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In a 6-2 vote on Tuesday, the council approved a resolution asking the mayor’s office to not approve any new data center permits over the next two years.

This comes after the Michigan state House passed a $152 million supplemental spending plan earlier this month.

Michigan saw a period of drought this winter, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. It’s among several Midwestern states experiencing dry periods.

Elyssa Schmier is a congregant of the Temple Israel synagogue and also serves at the Michigan Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League. She said her family has been worshipping at Temple Israel for four generations.

Michigan elementary school teachers may be required to complete comprehensive literacy training under new bipartisan legislation. House bill 5697, sponsored by Rep. Nancy DeBoer (R-Holland), was discussed in a Michigan House Education and Workforce Committee meeting this Wednesday.

The Michigan House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted March 10 to advance a package of bills out of committee that would impose a per-mile tax on large commercial electric vehicles.

Michigan’s Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee recently heard testimony on legislation that would establish uniform septic tank rules across the state.

Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says the discharge of plastics into the river violates the state's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.

The city of Grand Rapids is piloting a program that will give residents a food scraps drop-off option. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfills by using food waste normally dumped in landfills to create usable compost.

The Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project would cover about 200 square miles on the eastern side of the Ottawa National Forest.