Michigan

State regulators approved a modified electricity rate for Consumers Energy customers, designed to let it serve data centers but protect consumers from increased costs. It’s the first of its kind in Michigan.

A new artificial intelligence concentration at the university's Ross School of Business will teach students about fundamentals, AI business models and the technology's implications for society.

The website was designed to make it easier for landlords to list their properties and also for residents to find available homes in Portage, according to a news release from the city.

Tech companies have set their sights on swaths of land in Michigan in a race to build data centers — energy-hungry facilities that power AI, movie streaming, web browsing and other online tools.

Voters who live in the Whitehall, Mich., school district will decide at the polls on Nov. 4 whether to approve a 20-year, $30 million bond for districtwide improvements, including technology.

Amid proposals for three data centers aimed at powering AI, Washtenaw County officials are collecting information and guidance that they hope can help local governments navigate the industry.

More city financing in lieu of federal funding will be sought by Traverse City Light & Power as it reaches the home stretch of its citywide fiber and smart grid expansion project.

Three law enforcement agencies are seeking to establish a $10 million self-governing authority within a statewide information sharing agreement, a shift from the current model overseen by the county.

A public-private partnership called the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance aims to support career awareness and exploration for PreK-12 students focused on high-tech advanced manufacturing in mid-Michigan.

A recent incident involving the rocker and an undetected handgun in the Michigan state Capitol shows the need for better security. That need, in turn, could spark more business for suppliers of gov tech.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed three bills aimed at preventing sexual harassment by making it a crime to create and distribute generative AI images or videos that feature a specific person in sexual situations.

Though nearby township officials were not part of negotiations for the site of the university's planned $1.2-billion data center campus, they opposed it over concerns about the environment, health, safety and noise.

Michigan’s cloud-based system, now in implementation, aims to integrate and refine data from across districts to provide deeper insights into student performance. A small-scale deployment is expected this month.

The state’s dominant electric utilities — DTE Energy and Consumers Energy — are both hurrying to line up deals to serve power-hungry computing facilities undergirding artificial intelligence.

Competing bills in the state House and Senate failed to get sufficient bipartisan support, with Democrats favoring a requirement that local districts craft their own policies while Republicans pushed for a statewide ban.

First launched in March 2024, the cloud-based portal is a key part of the state’s effort to implement Proposal 1, which requires elected officials to file annual financial disclosure reports.

Ford Motor Co. says it’s on track to open a massive electric vehicle battery plant in southwest Michigan despite facing political pressure, local pushback and a federal bill that could cut its tax incentives.

Days after the university ended its relationship with private security firms, an open letter signed by 800 students, faculty, staff and alumni criticized the timing and placement of cameras in the Diag and Law Quad.