Nessel tries again to shut down Line 5
Attorney General offers no alternate method for transporting 540,000 barrels of fuel daily
Biden spent 12 minutes at the UAW picket line, 87 seconds speaking
President’s very brief speech followed by San Francisco Bay Area fundraiser
Despite Ford ‘pause,’ board approves $65M for Marshall site
BlueOval Battery Park could have received as much as $270M of $1.7B in corporate welfare already
Ford pauses EV battery project; UAW calls decision ‘shameful’
Though the Ford-CATL project sought non-union labor, striking union sees pause as a threat
Midland nonprofit gets $1M state earmark for training educators, students
Managing emotions, developing resiliency among the topics covered
Biden to join UAW picket line in Michigan Tuesday
President takes up UAW boss’s offer to join striking workers
Whitmer pension grants are a $553M bailout for governments
Michigan municipalities that made promises they can’t keep get half-billion dollar bailout
UAW strike expands nationwide at GM, Stellantis facilities, as Fain invites Biden to picket line
Ford and UAW have made progress, union says, and strike will not expand at Dearborn automaker
Report: UAW spokesman seeks ‘reputation damage’ of automakers in negotiations
Detroit News report finds ill intent expressed in text messages
Michigan clean energy bill has been through 8 drafts, but none are public
Bill submitted in April headed toward 9th revision, but original bill is all the public can see
UAW president threatens to escalate strike
Fain sets Sept. 22 deadline, warns that strike will expand
DTE to bury Detroit power lines in ‘strategic’ pilot
Southeast Michigan energy monopoly says areas with underground power lines have 30% more reliable energy
Michigan rental prices lag national average
More than $1,500 per month in the most expensive states, $923 in Michigan
Michigan’s nuclear caucus urges reliable energy transition
Roughly 20% of Michigan lawmakers are making the case for nuclear energy to their colleagues
Michigan 2024 budget gives $100K to Roseville Optimist Club
More largesse at taxpayer expense
Report: Whitmer’s allies target opponents of Marshall battery plant
One resident told the Freep he received photos of himself and his wife, with their faces crossed out
Michigan Tech is No. 1 for free speech, FIRE reports
Central Michigan U is worst of six universities rated in Michigan
Closed West Michigan nuclear plant has a buyer for its energy
Company cited ‘adverse financial viability’ in its closure, but believes problem is resolved now
Senate bill would allow cigar bar with bad paperwork history to skirt Michigan’s smoking law
Senate regulatory committee will consider bill at Thursday morning hearing
Federal court severely curtails civil asset forfeiture in Michigan
How lawmakers should respond
U-M demands COVID-positive students leave campus housing
University recommends hotel stays for college students who fall sick, without accounting for cost
Ann Arbor firefighter wins appeal, receives unemployment benefits
Firefighter to get benefits after city fails to show at hearing
Michigan energy regulator considers penalties for mass power outages
Public asked to weigh in on proposals to punish Michigan utilities for poor performance
Whitmer: Governor’s residence went days without power after storms
Not even the governor’s residence was spared the mass power outages of the last week
Nessel: AG opinion premature, but MiLEAP constitutional on its face
Facial review does not preclude future action, Nessel writes
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