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Michigan Legislature tackles ambitious climate legislation. How far will it go?
Read full article: Michigan Legislature tackles ambitious climate legislation. How far will it go?Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released the MI Healthy Climate Plan last year. Now the state legislature is trying to take those goals and turn them into law.
A look at Michigan’s big role in Jan. 6 hearings
Read full article: A look at Michigan’s big role in Jan. 6 hearingsMichigan will likely have a leading role in tonight’s prime time hearing as the state has been consistently at the center of all of this, from the stop the count mob at the TCF Center to false claims of voter fraud to false electors and capitol rioters. All it points to Michigan likely making up a big part of these hearings.
FBI arrests Republican candidate for Michigan gov. Ryan Kelley for role in Jan. 6 riot
Read full article: FBI arrests Republican candidate for Michigan gov. Ryan Kelley for role in Jan. 6 riotRepublican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley was reportedly arrested by the FBI on Thursday at his Michigan home.
Grand Valley State University students ordered to ‘stay in place’ after COVID-19 outbreak
Read full article: Grand Valley State University students ordered to ‘stay in place’ after COVID-19 outbreakStudents at Grand Valley State University in Allendale Township have been ordered to “stay in place” for 14 days following more than 600 COVID-19 cases. More info here from GVSU:Today, the Ottawa County Department of Public Health (OCDPH), in cooperation with the university, will issue a ‘Staying in Place’ order impacting GVSU students living and studying in Allendale Township. Since opening, there have been more than 600 cases of COVID-19 confirmed among students, according to the Ottawa County Health Department. Grand Valley State University is just the latest college campus to get hit with a COVID-19 outbreak. Related: All MSU students asked to self-quarantine after school confirms 300+ COVID-19 casesMore News
Protesters demand removal of Confederate statue in Allendale Township
Read full article: Protesters demand removal of Confederate statue in Allendale TownshipPeople from both sides of the national debate on removing historical statues clashed Saturday during a protest over a Confederate monument in Allendale Community Park. Organizers of Saturdays protest are a part of an effort to get Allendale Township officials to remove the statue located in the parks Veterans Garden of Honor. The statue features a Confederate and Union soldier standing with a young slave crouched down between them. While some protesters chanted about removing the statue others attended the demonstration in support of it. Headlines on national debate to remove historical statues: