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If you give a man 50 years, he'll come up with the Mona Lisa.”
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Environmental and energy-related stories dominated the news cycle this week, and Michigan Advance Reporter Kyle Davidson was on top of it all with his keen eye for detail and deep knowledge of his beat. Meanwhile, Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers was in Dallas, Texas this week for the midterm Republican National Convention, giving him a national audience.
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YOUR TOP MICHIGAN ADVANCE STORIES OF THE WEEK
The Mackinac Bridge in the Straits of Mackinac, May 27, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
By Kyle Davidson
When the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued a set of permits for the Line 5 tunnel project in July, opponents of the pipeline called it a betrayal — with some laying the blame at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s feet.
Michigan Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers, of White Lake, Mich., speaks at the second day of the Republican National Convention held on Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas, Texas. (Screenshot courtesy of C-SPAN)
By Ben Solis
The campaign of Michigan Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers had a national audience on Thursday night as he spoke at the party’s midterm convention — a platform he used to level attacks against his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed.
Former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed at an election night watch party in Detroit, Mich., on Aug. 4, 2026. The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate was too close to call at the time he spoke. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance)
By Ben Solis
The road ahead for Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed remains lined with speedbumps and fences to be mended, particularly with members of Michigan’s Jewish community who don’t like his rhetoric on Israel.
Kurt O’Keefe, one of the organizers behind Americans for Citizen Voting Michigan, a ballot committee dedicated to enacting voter ID and citizen-only voting in Michigan, lords over several boxes of petition signature sheets as the group prepares to deliver them to the Michigan Department of State. March 4, 2026. (Photo by Ben Solis/Michigan Advance)
By Katherine Dailey
In the wake of decisions from both the Supreme Court of the United States and the Michigan Supreme Court not to hear appeals from sponsors of a citizens-only voting ballot petition, the leaders behind the initiative are promising to come back stronger in 2028.
Foote Dam in Iosco County, one of 13 hydroelectric dams proposed for sale by Consumers Energy. (Photo from Consumers Energy)
By Kyle Davidson
Ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the Michigan Public Service Commission, one of the largest energy companies in the state submitted a notice asking the regulatory body to delay its ruling on whether to allow the sale of 13 hydroelectric dams across the state.
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