Some rural healthcare leaders say the first round of funds allocated from the Rural Health Transformation Program don’t go far enough to stabilize their industry amid federal cuts.
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Posted inMichigan Government
Where Michigan governor candidates stand on rural government crisis
As townships struggle with leadership voids and money woes, GOP candidate John James backs reform. Democrat Jocelyn Benson supports local control.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan villages have a fix for shortage of officials. Townships can’t use it
Michigan’s rural communities are struggling to find people to hold public office. Lansing has been slow to help.
Posted inEvents, Michigan Government, The Center for Michigan
Issues Watch returns Sept. 30 to discuss Michigan rural government crisis
Join Bridge for a virtual event to explore how small communities throughout the state struggle to deliver services and attract officials.
Posted inMichigan Government
Rural townships squeezed on all sides in Michigan, as money woes mount
From leaky roofs to crumbling roads, the signs of Michigan’s rural communities’ financial struggles abound. Will the state help?
Posted inBusiness Watch
Copperwood Mine foes sue to block $50M grant for project near Lake Superior
A lawsuit claims Michigan set an ‘extraordinarily dangerous precedent’ by dedicating taxpayer money to a foreign company. Defenders say the project could revive mining in struggling area.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Groups fight to keep 16,000 acres of national forest in Michigan road-free
Around 16,000 acres of national forests in Michigan are for the most part protected from permanent-road construction and logging, but that could change under a USDA proposal.
Posted inMichigan Government
A UP town may repeal zoning. Doing so would benefit township trustee
Tiny Rock River Township is considering scrapping all zoning rules — a move that comes amid a lawsuit over a trustee’s parking lot near the popular Eben Ice Caves.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Whitmer rethinks Line 5 tunnel permits, ramps up shutdown pleas after court ruling
In a letter to the CEO of Enbridge Energy, the Michigan governor questioned whether the Line 5 tunnel will ever be built and called it ‘untenable’ for the company to keep pumping oil through the Straits.
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As crisis looms for Michigan rural townships, bills to help sit idle in Lansing
Small towns have trouble attracting leaders and are saddled with increasing responsibilities, but efforts to help struggle to even get a hearing in the Capitol.
