A key permit from state energy regulators approving Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project sat before the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices heard two cases arguing the permit should be sent back to the Michigan Public Service Commission for further review.
From @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social
While the City of Detroit has spent $7 million on the gunshot detection system, response-time data shows mixed results.
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From @kdailey.bsky.social
As a U.K.-based company pitches a data center to local officials in Lansing, a former member of the city planning commission is helping the company make its case to the public.
From @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social
Faculty, students and staff at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids on Friday sent a letter to the university’s Board of Trustees expressing concerns about financial decisions, saying they see the university “drifting away from our decades-long tradition of student-centered stewardship.”
The U.S. military’s assault on Iran has ignited a sharp debate over presidential war powers in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District race, drawing comparisons to the Iraq War, as President Trump argued it was intended to prevent the nation from obtaining nuclear weapons.
By @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social
“The relationship between foreign war and domestic authoritarianism can take two basic forms: 1) we must all rally because there is a war and everyone who oppose the war is a traitor; 2) we must hold elections under specific conditions favorable to the party in power.”
My latest for @michiganadvance.com
“ICE cannot be reformed,” said State Rep. Dylan Wegela (D-Garden City), whose district includes parts of Romulus. “ICE agents don’t need more training, they don’t need body cams, they need a different job.”
From @kdailey.bsky.social
In a speech with anti-foreigner rhetoric, as well as anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ messages, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth decried foreign influences and what he called “godless leftists” at a Christian media convention in Nashville on Thursday.
From @jhollymc.bsky.social
You know, I sometimes wonder, how much longer can John Roberts actually keep up his Principled Institutionalist act? Are Supreme Court pundits going really going to keep buying this stuff? And then I see something like this, and, well, I guess the answers are "a while longer," and "yes."
The subheadline on this NYT piece is going to turn me into the Joker.
Like... this... is exactly what trans people have been saying was going to happen for years.
I hope John Roberts signed all his mortgage paperwork correctly
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday she intends to seek a rehearing with the U.S. Department of Energy over what she called an “arbitrary and illegal” order requiring continued operation of a West Michigan coal plant beyond its scheduled retirement.
From @jonkingnews.bsky.social
As they have each month since the University of Michigan’s statewide hospital network halted gender affirming care for minors, parents of trans children addressed the university’s board of regents this week to reconsider that decision.
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And that blocked content?
“hate speech, pornography, and child sexual abuse material”
So there’s that.
Christian Nationalists are treating the Epstein files like they treat their Bibles and our Constitution: They are *ignoring* them.
Chasing Anderson Cooper from CBS (and freeing him from state-sponsored media) might be the only good thing Weiss has done.
1 in 3 Michigan residents qualify as adherents or sympathizers of Christian nationalism, placing the battleground state squarely in the center of the national divide over the influence of religion over politics, per a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.
By @jonkingnews.bsky.social
More protest art please.
This stuff is powerful, and it records and fights injustice. It helps others see that pushing back is possible and right.
Mike Duggan may not have gotten the UAW endorsement, but I’m sure this one from Matt Hall will do wonders
That’s not the first dog this turd has ever kicked.
“The rules are skewed so heavily in favor of the prosecutor that it’s almost comical. But the public is essentially saying, ‘We do not trust you. We are skeptical of you.’”
Trump roils Israeli politics by calling Herzog "disgraceful" for not pardoning Netanyahu. Traditionally in Israel pardon decisions come only after conclusion of a trial, which in Netanyahu's case is still ongoing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/w...
I wonder if we can learn anything from the increasing resemblance between reality and comic books around supervillains being two-dimensional avatars of malevolence while going unpunished by The Law
Love this Mark Twain quote @jonkingnews.bsky.social included in today's @michiganadvance.com "Weekend at a Glance" newsletter.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
I had a few things to say about Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall.
The big names in Michigan’s Republican 2026 must-watch election field each received large political contributions through the years from the family that operates the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
From @bensolis1.bsky.social
I’d say they’re not sending their best, but it’s not a statement I’d be assured is correct
Thoroughly embarrassing
