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Some big names came to Acme on Friday for the Northern Michigan Policy Conference. That included Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, former Sen. Debbie Stabenow and lots of business leaders. They focused on familiar issues, like housing, childcare, workforce issues and transportation. Whitmer announced a new $10 million matching fund from the state, aimed at using Michigan's job growth to try to increase available housing.
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The newly retired Debbie Stabenow accepted a lifetime achievement award from The Chamber Alliance. The group announced the award last year, but Stabenow wasn’t able to make it to that conference.
IPR's Izzy Ross talked to her about some of her work on the farm bill and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Hear that conversation on Tuesday's Morning Edition.
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Both Michigan Advance and the Detroit Free Press had helpful coverage of what President Trump's announced tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China would mean for Michigan, which does a lot of business with both Canada and Mexico.
The tariffs of 25% on imported goods from Canada and Mexico and 10% on those from China were set to go into effect just after midnight on Tuesday morning. Eleventh-hour wrangling cast some doubt on whether they would all take effect immediately.
The Cadillac News continues its robust coverage of PFAS — or "forever chemical" — contamination in wells all over the area. It had an update Friday on the latest well testing in the area.
The paper also met with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. They talked about the how the use of use of biosolids on farms could pose health risks for humans due to exposure from PFAS chemicals.