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Michigan State Capitol building
Posted inDemocracy

House GOP budget slashes Michigan’s water, health care spending: Whitmer calls for ‘serious and fast negotiations’

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

The likelihood of a state government shutdown is high, State Sen. Jeff Irwin tells Planet Detroit.

Posted inCommunity

Detroit’s ghost streams: Maps of hidden waterways combat city’s flooding problem

Headshot of the Detroit River Story Lab's Rachel Wilson. by Rachel Wilson - Detroit River Story Lab July 15, 2025July 15, 2025
A sign reading "stop the data center" at the Ypsilanti Township Civic Center.
Posted inNews

Ypsilanti Township residents speak out against University of Michigan’s ‘biggest, baddest’ data center

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt June 20, 2025June 20, 2025
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
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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