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Promising Environmental Bills Introduced in Legislature Begin to Acknowledge Clean Energy, Water as ‘Kitchen Table’ Issues The first week of the 2023 legislative session began in earnest with the introduction […]

Opening Day of the 102nd Michigan Legislature Last Wednesday was the first session day of 2023 in Lansing, marking the opening of the 102nd Michigan Legislature.  As new majorities took […]

New Year, Same Governor; Whitmer’s Second Gubernatorial Inauguration Sets the Tone for 2023 Gov. Whitmer speaks at her second inauguration on New Year’s Day. January 1 was Inauguration Day in […]

Proposed Camp Grayling Expansion Looks Skyward In the August and October editions of the Catch-Up, we discussed the National Guard’s proposal for a 162,000 acre expansion of Camp Grayling, the […]

Major Recycling and Materials Management Package Headed to the Governor Last week was the last week of session for Michigan’s 101st Legislature, and as expected, this year’s Lame Duck period […]

2022 Lame Duck Preview All signs point to a less eventful lame duck legislative session this year, with Democrats winning the majorities in both houses of the legislature for the […]

Gov. Whitmer Appoints Kyra Harris Bolden to Michigan Supreme Court Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced her appointment of State Representative Kyra Harris Bolden to the Michigan Supreme Court to […]

MPSC Slashes DTE’s Rate Increase Request Late last week, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a $30.5 million rate increase for DTE Energy – just a small fraction of […]

Michigan LCV Plays Major Role In Electing Pro-Democracy Conservation Majority A stunning 86 of 95 Michigan LCV endorsed candidates won their races in last week’s general election, proving that voters […]

EPA Announces $1 Billion For School Clean Energy School Buses The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week $1 billion in federal funding for zero or low-emission school buses for […]