By Katee Tompkins Emergency warnings are designed to reach all Michigan residents, whether through a cellphone alert, television broadcast or weather radio, but ensuring those messages are accessible to people with disabilities, limited English proficiency and limited access to technology often requires additional efforts.

By Katee Tompkins Emergency warnings are designed to reach all Michigan residents, whether through a cellphone alert, television broadcast or weather radio, but ensuring those messages are accessible to people with disabilities, limited English proficiency and limited access to technology often requires additional efforts.

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Michigan reduced funding for invasive species projects by $1.2 million. Conservation organizations like the regional Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) are rethinking their funding priorities for 2026 and beyond.

Michigan reduced funding for invasive species projects by $1.2 million. Conservation organizations like the regional Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) are rethinking their funding priorities for 2026 and beyond.

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By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov

Across Michigan, religious institutions, local governments, schools and nonprofits are turning to a federal program called Elective Pay to help pay for solar panels and other clean-energy projects.

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By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov

Across Michigan, religious institutions, local governments, schools and nonprofits are turning to a federal program called Elective Pay to help pay for solar panels and other clean-energy projects.

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