Read this if you're looking for important & original local journalism (this story is in W Michigan): A migrant worker died after picking Michigan asparagus. His death fell through the cracks. www.mlive.com/public-inter... by @rosekellywhite.bsky.social / @mlive.com

A 420-acre swath of state forestland will be cleared for a solar farm near Gaylord under a lease agreement with the Michigan DNR. www.mlive.com/environment/...

“We need to be doing more in this chamber to fight the affordable housing crisis and to make a space for all people to find stable housing in our state.” By @mlive.com's @rosekellywhite.bsky.social www.mlive.com/public-inter... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

A skyline defining project from the DeVos and Van Andel families is facing community pushback: With billions in assets, can’t they afford to pay for the $797 million private development without asking the public for help? www.mlive.com/news/grand-r...

In June 2022, Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who immigrated to Michigan from Congo. More than two years later, his case has yet to go to trial. www.mlive.com/news/grand-r...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer promised to fix the damn roads and poured billions into infrastructure. But how do we know when that's happened? www.mlive.com/politics/202...

Michigan is no longer actively pursuing a plan to develop a 1,400-acre megasite in Eagle Township, even after disbursing nearly $6 million to prep the site for future use. www.mlive.com/public-inter...

A Michigan utility buys power from 1950s-era coal plants whose largest owner happens to be its parent company. It's a bad deal for the power company's customers, consumer watchdogs and enviro groups say. www.mlive.com/environment/...

In 2020, two employees at a Sanilac County manufacturer were hospitalized with Legionnaires' disease. Three years later, legionella grew again – killing one worker and sickening two others after the company failed to mitigate the deadly bacteria. www.mlive.com/public-inter...

University of Michigan economists are forecasting the federal deficit will climb to a "level would be unprecedented outside of wars, the recent pandemic, and severe recession," under President-elect Trump's plan to usher in tax cuts and tariffs on China: lsa.umich.edu/content/dam/...

It’s feeling like a Christmas Hallmark movie in Grand Rapids ✨

I’m curious about the decision to interview the man who used the n-word during a Michigan committee hearing last week. To me, it’s giving him a big platform to parrot racism. What are your thoughts? www.fox2detroit.com/video/1548354

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