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EGLE Endorses Dam Safety Legislation As Historic Flooding Showcases Concerns
Michigan's Environmental Agency is calling for improvements to Michigan’s dam safety regulations.

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Michigan's Environmental Agency is calling for improvements to Michigan’s dam safety regulations.

Across the country, the program has provided roughly 70,000 vouchers across more than 600 local public housing authorities.
PFAS are a family of chemicals that break down very slowly and can accumulate in humans and animals.
DOJ demanded absentee and provisional ballots, receipts and envelopes received by the county in the most recent presidential election.
Campaign 2026 announcements and endorsements for the week of April 13, 2026.
The drama pitted an incumbent, Jordan Acker, against a challenger, Amir Makeld, in a war of words and attack ads and much more.
“Michigan sits at the intersection of major highway corridors and international crossing points, and traffickers know it."
Policies adopted by the Board of Commissioners shielded “criminal offenders from apprehension by federal law enforcement,” the lawsuit said.
As a proactive remedial measure, Monroe Public Schools is no longer allowing shared locker rooms with opposing teams.
Stanley Grot is once again in charge of Shelby Township’s elections.
According to Consumers Energy’s filing announcement, the company will file its rate request on or after June 2.
“When a life is taken, there must be a thorough and transparent public process to determine what happened and why," the attorneys said.
The order eases requirements on certain fuel blends, allowing for the sale of higher vapor pressure gasoline up to 30 cents more expensive.
TMZ was given a photo of what appeared to be the Republican Main Street Caucus in a tour group visiting Scotland’s Edinburgh Castle.
The Michigan Republican Party endorsed Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini and Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd at Saturday's convention.
A Michigan data center would use renewables and flexibility to meet most demand. An Ohio project goes in a different direction.
“Everything about this case raises alarm bells,” said Ben Crump, one of the lawyers representing Da’Quain’s family.
The state’s participation in a nationwide medical licensure compact was on track Tuesday after the Michigan Senate voted on a 31-0 margin.
The recently elected mayor of Detroit is one of several nominees for the annual EMILYs List “Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award."