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Bill allowing plastic bag bans passes Michigan House committee

A Michigan House committee passed a bill Thursday that would allow communities to pass restrictions or special taxes on single-use plastic shopping bags.

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Issues of the Environment: 'Resilient Washtenaw' climate action plan getting ready for launch

Washtenaw County is launching its "Resilient Washtenaw" climate action plan. The goal is to get county operations to carbon neutrality by 2030 and

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Lawmaker wants to block ban of natural gas

Banning natural gas hookups in new homes and businesses at the local level is the latest...

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Wash Co Comm & Nurse Katie Scott Shares Pandemic Perspective, Addresses A2 Council Member Comments

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As a Washtenaw County commissioner and Michigan Medicine ICU nurse, Katie Scott had already been speaking out about pandemic protocols as the number of COVID cases in the state have been rising.
She has also publicly and personally addressed recent comments by an Ann Arbor city council member containing a homophobic slur.
As a self-described “out elected official,” Katie Scott said she felt a need to write a letter addressing a comment posted on social media by council member Jeff Hayner. The comment was a quote from a book but maligned journalists using a homophobic slur. Hayner has since apologized, and the Washtenaw County commissioner said she was happy to see that, adding, however, she would like to see him "do some work to show that there is action behind his words."

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