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The move comes after years of state lawmakers trying and failing to pass similar restrictions

Low-income Consumers Energy electric and natural gas customers who qualify for State Emergency Relief funds may also qualify for additional assistance under a new Michigan Department of Health and Human Services policy

Lowell Light and Power gets state grant to promote solar energy projects

Jurors heard from the first witness in the murder trial of a former GRPD officer, young people participated in the annual KidSpeak forum, the deadline is coming up for Michigan licenses and state ID cards to be REAL ID compliant, and more.

The package hopes to address concerns that the utilities and contractors are using political influence to avoid accountability

Crews hope to finish restoring power to nearly 5,200 customers by late Monday evening turned off after a major natural gas line was damaged last week

DTE Energy said it was prepared to mitigate any pricing concerns

The secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development was in town, an Ottawa County agency is unable to accept new requests, a preview of All Art Grand Rapids and more.

Kent County is launching a new domestic violence court, a Grand Haven bus service is building a new operations center, the latest edition of our Crain’s Grand Rapids Business Brief, and more state and West Michigan news.

Nessel said the goal of the portal is to help Michiganders navigate online resources, follow where outages are most common and file for refunds and credits after losing service