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The top Republican in the Michigan Senate is requesting an audit of the state’s Child Development and Care Program.
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The increasing prevalence of data centers in Michigan may leave residents wondering if the state's water infrastructure can keep up with the demand on the water supply.
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Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, once a Democrat, is running for governor as an independent. the Michigan Democratic Party has disavowed him, painting Duggan as more conservative than he lets on.
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Flu cases and hospitalizations are coming early to Mid-Michigan. That's overcrowding emergency departments statewide.
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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is using $77.6 million of its FY26 state budget for the RenewMI program to facilitate the cleanup of brownfields, or formerly developed sites that contain pollutants.
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A multi-school roster builds culture, stability, and shared purpose across the region.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on a key question that could decide whether state or federal courts will determine the fate of Enbridge Energy’s controversial Line 5.
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Librarians say they’re facing an increasing number of requests to search for reference documents that don’t exist as the use of artificial intelligence chatbots increases.
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A technology using bubbles —to clean up plastic pollution in waterways could be making its United States debut at the Grand River in Lansing.
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A former resident of Kalamazoo is suing the city for failing to address a public health hazard linked to hydrogen sulfide emissions from a city-owned water treatment plant.
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Benefits for unemployed workers in Michigan will increase again to as much as $530 a week as part of step-wise increases in jobless benefits under a law signed last year.
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A Wayne County man who was charged after allegedly threatening violence at a school argues the law violates his free speech rights under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.