Michigan

TL/DR - The Kent County Department of Public Works in Grand Rapids, Michigan has published a holiday recycling guide to help reduce waste. The guide is especially important during the holidays, as Americans generate 25% more waste between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day than any other time of year, according to Stanford University's waste…

TL/DR - The article discusses the increasing divisiveness seen in U.S. politics, arguing that a lack of personal relationships and understanding between politicians of different ideologies is contributing to this problem. It references a forthcoming book by two former Lansing lobbyists, Mike Ranville and Fritz Benson, which shares stories of…

TL/DR - The Marquette County Intergovernmental Housing Taskforce is finalizing a Housing Target Market Analysis to understand the types of housing needed in Marquette County. The city has been selling excess city property at a discounted rate to developers to promote the construction of affordable housing. Private properties are also being…

TL/DR - The Detroit News has reviewed a recording of a call former President Donald Trump made to Michigan county officials in 2020, in which he urged them not to certify the election results from Detroit. Trump's actions were seen as an attempt to pressure local officials to interfere with an election, a pattern which he continued in Georgia and…