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WEBMichigan Environment Watch. The plant along Lake Michigan is 53 years-old and closed in 2022. But there’s momentum to bring it back online amid a push to diversify national energy sources. In Michigan, Trump woos autoworkers, blasts Harris on border. Here are facts.
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WEBSep 25, 2024 — In Michigan, Kamala Harris calls for ‘common sense’ gun reforms after school shootings. September 19, 2024. Lauren Gibbons. Bridge Michigan seeks regional editor to expand statewide coverage, editions. September 19, 2024. Bridge Staff. Elon Musk super PAC working with Michigan GOP ahead of presidential election.
COVID-19 Michigan numbers, cases, positivity rate, coronavirus
WEBApr 30, 2024 — Michigan reported 1,848 weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, down 24% from 2,434 last week. The decline comes as the number of confirmed COVID-19-positive hospital patients fell Monday to 410, the lowest since 396 were reported Sept. 11, 2023. Hospitalizations peaked this year at 1,275 on Jan. 3.
Michigan prison staffers quitting in droves. Will 5% raises make …
WEBJul 26, 2022 — Starting in October, pay will rise 5 percent across the board at a cost of $47 million, the biggest increase in Michigan history. Wisconsin boosted wages by $3 an hour to nearly $23 an hour. Florida is offering new corrections officers bonuses up to $5,000 to help fill a 30 percent vacancy rate. Overall, Michigan correctional officers and ...
Michigan state Rep. Neil Friske arrested, jailed in Lansing
WEBJun 20, 2024 — Michigan state Rep. Neil Friske, R-Charlevoix, was arrested in Lansing early Thursday morning and was being held in a city jail while police continued to investigate an incident that involved a firearm. Friske was arrested on the 2000 block of Windbreak Lane before 3:00 a.m., Lansing Police Department spokesperson Jordan Gulkis confirmed in a ...
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Michigan approves $50M for Upper Peninsula copper mine — but …
WEBMar 26, 2024 — The state will support a new copper mine near Lake Superior with $50 million in infrastructure funding. The Michigan Strategic Fund board said concerns about the company’s funding had been resolved. Still, the unanimous board vote came after dozens of comments from both supporters and detractors. The state of …
$550 checks in Michigan: Who's getting them, who isn't?
WEBFeb 14, 2024 — This week the state began sending tax credit refund checks to roughly 700,000 lower-income Michigan residents. The checks, averaging about $550, are for those who qualified for the Earned Income Tax Credit in 2022. The checks come after a state law was passed last March that expanded Michigan’s Earned Income Tax Credit from 6% to …