Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel

The MI Attorney General says the damage caused by energy companies acting in concert to control the energy market is sweeping

Nessel says the dismantling of various federal departments and agencies, like the Education Department, make it tough to track what happened to money destined for Michigan

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is awarding $9 million dollars in PFAS mitigation grants to airports across the state

-The House argued the court needed to step in to prevent the money from going out the door before the matter could be resolved-Most of the money in question might not be eligible for the House’s rejection

Michigan House Republicans sued 16 state departments and challenged the legality of a formal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel

House Speaker Matt Hall said the lawsuit is necessary to rein in wasteful and unnecessary spending

The opinion clears the way for the state to continue spending on the programs that were cut last year by the House Appropriations Committee

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel argues Line 5 poses an unacceptable environmental risk to the Great Lakes

Enbridge argued the state couldn’t regulate Line 5 because the federal Pipeline Safety Act superseded any state policies

Democrats on the committee largely resisted the legislation