Michigan’s transition to green energy is plagued by fights over placing wind and solar arrays on farmland and forests. But fewer balked over plans to build a green energy plant on abandoned industrial land.
The president-elect’s choice for education secretary is a big choice advocate. In Michigan, one quarter of the state’s 1.37 million public students attend a charter or school outside their district.
The Board of State Canvassers was drama-free on Friday, unlike in 2020. In a few tight downballot races, candidates may still seek recounts until 11 a.m. Monday.
As climate change increasingly shapes the Great Lakes region’s ecology and economy, scientists plan to use underwater robots to gather previously inaccessible data they say will help communities adapt.
When nearly two dozen overdoses and seven deaths rocked Kalamazoo, police and health officials required a new level of cooperation. The response could teach other communities ravaged by the drug epidemic.