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Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a directive on Tuesday. It instructs members of her administration to work with the Legislature to develop a plan to spend billions of dollars in federal infrastructure aid.
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Moderated by Michigan Radio’s Zoe Clark, this forum will focus on the critical need for investment and what the infrastructure bill will help pay for, how local communities can leverage ARPA money, and what individual households can do to reduce water runoff and flooding —particularly in Southeast Michigan.
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President Joe Biden drove a Hummer EV during a visit to GM’s Factory Zero Detroit.
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President Joe Biden to deliver comments on new infrastructure bill and its help for auto industry and environment at GM's Factory Zero on Wednesday.
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Michigan's getting $10 billion in federal infrastructure funding. What will that mean for the state?Michigan is set to receive about $10 billion from the federal infrastructure bill, including money for roads, bridges, public transportation, and water infrastructure. That's in addition to the state’s own budget for those areas, and federal COVID relief money that remains unspent.
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The House recently passed a bipartisan infrastructure spending bill and Michigan is getting ready to spend a significant amount of cash.
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The federal infrastructure bill promises Michigan a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix our built environment—if leaders can rise to the occasion. Also, what the influx of federal money can do for Great Lakes cleanup efforts. Plus, exploring the many shipwrecks of mighty Lake Superior.
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U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib discusses the recently passed trillion-dollar infrastructure bill that she voted against. Then, a new film reflects on Henry Ford’s complex legacy by having his ghost confront it in Detroit, blending fact with fiction. And, a parent and an economist offer perspectives on the impact of the expanded child tax credit on families in Michigan.
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U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI 12) voted Friday to pass President Biden's $1.2-trillion infrastructure bill. Dingell spoke to Morning Edition about what the bill means for Michigan, and her hopes for the Build Back Better bill.
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The state Senate Appropriations committee Wednesday heard testimony on a bill that would spend $2.5 billion on water infrastructure.