# Michigan Approves Key Permits for Controversial Line 5 Tunnel | Weekend Edition

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Podcast: [The States](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680)
Published: 2026-07-25T11:00:00+00:00
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On this edition of the Center Square Radio Hour, Michigan regulators have approved key permits for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. In an effort to escape the proposed California billionaire tax, several notable billionaires might have already cost the state more than $1 trillion in tax revenue by moving to other states, one attorney to the rich told The Center Square. The Nashville Metropolitan Council approved a moratorium on data center development until Dec. 1 and new regulations in light of opposition to a data center proposed near the Nashville Zoo. And America remains 4.7 million homes short, leaving millions of families struggling to find affordable housing while home prices remain elevated.

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