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Michigan is receiving $1.5 billion from an opioid settlement. Up North, experts worry that housing and worker shortages will make it hard to put the money to good use and help users.
Michigan schools have made vast security improvements because they have been given money and flexibility. Lansing should avoid a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach that only adds red tape.
The growth is small but conclusive: Northern Michigan areas like Crawford County, whose population had declined since 2000, gaining residents. West Michigan leads the pack, while metro Detroit is hit hard.
Clean-Seas Newaygo would employ up to 60 people and support economic development, advocates say — that is, if a Senate bill doesn’t stop the companies’ plans.
Michigan’s currently serving public officials must report their personal finances by April 15 through a portal unveiled by the Department of State this week.
