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Michigan Employers Face a Cooling – But Still Tight – Labor Market

July’s national jobs report shows a labor market losing momentum. For Michigan employers, the bigger concern may be what’s happening beneath the headline unemployment rate: ...

Experts tackle Michigan’s biggest data center questions

Advocacy News – Aug. 14, 2026  What’s happening: The Michigan for Responsible Data Centers coalition hosted a 90-minute virtual town hall this week bringing together independent ...

Michigan Businesses Among Hardest Hit by Wildfire Smoke

Why it matters: Michigan businesses lost more than $4 billion in direct economic activity during major wildfire smoke events that blanketed parts of the Midwest and ...

Michigan Supreme Court overturns approval of Great Lakes Tunnel, orders further review

Advocacy News – Aug. 6, 2026 What’s happening: The Michigan Supreme Court set aside the Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) December 2023 approval of Enbridge’s ...

Court ruling overturns decades of legal precedent for regulated businesses

Advocacy News – Aug. 6, 2026 What’s happening: In a 4-3 decision issued on the final day of its term, the Michigan Supreme Court narrowly ...

Primary election sets November matchups

Advocacy News – Aug. 6, 2026 Why it matters: Michigan voters have now determined the nominees who will compete this November in races that will ...

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