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Rep. Dan Kildee at the 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference. Kildee announced Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, that he would not seek reelection next year after the end of his sixth term.
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Kildee Talks $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill and How It Could Affect Michigan Cities

Detroit Today, Nora Rhein September 17, 2021

Congress is back in session after its August recess, still debating President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget plan. As part of that plan,...

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Traffic lights go dark during a power outage in Michigan
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Michigan Public Service Commission Calls on Energy Providers to Answer Questions About Summer Storm Failures

Tia Graham September 17, 2021

The Michigan Public Service Commission is calling on all electric providers it regulates to answer questions about storms this summer that...

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August 2021 storms fallen tree
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How Utilities Can and Should Adapt to More Extreme Weather

Detroit Today September 15, 2021

This summer has brought with it some of the worst weather events we’ve seen in Michigan in a long time. Catastrophic...

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Flat Rock aerial view
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Federal and State Environmental Crews Working to Mitigate Danger after Flat Rock Gas Leak

Russ McNamara September 9, 2021

Thousands of Flat Rock residents remain under an evacuation order following last week’s gasoline leak into the city’s sewer system.  ...

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Updates Abound at Newly Reopened Belle Isle Aquarium

Annamarie Sysling September 2, 2021

Belle Isle Conservancy After more than a year, the Belle Isle Aquarium has reopened its doors to the public. The...

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Weeks After Storms, Detroiters Wait For Help

Eli Newman August 26, 2021

There’s been a familiar hum for some residents living in Southwest Detroit. It comes from a diesel-powered generator the size of...

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Mike Duggan 03-2021 presser
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Talks COVID-19, Floods and Census Response

Detroit Today, Nora Rhein August 17, 2021

After the FDA authorized additional COVID-19 vaccine doses for the immunocompromised, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced he would offer a third dose...

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Solutions for Worsening Plastic Pollution in Great Lakes: “It’s Not Enough Just to Pick Up Trash”

Cheyna Roth, Jake Neher August 16, 2021

Pollution -- specifically plastic pollution -- is threatening the Great Lakes. Crain’s Detroit Business recently put together a major analysis...

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Unpacking the Infrastructure Package and What It Means for Michigan

Detroit Today August 13, 2021

Earlier this week, the Senate passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, a sweeping piece of legislation that has already made...

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Rep. Fred Upton Rep. Debbie Dingell Mackinac 2019 2 05/29/2019
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Reps. Debbie Dingell and Fred Upton on Bipartisan Support for Sweeping Infrastructure Bill

Detroit Today August 13, 2021

A monumental $1 trillion infrastructure bill took shape earlier this week in Washington. Two lawmakers from Michigan, who were part of the...

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Infrastructure Bill May Help Address Flooding in Michigan, But Only If There’s a Plan, Dingell Says

Cheyna Roth, Jake Neher August 9, 2021

There’s hope in Michigan that any infrastructure package in Washington, D.C. might help address flooding problems in the state. As...

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Detroit home affected by basement flooding.
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Flooded Basement in Metro Detroit? Here’s How to Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance

Laura Herberg August 5, 2021

When President Joe Biden declared the storm that impacted metro Detroit on June 25-26 a major disaster, it released funding from...

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