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Nessel joins Ann Arbor area lawmakers, environmentalists demanding scrutiny of DTE data center deal
One of the state’s largest energy companies is asking energy regulators to fast track approval of two contracts to provide power to a data center planned for construction in Saline Township, but environmental advocates and state officials have banded together to demand greater transparency into the details.
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Michigan’s rural roadblocks mirror nationwide trends, new report shows
From health care access to housing shortages and farming roadblocks, a new report outlines problems and solutions for rural Michigan.
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Working folks build food solutions, while Congress slashes SNAP
As Congress considers slashing SNAP by up to $319 billion, community-driven markets and food programs are stepping up to fight food insecurity—and support local entrepreneurs.
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Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: ‘The people closest to the problem are often the ones who can find the solution’
About two years ago, tents started to show up in my neighborhood along the creek beds and in small stands of trees. Most only became visible when the leaves fell, exposing their orange rainflies and blue tarps. This increase in houselessness didn’t feel surprising to me or to my neighbors: The rent has nearly doubled…
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A love letter to the working class, from Gwen Frisbie-Fulton
It started in the back seat of my family’s Jeep Cherokee, the one with the broken AC and vinyl seats that stuck to my thighs in the late summer heat. After school we would wait, all the doors flung open, for my dad to get off work. My mother reading in the front seat, her…
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Fresh food, stronger farms: Michigan invests millions to support local agriculture
A new ‘Farm-to-Family’ grant program aims to connect Michigan farmers with more consumers, boost local economies, and build a stronger food system.
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Rooted in Tradition: How Michigan’s Christmas tree industry is keeping the holiday spirit alive
Family farms—and traditions—help Michigan produce more Christmas trees than almost every other state in the country.
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How Gen-Z is helping rural Michiganders turn out to vote in the UP
Michigan is one of several critical swing states in this year’s election, and for Carly Sandstrom, a Marquette native and canvasser with the Progressive Turnout Project, that means knocking on doors and making calls to get voters to the ballot box.
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3 rural communities in Michigan got remote blood pressure care—and the results were dramatic
A pilot program helping rural Michiganders monitor their blood pressure led to big improvements—could this be what finally helps bring down the rate of cardiovascular deaths in the US?
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Report: Project 2025 would ‘devastate’ Michigan’s rural communities
Republicans’ Project 2025 agenda aims to enact a far-right agenda that would hurt all Michiganders, especially those living in rural communities, according to a new report.
