By Ben Solis | Senior Reporter
Quoted and Noted
“I think it might be too tough, yeah. And a lot of people would say that it’s great. But a lot of people think it’s too tough.”
- President Donald Trump, on whether his immigration enforcement policies during his second term had gone too far.
State Rep. Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton) speaks to supporters in Detroit after Democrats retook the majority on the Michigan House and retained control of the Senate. Puri is likely to be the next Speaker of the House. Nov. 4, 2026. (Photo by Ben Solis/Michigan Advance)
By Ben Solis
Democrats were elected last week to control both the state House and Senate, and with it will come a diversity of thought on big policy ideas and approaches to wielding power — which could pose a challenge for the party’s incoming House Speaker-elect Ranjeev Puri of Canton.
Former GM Lansing Plant 6 property. It’s among properties being marketed by Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response, or RACER, for industrial uses including for data centers. (RACER photo)
COMMENTARY
By Rick Haglund
General Motors’ historic 2009 bankruptcy was so massive that it’s taken 15 years for a real estate trust to clean up and sell the hundreds of buildings and thousands of acres of land across 14 states that GM left behind.
Consumers Energy has said closing the J.H. Campbell plant was expected to save Michigan ratepayers $600 million by 2040. (Photo by Sarah Leach)
By Dustin Dwyer - Michigan Public
The emergency order keeping a West Michigan coal-fired power plant open is set to expire this Saturday. The Trump administration has repeatedly issued new orders to extend the life of the plant since May of last year, when the J.H. Campbell plant was originally scheduled to close.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
What was the final transmission from the Edmund Fitzgerald before it sank on this date in 1975?
Let us know @michiganadvance on Bluesky and check back in later today for the answer.
Monday's answer: Michigan is home to 12 federally-acknowledged Native American tribes.
Source: https://www.michigan.gov/
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