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Michigan’s governor has signed bills into law clearing the way for a massive data center to open near Grand Rapids. The measures allow new and existing data centers in the state to skip paying the sales tax and use tax for the next 20 years. Nevada-based Switch wanted to the …

A state Senate Democrat is calling for a constitutional amendment to eliminate referendum proofing bills. The Michigan constitution currently protects spending bills from being contested by voters. But Senator Curtis Hertel says too often majority Republican’s add appropriations to bills just to make bills immune from voter referendum. He’s calling …

Are state lawmakers willing to vote to take away money from schools in their district to help Detroit Public Schools? It’s the $715 million question that awaits lawmakers when they return to Lansing after the first of the year and talks resume on how to help DPS get out of …