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Some Michigan industries could feel an even larger workforce shortage if President Donald Trump follows through on pushing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to arrest and deport 1,200 to 1,500 undocumented immigrants a day.

The Michigan Supreme Court declined to opine on whether a telecommunications company needed permission from a railway company to install underground fiber optic internet cables below a railroad crossing.

Attorney General Dana Nessel said at a roundtable on human trafficking Friday that she’s investigated “so many” elected officials who solicited sex workers over the years that she doesn’t see legislation passing that would create escalated penalties for the solicitation of sex work.

As the story about the nine bills from last session sitting in the House clerk's office continues, MIRS learned Thursday of a similar situation from 15 years ago that may be relevant to the conversation today.

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on Thursday put a process in place that requires the state's electrical utilities to address how they plan on dealing with the impact of a growing number of electric vehicles on the state's electric grid.