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Energy and Transportation reporter for Michigan Radio. "Both sides" reporting isn't fair and objective when one side is lying their heads off.
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Expert: Once a week watering for young trees during heat waves. And don't forget the mulch!

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By Tracy Samilton Verified
| WUOM-FM (Ann Arbor, MI) Verified
If you are suffering from the heat, you may also be wondering if your trees are suffering, too. Bert Cregg, a professor of horticulture and forestry at Michigan State University, says you probably do not have to worry about the well-established trees in your yard during heat waves. But younger or more recently planted trees could use a little extra help. He recommends thorough watering, once a week, near the base of any trees that were planted in the past year or two.
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State's largest corporate subsidies in past 8 years create tiny fraction of expected jobs

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By Tracy Samilton Verified
| WUOM-FM (Ann Arbor, MI) Verified
A new report from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy has determined that the eight largest corporate subsidy deals during the past eight years of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration created only a tiny fraction of the expected jobs. The state offered eight corporations a total of $2.8 billion in subsidies, with officials saying they'd create more than 20,000 jobs and be "generational," and "transformational," the report said.
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Love 'em or hate 'em, state law allows people to set off fireworks today through Saturday

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By Tracy Samilton Verified
| WUOM-FM (Ann Arbor, MI) Verified
Michigan's weeklong July Fourth fireworks frenzy starts today. The state's 2011 fireworks law allows the sale of more powerful consumer grade fireworks than the previous rules. That brought additional sales tax money into state coffers — and additional people into the emergency department. One study found fireworks injuries doubled after the law passed. The law also established fireworks times for certain holidays that local ordinances can't change.
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