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Jan 17, 2025 | 
news.yahoo.com | Kyle Davidson
“Can the State of Michigan require someone selling a product in Michigan to procure that product from the state? Or, phrased in the language of the coin’s other side, can Michigan bar in-state retailers from obtaining their merchandise from outside the state?”These are the two basic questions Circuit Judge Chad A.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
iosconews.com | Kyle Davidson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson is interviewed at a rally with Vice President Kamala Harris in Flint, Mich., on Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance)On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded 19 individuals with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including two Michigan natives: basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson and late former Gov. George W. Romney.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
michiganadvance.com | Kyle Davidson
While many are using the new year as a motivator to set new goals and commit to positive change, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has shared resolutions of its own, laying out plans for protecting the Great Lakes in 2025 and onward in its annual state of the Great Lakes Report.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
iosconews.com | Kyle Davidson
The 2025 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan County, Michigan, will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. All anglers must register online to participate in the season. | Michigan Department of Natural ResourcesAnglers looking to land one of the six lake sturgeon cleared for harvest on Black Lake should mark their calendars for Feb. 1, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
michiganadvance.com | Kyle Davidson
by Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance January 2, 2025 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put her signature Monday to legislation aimed at increasing access to housing, updating the process for gathering evidence to prosecute human trafficking and sexual assault and extending a tax exemption for investments into data center equipment.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
iosconews.com | Kyle Davidson
The trail down to the Sleeping Bear National Dunes lakeshore | Susan J. DemasFrom continued strides in transitioning to clean energy, threats of environmental contamination and continued efforts to address health concerns stemming from pollution, 2024 brought a bevy of environmental stories within the state. With many of the events of this year set to echo into the next, here is your look at the Michigan Advance’s top environmental stories from 2024.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
michiganadvance.com | Kyle Davidson
As the Senate holds its final session days before the end of the 102nd Legislature, members of the Michigan Senate took a moment on Thursday to share their gratitude for State Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) before she resigns to take her seat in Congress. McDonald Rivet is set to represent Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, succeeding U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint). The district contains all of Saginaw and Bay counties, most of Genesee County and parts of Tuscola and Midland counties.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
newsfromthestates.com | Kyle Davidson
While House Democrats failed to achieve the majority needed to hold session on Thursday — even after approving an order to bring absent members to the House floor — the Michigan Senate worked late into the night, sending dozens of bills to the Governor’s desk in an effort to finish out their policy agenda.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
michiganadvance.com | Kyle Davidson
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals last week issued an opinion affirming that the Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has the authority to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with their rules, following a lawsuit accusing the department of violating the Fourth Amendment by taking soil and water samples without a warrant.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
newsfromthestates.com | Kyle Davidson
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals last week issued an opinion affirming that the Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has the authority to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with their rules, following a lawsuit accusing the department of violating the Fourth Amendment by taking soil and water samples without a warrant.
