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Communities in Michigan and elsewhere in the Midwest are taking steps to guard against groundwater depletion, including some surprising places near the Great Lakes.
Schools are starting to ramp down federally funded catch-up efforts, even though students have not yet fully recovered academically from pandemic-era disruptions.
Michigan’s large investment in automotive manufacturing makes it more vulnerable than other states to a strike against Ford, GM or Chrysler — or all three. Here’s what’s at stake as the negotiators try to beat a strike deadline next week.
Rents jump 9 percent in Michigan in one year, but remain far lower than the national average. Some activists say more should be done for tenants, including rent control, but landlords have argued profit fell during the eviction moratorium.
Those costs would be passed to tenants in the form of higher rents, specifically harming low-income residents. Better to reform zoning codes which would spur a greater housing supply.
Scott Bowen is the longest-serving commissioner for the state lottery and has a long career in government. Re-elected in November, Whitmer has made several personnel changes this year.
The fundamental mission of schools is the nurturing of productive, responsible citizenship within a democratic society. That’s the true narrative of U.S. schools and their heroic educators who deserve much better.
