after major ice storm outages
Lawmakers and advocates say political spending undermines reliability efforts
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Michigan redistricting: Mapmakers finalize new metro Detroit House map
The new map would keep more Detroit-based districts within city limits and increase Black majorities in several state House seats.
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Dyslexia bills move forward in the Michigan legislature
Some requirements in the bills were changed in response to school officials’ concerns that staffing shortages would make compliance impossible.
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Detroit primary voters stand with Biden amid low turnout, protest campaign
Precincts had in general a low turnout and a contingent of residents who cast “uncommitted” votes in protest of Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.
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What message will Detroit primary voters send to Biden, Trump?
Trump and Biden are all but assured to become their party’s nominees and repeat the 2020 matchup that came down to a few key swing states.
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Biden strains to reach young Michigan voters: ‘He’s too old’
Joe Biden dominated young voters in 2020. But Michigan polls suggest he may struggle to do so again this fall.