Commissioners say election probe is a waste of money, cut funding for a third detective who was to investigate violent crime, not ballots. Separately, Leaf tried to charge a health officer for enforcing COVID orders, prosecutor says.
The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental group, has paid a New York hedge fund more than $27 million for part of the land, with another purchase to come. The deal appears to put an end to fears of privatization of timberland long open to the public.
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has been asked to increase annual turkey hunting limits from one bird to two. But regulators are worried that expanding limits will take out too many males, hurting breeding.
Add northeast lower Michigan to the list of regions where there is not enough affordable housing to meet worker demand. State and local officials are taking public comment on how to spend $100 million in federal rescue funds earmarked for housing.
While Palisades’ owner considers whether to reopen the shuttered nuclear plant, Michigan will study whether new nuclear plants could make financial and environmental sense.
A Michigan native, Brock Tessman comes to the job from Montana. His priorities when he begins Feb. 1 include increasing enrollment, ensuring more students get degrees and improving opportunities for rural students.
A Lansing bill would require inspection of septic systems when homes are sold. It’s meant to address worries that old systems are failing, leaking E. coli and other bacteria into waterways. The bill faces opposition from the real-estate industry.
The northern Michigan county was ‘ground zero’ of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the election in 2020. Now, voters say their top issues are no different than the rest of the nation.
The company that owns the Palisades facility, Holtec International, applied for a federal grant to keep the plant operational on July 5. Whitmer submitted a letter in support of the plan Friday.
Bison are on the upswing again as ranchers and government officials aim to increase their populations across the United States. And that could have implications for other livestock operations.
World nations’ current climate action plans would still allow moderate warming. A new study shows without more aggressive action to slow climate change, the world’s boreal forests could see dramatic losses.
For the past 10 years or so, entomologists have been looking for a way to control the population of spotted wing drosophila, a fruit fly that feeds on healthy cherries and blueberries. They say they may have found their answer in releasing the samba wasp, which kills fruit flies by laying its eggs inside them.
The national pilot shortage is prompting big route changes to Michigan’s smallest airports. But two are losing their only passenger airline, as soon as federal officials let them leave.
Nearly a century after logging and fishing practices wiped out Arctic grayling, state and tribal leaders are scouting northern streams where they can thrive. The must-haves: cold water, plenty of shade, and trout anglers who won’t be hostile to their return.
Licenses have declined for years, so state regulators are buying lands near cities and reaching out to people of color in hopes of saving Michigan’s outdoors legacy.
Detroit public schools are fully staffed and the volume of statewide teacher retirements — an imperfect barometer — is steady compared to years past. Challenges remain in Grand Rapids and some rural districts, but there is reason for optimism.
Airports in Alpena, Sault Ste. Marie, Escanaba, Iron Mountain and Pellston are losing direct flights to Detroit and Minneapolis, which could add hours to trips and devastate airport revenues.
