Dam safety reforms move closer to law after Michigan Senate voteThe Michigan Senate has voted to overhaul the state's dam safety laws, moving reforms closer to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk.CBS News3d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetGretchen WhitmerS 947HR 5485michigan dam safety reform vote
Key GOP senator privately says party is in "fight for our lives" in midterms, but sees path to holding onto SenateWith just under six weeks until the midterms, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina laid out the NRSC's strategy to try to hold onto the Senate amid a tough political environment.CBS News12d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetTim Scottmidterm elections
Moore signs executive order establishing Maryland's data center policy. Here's what it says.Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order establishing a standardized review process for data centers, as well as creating a Maryland Data Center Task Force and Data Center Dashboard.CBS News13d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetWes Mooremaryland data center policy
Central California helicopter crash during wildfire response kills 2Federal investigators are looking into what caused the helicopter to go down near Mariposa.CBS News15d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetcalifornia wildfire response
Whitmer urges Enbridge to shut down Line 5 within months, calls pipeline a threat to Great LakesGov. Gretchen Whitmer wrote to Enbridge's outgoing CEO urging the company to stop using Line 5 and find an alternative to the 73-year-old pipeline rather than wait for a tunnel that could be a decade away.CBS News26d agoWhole story →PlanetGretchen Whitmerline 5 pipeline dispute
Watch live: Detroit, DTE officials provide update on severe weather responseDetroit Mayor Mary Sheffield will host a press conference on Friday to provide an update on the city's response to Thursday's severe weather.CBS News1mo agoWhole story →PlanetMary Sheffieldsevere weather response
Fast-moving wildfires in Spokane, Washington, destroy hundreds of homes: "Worst natural disaster our region has faced"Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown called the wildfires burning through the area the "worst natural disaster our region has faced."CBS News2mo agoWhole story →PlanetLisa Brownwashington wildfires
