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Mackinac Policy Conference: Sen. Peters comments on Iran, state Rep. Puri on budgeting and DTE announces battery storage for data centers

Russ McNamara, Sophia Valchine May 27, 2026

With the 2026 Mackinac Policy Conference underway, politicians, policymakers and journalists are gathering on Mackinac Island this week to discuss major issues facing...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: The people of Saline vs. Big Tech

Robyn Vincent, The Metro May 5, 2026

One of the largest data center projects in the country is happening in Michigan, in the small farming community of...

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  • Crossing the Lines
  • The Metro

The Metro: Highland Park’s library has been dark for years. Residents haven’t given up

Robyn Vincent, The Metro April 23, 2026

Detroit surrounds it, but Highland Park is its own city, with a rich history many have forgotten. It is the...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Detroit is trying to write the rules before Big Tech moves in

Robyn Vincent, The Metro April 16, 2026

In town halls and public squares across Michigan, people are debating whether data centers should be part of their neighborhoods....

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DTE Headquarters in downtown Detroit.
  • The Metro

The Metro: Fined, profitable and raising your rates—a week of Michigan utility headlines, explained

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 23, 2026

Michigan's bitterly cold winter has many staring down high energy bills — the highest in the Midwest. These rising costs...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Southfield officials protest ICE administrative office

Jerome Vaughn February 18, 2026

Oakland County leaders and residents are protesting a possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement administrative office in Southfield. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Ann Arbor’s bid to dump DTE and go public

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 12, 2026

If you live in southeast Michigan, chances are you have a DTE story — the kind where your food spoiled...

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  • News

Leland building residents continue fight to return home

Amanda LeClaire January 9, 2026

Detroit residents forced out from the Leland apartment building remain in temporary housing as questions grow about what happens next.  The...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Flu cases on the rise

Jerome Vaughn January 7, 2026

Flu cases are on the rise across Michigan.  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control say the state has a “very high” level of doctors’ visits...

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DTE Headquarters in downtown Detroit.
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: DTE faces protest over push for AI data center

Bre'Anna Tinsley December 4, 2025

State energy regulators heard from people last night who oppose a large data center project near Saline. The Michigan Public...

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  • News

Michiganders urge regulators not to rush approval for data center power plan

Alex McLenon, Elinor Epperson, Brett Dahlberg December 4, 2025

Michigan residents demanded more scrutiny of the plan to provide electricity to a proposed data center in rural Washtenaw County...

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  • News

Saline residents mobilize against planned $7 billion data center

Amanda LeClaire December 2, 2025

Residents in Saline Township are hoping to create a “critical mass” of concerned citizens  at a virtual public hearing Wednesday...

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