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Palisades nuclear plant restart moves closer as officials tout regional impact

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From Detroit to Statewide: Michigan Pride Chamber Expands Support for LGBTQ+-Owned Businesses

For more than 10 years, the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce built its name one relationship at a time — connecting entrepreneurs, corporations and funders across southeast Michigan. Now, the organization is betting that the same model can work statewide. The chamber has rebranded as the Michigan Pride...

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DTE utility program funded a 132-MW Michigan solar project

DTE Energy’s 132-MW Fish Creek Solar Park near Sheridan, Michigan, is now operational. The $268 million development was fully funded by customers who voluntarily participate in DTE’s MIGreenPower program. The solar park can generate enough energy to power approximately 30,000 homes. “Our customers expect us to keep the...

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ITC proposes new transmission line projects in mid-Michigan

MIDLAND COUNTY, Mich. (WNEM) - The nation’s largest independent electricity transmission company is proposing a new set of projects the company says will respond to the needs of the changing energy landscape. The projects are known as the Copperton Projects. Three transmission lines would ultimately be constructed, connecting ITC’s...

Midland County, MI · 16d
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ITC plans massive power line across southern Michigan

Three or four southern Michigan border counties may serve as Indiana's gateway for Michigan's largest proposed electric transmission line. ITC Holdings Corp. informed county governments in Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee, and Monroe counties that it plans to build the Horizon Project, a 765-kilovolt line running about 68 miles from a substation in Monroe County's Ida Township to the Indiana-Michigan border. A preliminary map accompanying the Oct. 1 letter shows the study area extending into Branch County's southeast corner, covering Algansee and California townships. The map identifies a possible state-line crossing on California Township's southern border with Steuben County, Indiana. A second possible crossing is a few miles east in Hillsdale County's Camden Township. ITC says both crossing points are "illustrative only" and do not indicate exact locations. ITC has not selected a route. Taller towers, wider corridor The Horizon line will surpass any current transmission line in the state. ITC's letter states the line will require a 250-foot-wide right-of-way, with 125 feet on each side of the center. Typical towers will stand 150 to 185 feet tall and be spaced 1,200 to 1,450 feet apart, depending on terrain. What ITC is asking for In the letter, ITC's David Thompson and Gretchen

Monroe County, MI · 21d

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Michigan Community Solar Bills Stall as Residents Face High Energy Costs and Power Outages

LANSING, Mich. (WOWO) — Michigan lawmakers have introduced six community solar bills since 2021, but none has become law, leaving proposals aimed at lowering electricity costs and improving reliability stalled amid disagreements over who would pay for the programs. Two House bills and two related Senate bills remain in...

Michigan · 14d

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Consumers Energy seeks $456 million Michigan electric rate hike

Consumers Energy has asked Michigan regulators for permission to collect an additional $456 million a year from electric customers, a request now under formal review by the Michigan Public Service Commission in Case No. U-22070. The filing, submitted June 2, 2026, marks the sixth consecutive year the utility has sought...

Michigan · 15d

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Michigan awards MSU $400K to study PFAS in agriculture

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development awarded a team of researchers and outreach specialists from Michigan State University and Purdue University $400,000 to study the impacts of PFAS. PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, are a large group of human-made, widely used, long-lasting chemicals that break down very slowly […]

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Midwest gasoline supplies hit lowest on record

Midwest gasoline stockpiles fell 1.2 million barrels last week to a record-low 41 million barrels, Energy Department data released Oct. 28 showed. Tight supplies and refinery disruptions drove Great Lakes pump prices higher, with Michigan gasoline averaging $4.69 a gallon and Ohio around $4.30. Wholesale prices have retreated and Cenovus...

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Front Street Projects Called Off; More Retail, Restaurant News

Two prominent Front Street projects have been called off, with new live music venue The Red Piano no longer moving forward in the former Mackinaw Brewing Company space and developer Joel Peterson scrapping plans for a four-story mixed-used development at the former Mid-American Title site. The Ticker has the details on those and other retail and restaurant updates from across the region.

Traverse City, MI · 16d

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Northern Michigan leaders back sale of 13 Consumers Energy dams to Confluence Hydro

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WNEM) - The future of 13 Consumers Energy dams is still in question as some northern Michigan communities push to let a new company take them over. Fred Lewis, the Plainfield Township supervisor in Iosco County, said it is vital for the dams to stay in place in his community. He joined others speaking out in support of the proposed sale of the 13 dams to Confluence Hydro.

Iosco County, MI · 15d

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Michigan poll workers say training remains routine as early voting continues

SAGINAW, Mich. — Almost a fifth of all registered voters in Michigan have cast their ballots with Election Day six days away. This is the first midterm general election with early in-person voting available for every Michigan voter. One change in election law came in 2024, when nine days...

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Argentine Twp. resident remains in insurance fight 2 years after fire

ARGENTINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - A homeowner has been fighting with her insurance company for nearly two years after a neighbor's fire damaged her home in 2024. GeorgeAnna Hunt still clearly remembers the early morning of April 22, 2024, when her next-door neighbor frantically knocked at her door. "He says,...

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Club 93.7

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Michigan's Bottle Return Rate Has Fallen Off a Cliff

Michigan once returned nearly every refundable container. In 2025 the rate fell to 69.4 percent, and grocery stores are pushing for changes.

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Consumers Energy to repair sheet piling at Hodenpyl Dam after spring record flooding

WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Hodenpyl Dam near Mesick in Wexford County passed its Oct. 7 inspection without major safety concerns. But repairs are needed following record flooding this spring. Officials are working to ensure future maintenance has minimal impact on the Manistee River. The inspection found damage to...

Wexford County, MI · 16d

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Michigan unemployment overhaul brings weekly payments, weekly certifications

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LEO: Career Connect Newsletter: October 2026

Come join our team! The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is actively hiring for several positions — these are jobs that support Michiganders!. Current opportunities include a Communications Specialist, Employment Services Interviewer, Privacy and Information Security Officer, Unemployment Insurance Examiner, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and more!. If...

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