Opposition grows to $1.2B supercomputer plan. U-M can’t ‘be trusted,’ foes say
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Paula Gardner, Bridge Michigan A Washtenaw County community is pushing back on a $1.2 billion national research center initiated by the University of Michigan […]
Report: States like Michigan ‘simply not prepared’ for data center water demand
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan Great Lakes states like Michigan risk overtaxing water supplies by rushing to woo hyperscale data centers without closely analyzing whether […]
Trump administration extends order to keep Michigan coal plant open
by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan The Trump administration has extended its order forcing Consumers Energy to keep a Michigan coal plant open past its planned retirement date. The late-night order, which came hours before an earlier version was set to expire, orders Consumers Energy to keep the JH Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive […]
Michigan group pitches $800M affordable housing plan: ‘We have to invest’
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan(bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter). by Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan LANSING — A group representing local governments across Michigan is calling on state lawmakers to set aside […]
Survey: 1-in-10 Michigan districts cut class staff for new school year
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Isabel Lohman and Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan One in 10 Michigan school districts have made classroom personnel cuts ahead of this academic year, according […]
Should Michigan officials lose pay for missed budget deadlines? House plan fails
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan LANSING — As a potential government shutdown looms, Michigan lawmakers are debating whether to temporarily strip their own pay — […]
Michigan schools returning without state budget, warning free meals may not last
This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Isabel Lohman and Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) As Michigan students begin to return to school next week, education officials are increasingly concerned about a stalemate in […]
Smoky summers are Michigan’s new norm, experts say
This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Shifting winds have given Michigan a respite from the wildfire smoke that has repeatedly blanketed the state this summer (and last summer and the summer […]
GOP slams ‘woke’ politics, bathroom signs as Monroe college tax vote nears
This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Kim Kozlowski (Bridge Michigan) Gender-inclusive bathrooms are threatening a second attempt to renew a millage for Monroe County’s only higher education institution. Monroe County Community College […]
Michigan Senate OKs sexual ‘deepfake’ ban, may consider porn site age checks
This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).” by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Michigan may soon become the latest state to criminalize the creation and distribution of fake and sexually explicit material — […]
