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The Michigan House of Representatives passed a series of bills Wednesday on wide-ranging topics as the year's legislative session winds down. Colin Jackson has more.

The state House adopted a bill Wednesday to offer a big tax break to lure data centers to Michigan. Rick Pluta and Colin Jackson jointly filed this report.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants to provide big tax incentives to lure new data centers to the state. These centers can be the size of several football fields and are a huge drain on electricity and water supplies. While it may create some new jobs, many say it won't create enough and will negatively impact the state's climate goals. WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director, Lisa Wozniak, talked it over with Michigan Climate Action Network executive director, Dr. Denise Keele.

The next generation of cyber security professionals could be trained in Ypsilanti. The university is one of four in Michigan to be accredited from the…

Governor Rick Snyder has signed into law major tax breaks for data centers. Jake Neher reports.Governor Rick Snyder has signed bills giving major tax…

Bills giving big tax breaks to Michigan data centers are headed to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk. Jake Neher has the story.The legislation flewthrough the state…

This is the last week the state Legislature is scheduled to meet in 2015. Republican leaders hope to make progress on some big issues.Legislative leaders…