A key permit approving Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project sat before the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices heard two cases arguing the permit should be sent back to the Michigan Public Service Commission for further review. @michiganadvance.com.
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The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.
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Tensions in negotiations between one of the state’s largest insurance companies and a major health network went public last week, as Michigan Medicine Patients received an email warning that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan could be moved out of network.
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As a U.K.-based company pitches a data center to local officials in Lansing, a former member of the city planning commission is helping the company make its case to the public.
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“We make it more for everybody. I know sometimes when we are watching the State of the State, especially the State of the Union, sometimes I don’t hear myself in that. I don’t see myself in that,” Aisha Wells, Mothering Justice Action Fund’s director of campaigns, said.
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As young adults question college’s worth, the Michigan College Access Network aims to help them find their educational path. @michiganadvance.com
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Back on the beat for Michigan's 7th Congressional this cycle. @michiganadvance.com
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As we close out Black History Month, Michigan Advance is highlighting several health care workers who challenged and overcame educational and professional barriers. They gave back to their communities through their work inside and outside of the office.
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Gov. Gretchen Gretchen Whitmer will highlight her record after nearly a decade in office as Michigan’s chief executive Wednesday evening, but don’t expect the governor’s eighth and final State of the State address to be just another greatest hits compilation.
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On Tuesday members of the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Michigan AG Dana Nessel's case to shut down Line 5 should proceed in state court or be heard in federal court. @michiganadvance.com
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Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing) joined w/ Rep. Julie Brixie (D-Okemos), and members of the AFL-CIO, the Professional Employees Council of Sparrow Hospital and Communication Workers of America to share details on proposed regulations for AI in the workplace.
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ICYMI:@kdailey.bsky.social and I took at look at the proposed Lansing data center and the developer's promises on energy and water use, as well as a policy put forth by city council to allocate a portion of utility revenue to housing services. @michiganadvance.com
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On Wednesday, the Democratic National Committee is set to file a friend of the court brief backing Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee last November.
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FBI won’t provide Minnesota investigators with evidence in Alex Pretti killing, state says minnesotareformer.com/briefs/fbi-w...
NEW: A federal tool meant to find noncitizens on voter rolls is consistently marking citizens as noncitizens, especially if they were born outside the U.S., causing chaos as election clerks try not to disenfranchise voters, @zachdespart.bsky.social and I found. 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/save...
Heading into her final budget season, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proposed $88.1 billion in funding for the 2027 Fiscal Year, a pitch she says would double down on her administration’s long-term priorities while looking to provide Michiganders with financial relief.
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Marking off a priority that she first shared in her 2025 State of the State Address, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put her signature to a set of bills to ban cellphones during instruction time in Michigan classrooms.
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Judge Hala Jarbou has ruled that there is no federal law requiring states to turn over voter registration lists to the federal government, dismissing a case brought against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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Whitmer weighs in as Trump threatens to block opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. @michiganadvance.com
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While President Trump faces bipartisan backlash over a now-deleted post with a blatantly racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, it also contained a widely discredited falsehood about voter fraud in Michigan’s 2020 election.
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Notably, the EIS does not delve into the tunnel project's impact on Indigenous treaty rights, which has been a key concern in the fight against Line 5.
“All eyes are really turning to Governor Whitmer,” Earth Justice Senior Attorney Julie Goodwin told me earlier today, arguing that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers final environmental impact statement telegraphs a decision in Enbridge's favor. @michiganadvance.com
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The county said in a news release that routine testing after the first sample was detected in the sheriff’s office led to Legionella being identified in the water systems of North Oakland Health Center and the Resource and Crisis Center.
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The Kent County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday charged Traci Kornak, an attorney who once served as the Michigan Democratic Party’s treasurer and is an associate of AG Dana Nessel, with the embezzlement of money from a vulnerable adult to whom she was a conservator
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A package of bills allowing farmers to sell raw milk directly to customers is one step closer to a vote on the Michigan House floor, after members of the House Government Operations Committee referred the packages to the Committee on Rules.
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Trump unveils his new 'Board of Peace,' but some countries wary
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Following a Friday decision to bar the state from spending contested work project funds, Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall told reporters he’d be open to restoring funds to some work projects through a supplemental budget.
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GOP U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers was a member of an advisory board at a cell phone service provider operating in Latin America which admitted to collaborating with the Venezuelan government — then led by the now-deposed Nicolas Maduro — to spy on its citizens.
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Michigan AG Dana Nessel has launched an investigation to seek accountability for harms inflicted on Native American children at boarding schools in Michigan.
As @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social reports, it aims to document abuse, elevate survivor voices, and confront a shameful chapter in our history.
