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A Lansing city councilmember proposed using a portion of potential data center revenue to fund housing services. The city could learn from one Virginia county where that’s already a reality.
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Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) spoke on the Senate floor on Thursday about the Flint community’s struggles in the wake of the Flint water crisis. Slotkin said the community’s still in pain, and in the process of seeking accountability and justice for a water crisis they didn’t cause.
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Bypassing the Court of Claims would have sped up the Michigan cannabis industry's lawsuit over the state's new wholesale tax on marijuana, but the state appeals court says it's not persuaded that the case needs immediate review.
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Unhoused community members in Lansing say temporary housing provided by the city is making a difference, but that progress could be at risk if the temporary shelter ends too soon.
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Michigan's 15 public universities say they have an annual $45 billion impact, which justifies more state investment.
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The case of $645 million in state spending unilaterally canceled by a Republican-led state House committee is scheduled for its first court hearing.
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President Donald Trump says his tariffs are the reason the country's trade deficit has decreased and claims he's revived Detroit's auto industry — though companies have had mixed success recently.
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For Muslim American Heritage Month, a MSU psychiatrist is putting a focus on the challenges for Muslims to access mental health resources and care.
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The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) could prohibit or restrict several invasive plant species, the popular landscaping Callery pear tree and Japanese barberry shrub among them. The public can submit feedback on the fate of these flowering plants and the other proposed species in a survey created by the department.
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Lansing residents will have an opportunity to weigh in on a proposed data center during several upcoming meetings.
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Michigan State’s top-ranked club dodgeball teams in the nation consider themselves a family, so it only makes sense that their coaches are husband and wife.