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Michigan’s wild places — and the fish and wildlife that call them home — are under threat as warmer temperatures cause species to migrate northward and rivers to overheat. Advocates called for more resources to protect Michigan’s fish and game from those changes.
Michigan officials approved a $65 million incentive Tuesday to develop land next to a planned Ford facility. The vote came one day after the automaker announced plans to pause construction on the EV battery plant.
President Biden walks the picket line with striking autoworkers and backs a 40 percent pay hike proposal as Michigan approves additional incentives for Marshall megasite despite Ford’s announcement to “pause” work on a planned EV battery factory.
It’s easy to take things for granted, like the ability to move freely in your community, the ease at which you can go to your local store and buy fresh produce for your dinner table. It’s time we think about the people that work hard to put that produce on our tables.
The automaker says it has not made a final decision to build the factory, despite $2.2 billion in state subsidies. Ford won’t say if UAW negotiations are a factor.
Days after Detroit Rep. Karen Whitsett cast a surprising ‘no’ vote against a package of abortion bills important to Democrats, abortion rights activists applied more public pressure in a bid to change her stand.
From 2019 to 2022, median household income in Michigan rose $7,400 — but high inflation turned that gain into an $1,800 drop in buying power and lowered the state’s median household income to 37th in the nation.
