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A guide to federal review of the Line 5 tunnel plan in the straits

The final day for the public to comment on a federal environmental review of the Line 5 tunnel is approaching on June 30. The draft report details the impacts of building a 3.6-mile tunnel under the lakebed in the Straits of Mackinac, which would house a new segment of Line 5. Right now, ...

Judge: Federal funds can’t be withheld over immigration

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge Thursday blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that don’t agree to participate in some immigration enforcement actions. Twenty states sued after they said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...

Now the days will get shorter

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday was the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It’s the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year and ...

Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Anxious lawmakers convened Wednesday under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country, days after a legislator and her husband in neighboring Minnesota were shot and killed at their home and others ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down GOP law weakening state AG’s power

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with the Democratic state attorney general Tuesday in a long-running battle over a law passed by Republicans who wanted to weaken the office in a lame duck legislative session more than six years ago. The court ruled 7-0 that ...