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The transition to electric vehicles means we can’t continue to rely so heavily on gas taxes to pay for roads. But EV owners already pay more than their fair share. A mileage-based system, with some caveats, is a fairer path forward.
While many of Michigan’s largest EV battery projects are slowing, Gotion Inc.’s plans are on track near Big Rapids, but scrutiny from a new township board creates new challenges for the deal.
New 'medication aides' could free up the state’s too-few nurses to do more resident care. The new position also would give nurse aides another career step ahead and, according to one nursing home leader, up to $6 more per hour.
Michigan drivers pay less for auto insurance than they once did, but still pay some of the highest rates in the country. Critically injured crash survivors want changes. Lawmakers are split on a path forward.
Holtec International hopes to bring the small modular reactors online by 2030, but will first need to secure permits and overcome financial challenges that have stymied efforts to commercialize the nascent technology.
Hospital work can be dangerous, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will soon sign laws meting out harsher punishments to those who assault health workers. Exempt from the penalties: patients who commit many of the assaults.
The Michigan Republican Party effectively split in half Saturday, with Kristina Karamo holding a virtual state committee meeting while her critics met separately to plot her removal.
The Michigan Public Service Commission approves a $368 million increase on Friday. The utility says it needs to raise rates to improve, diversify service.
