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Michigan State Capitol dome
Posted inNews

Michigan water affordability bills reintroduced in bipartisan push: ‘Moral imperative’

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

Legislation to cap water bills for low-income Michigan households is reintroduced in the state Senate with bipartisan support, aims to establish a statewide water affordability program.

Lake at Michigan's Hartwick Pines State Park
Posted inNews

Who’s watching Michigan’s water? Auditor report uncovers oversight gaps

Avatar photo by Michigan Advance March 13, 2025March 13, 2025
Boy drinks from water faucet.
Posted inNews

GLWA customers challenge water rate hike as costs spike by 5.9%: ‘Why now?’

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt February 27, 2025February 27, 2025
High levels of PFAS found in Muskegon Lake foam, is raising alarms
Posted inNews

What we’re reading: What’s in the Muskegon Lake foam?

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak September 26, 2024October 2, 2024
Cheryl Porter
Posted inCommunity

GLWA’s Cheryl Porter makes history as water association’s first Black woman president

Jada Vasser by Jada Vasser July 31, 2024August 23, 2024

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