By Olivia O’Neill Many local governments in and away from popular vacation destinations are wrestling with how to balance economic benefits of short-term rentals to accommodate visitors and a shortage of affordable long-term housing.
By Olivia O’Neill Many local governments in and away from popular vacation destinations are wrestling with how to balance economic benefits of short-term rentals to accommodate visitors and a shortage of affordable long-term housing.
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By Alexander Boesch The expansion of hyperscale data centers in the state is inflaming tensions between some community residents and their governments as local officials balance the unpopularity of data centers, the economic pressure from corporations and the limits of local authority.
By Alexander Boesch The expansion of hyperscale data centers in the state is inflaming tensions between some community residents and their governments as local officials balance the unpopularity of data centers, the economic pressure from corporations and the limits of local authority.
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Anxiety about a massive reservoir’s future has settled over businesses, marinas, homeowners and local governments along the Muskegon River as the Michigan Public Service Commission weighs whether to approve Consumers […]
Anxiety about a massive reservoir’s future has settled over businesses, marinas, homeowners and local governments along the Muskegon River as the Michigan Public Service Commission weighs whether to approve Consumers […]
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