Attorney General
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Court rejects DOE’s first Campbell order as fight over power plant continues
A federal appeals court threw out DOE’s first order keeping the J.H. Campbell coal plant open. But the West Olive plant can still run under the latest order, leaving Michiganders in a continued fight over cost, health, and the future.
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AI scams target Michigan seniors while Meta profits
AI-generated deepfakes are draining Michigan seniors’ savings while Meta profits from the ads pushing them. State agencies are racing to catch up.
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Michigan set to receive $171M from Meta in landmark child safety reform settlement
The Great Lakes State joins dozens of others who will receive millions of dollars as the social media giant implements stricter rules for its youngest users.
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Nessel, Romulus file lawsuit against DHS to halt planned ICE detention center
The State of Michigan and the city of Romulus have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the US Department of Homeland Security, challenging plans to convert a warehouse in Romulus into a detention center for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Tuesday.
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Nessel seeks 85% reduction in ‘bloated, unjustified’ DTE gas rate request
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday announced that she’d filed testimony on DTE Energy’s request to increase its natural gas rates, with Nessel seeking to slash the $237.5 million request by 85%.
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Michiganders say Trump’s voucher push puts Michigan public school funding at risk
Michigan education advocates say that while the state’s 2026 budget includes new funding for public schools, Trump’s voucher-style program—and a Republican plan to change school property taxes—could still drain the state’s education funding.
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Nessel files antitrust suit against fossil fuel companies and industry lobbying group
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a federal antitrust lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan against several petroleum companies and a leading oil lobbying group accusing them of violating federal and state-level antitrust laws.
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Why Michigan’s loudest hearing on the Saline Township data center might still end in silence
Despite overwhelming opposition, a data center in Saline Township could still get fast-tracked with no sworn testimony, no fact-finding, and no real public accountability.
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Nessel joins Ann Arbor area lawmakers, environmentalists demanding scrutiny of DTE data center deal
One of the state’s largest energy companies is asking energy regulators to fast track approval of two contracts to provide power to a data center planned for construction in Saline Township, but environmental advocates and state officials have banded together to demand greater transparency into the details.
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Right to Life of Michigan files court appeal to challenge Proposal 3 claiming ‘dangerous overreach’
Right to Life of Michigan, alongside several parents, have filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals.
