Plans to build climate resilience hubs across the state have come to a halt after the Trump administration abruptly canceled nearly $88 million in federal grants meant for Michigan nonprofits. Now, organizers are suing for their money back while scrambling for alternative funding.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill Wednesday that makes live organ donors eligible for a one-time $10,000 tax credit to help with costs associated with the procedure.
Five of the bills — which pertain to charter schools publicly posting information about salaries and displaying the names of their authorizers and management companies — already passed in the House.
Data server farms are big business. But it takes a ton of energy to store data in the cloud, prompting concerns among environmentalists. Michigan is poised to give the servers tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks.
Starting Wednesday, over 300 locations across the state will offer free contraception, including over-the-counter birth control pills, emergency contraception, condoms and family planning educational resources.
Michigan underreported total cases counts by 6%, the bulk of which came during the deadly omicron wave of 2021 and 2022. The state fixed the problem in October and blames a computer error.