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Michigan State Capitol dome
Posted inDemocracy

Michigan budget bills dial back GOP environmental cuts as shutdown deadline approaches

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt October 7, 2025October 7, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to decide on budget legislation that would cut funding for Michigan’s environmental regulator by 7%, down from a proposed 19% cut, and protects health care and transit funding.

Charging station for electric car on brick wall.
Posted inVoices

VOICES: Michigan’s EV fee hike puts us at the top for all the wrong reasons

Charles Griffith headshot by Charles Griffith October 6, 2025October 6, 2025
The Belle Isle Aquarium
Posted inDemocracy

Belle Isle could shut down without Lansing budget deal: ‘That would be terrible’

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok September 20, 2025September 20, 2025
Construction workers gather in front of Michigan Capitol to demonstrate in favor of long-term road funding ahead of the state budget deadline.
Posted inDemocracy

Whitmer calls on Michigan lawmakers to finish budget as shutdown creeps closer

Avatar photo by Associated Press September 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Michigan State Rep. Donavan McKinney speaks from the podium at a press conference.
Posted inNews

Skyrocketing energy bills: Can Michigan lawmakers protect DTE, Consumers ratepayers?

Avatar photo by Michigan Advance September 10, 2025September 10, 2025
The House Appropriations Committee hears testimony in December on a requested transfer of $50 million in state funding to the Copperwood Mine Project in the Upper Peninsula.
Posted inDemocracy

Environmentalists criticize Michigan House budget’s $50 million allocation for UP copper mine

Avatar photo by Michigan Advance September 3, 2025September 3, 2025
Augusta Township resident Dale-Lin Mallonen stands against a brick wall outside the municipal offices.
Posted inDemocracy

Can 957 signatures halt a $1 billion data center in Augusta Township?

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 29, 2025August 29, 2025
Two women wear light blue "People Powered" T-shirts.
Posted inDemocracy

Group behind effort to ban DTE, Consumers political spending lays groundwork

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 18, 2025August 18, 2025
Posted inAccountability

What does the Supreme Court’s wetland ruling mean for Michigan?

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt June 13, 2023September 17, 2024
Posted inAccountability

What a return to ‘polluter pay’ could mean for Michigan

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt May 9, 2023January 20, 2024

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