With deer hunting in decline and land development pushing humans and deer ever-closer together, Michigan’s deer population may be headed toward an uncontrollable boom.
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Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Facing COVID vaccine mandates, these Michigan residents just said no
A looming federal mandate means 2 million Michigan residents must prove they’ve been vaccinated, submit to weekly tests or lose their jobs. A weatherman, dentist, nurse and pastor explain why they refused.
Posted inMichigan Government
Deep in Trump country, a Michigan town mistrusts all elections, except its own
Despite Qanon conspiracy theories, a state takeover and a missing tabulator that prompted a police raid, hundreds of Adams Township voters still hit the polls Tuesday. The 2020 election may have been rigged, but not here, they said.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Climate change grips trout streams across the nation: How anglers are responding
Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on, including Michigan’s Au Sable. Now, they’re calling for swift action.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Proposed body cameras on Michigan conservation officers draw opposition
The bill by state Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain, would require conservation officers to wear body cameras while working in the field.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan troopers search clerk’s office for missing election equipment
The search warrant comes after a voting tabulator went missing and a clerk who expressed support for QAnon was stripped of her authority to run next week’s election.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan parks look increasingly likely to get big COVID funding boost
The pandemic has produced an outdoors renaissance with huge traffic at state and local parks. It now appears the Democratic governor and GOP legislature largely agree on spending hundreds of millions of dollars to address long-deferred maintenance.
Posted inMichigan Government
Voting machine missing after Michigan clerk stripped of election power
Michigan State Police are investigating after a voting machine went missing in rural Hillsdale County, where a clerk who has expressed support for QAnon had refused to allow routine maintenance on the machine.
Posted inMichigan Government
Clerk decries ‘tyranny’ after Michigan strips her of running election
After a small-town clerk publicly questioned her own voting machine and spread disinformation, the Michigan Bureau of Election used rare power to strip her of authority to administer next week’s vote.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Why are so many Michigan water systems finding lead? They're looking harder
New rules, imposed after Flint, forced public water providers to look harder for lead leaching into drinking water. Violations of state lead standards are up nearly 50 percent, with new urgency to remove lead from water lines.