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Published 8 hours agoPENS’ PROSPECTS BACK ON THE ICE TODAY
The Penguins will play Dallas this morning at 10:30 on the final day of the Detroit Red Wings Prospect Challenge. The Pens are 2-0, with wins over Col...
Voices: Michigan’s water systems need cybersecurity coordination after summer attacks
Nine Michigan water systems reported cyber intrusions this summer as part of nationwide attacks on water infrastructure. Brandon Jessup argues the state needs coordinated defenses, not fragmented responses.
Trump EPA moves to eliminate climate rules for coal, gas power plants
The EPA is expected to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants, a move that could prevent future regulation and reverse years of climate policy.
Michigan environmentalists push for statewide data center moratorium, regulations as bills stall
Environmental advocates are urging Michigan lawmakers to enact a one-year moratorium on new data center construction and pass stronger regulations to protect communities from water use, energy strain, and secretive development deals.
Columbus Free Press
Published September 14She Won: The Investigative Blueprint for State Attorneys General & How To Secure the Midterms
he Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) is hosting its Fall Policy Conference in Detroit, Michigan, from September 9–10, 2026, and we need those state attorneys general to receive the attached 2024 Election Investigation Blueprint from tens of thousands of Americans.…
Senate Democrats propose significant changes to Michigan’s automatic power outage credit
By Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance After severe weather knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents last week, members of the Democrat-led state Senate are introducing legislation to provide Michiganders facing lengthy outages with hourly payments. Sens.…
Federal court throws out Trump order forcing Michigan coal plant to stay open
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced the 64-year-old J.H. Campbell coal plant to stay open past its planned May 2025 retirement, costing ratepayers $259 million.
Portnoy rates Fresh Farms’ pizza a 7.9
GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Christmas came in September for the team at Fresh Farms Market, when Dave Portnoy, founder and owner of Barstool Sports, stopped by unannounced for his famous “One Bite Pizza Review” around 2:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. “I was very nervous,” Manager James…
Ali Wissam Aoun, 27, found fatally shot inside his father’s clothing store in Detroit
DETROIT — A young Arab American man from Dearborn was killed in a shooting inside a store owned by his father Wednesday evening, as police continued investigating the circumstances surrounding the crime and searching for the gunman. Police found 27-year-old Ali Wissam Aoun,…
U.S. war on Iran costs Americans more than $100 billion extra at the pump, as diesel hits record
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Day after day, the Iran war is tightening the financial squeeze on American consumers through sharply higher energy prices, with the cumulative increase in U.S. gasoline and diesel spending reaching an estimated $100 billion since the conflict began in late…
Four Dearborn school board seats, $1.51 billion bond on the November ballot
DEARBORN — Two separate races for four seats on the Dearborn Board of Education will be held in the November 3 election, alongside a vote on a $1.51 billion bond proposal to rebuild or modernize every school facility in the Dearborn Public Schools District. Voting in the school…
U.S. trade war with Canada threatens Michigan manufacturing, housing and agriculture
DETROIT — Trade relations between the United States and Canada are facing further strain after Canadian retaliatory tariffs took effect shortly after midnight on Tuesday, September 8, targeting hundreds of American products with duties ranging from 15 to 50 percent. The affected…