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State House Speaker Lee Chatfield Talks Roads, Budget and More

Lansing is consumed with debate and deliberation surrounding the newly released budget proposal and roads funding reform. What is included...

Dan Gilbert is Back In First Interview Since Last Year’s Stroke

It’s been nine months since billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert suffered a stroke. The Quicken Loans and Rock Ventures co-founder has...

Rep. Debbie Dingell: “We Are In a State of Emergency on the Rule of Law”

The Senate acquitted President Donald Trump on impeachment charges. The president delivered a State of the Union speech that threw fuel on the fire...

Lawsuit Claims Detroit Failed to Notify Property Owners of Tax Assessment Notices

A group of Detroit homeowners is suing the city, Wayne County, and the state, claiming officials delayed notifying residents of their tax assessments....

Macomb County Transit Advocate Reacts to Being Left Out of Three-County Plan

After two failed attempts to bolster public transit in Metro Detroit, leaders in Oakland, Wayne, and Washtenaw counties are leaving...

Dave Coulter’s First Six Months in Oakland County Defined by Transit, Health, and Civil Rights

Dave Coulter, Oakland County Executive, is focusing on filling the gaps in an already prosperous county. Those chasms include health...

Did Trump Obstruct Justice for Roger Stone? Barbara McQuade Says Maybe.

Barbara McQuade, a University of Michigan law professor and former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, says Trump...

New Hampshire Primary, Iowa Caucus Set Stage for Long Nominating Contest

Senator Bernie Sanders and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg took the top spots in yesterday’s first-in-the-nation primary in New...

What Michigan Can Learn From California’s Independent Redistricting Commission Model

In 2018 Michiganders voted to implement a citizen-led redistricting commission to draw the state’s political map, usurping politicians’ power in...

Detroit Ranks Last In Top 25 Cities People Want to Move

In recent years the city of Detroit has been billed as the American comeback kid. The persistent narrative of the...

Why Michigan Struggles to Connect People With Jobs

Michigan’s underdeveloped workforce is a complicated issue. Many employers can’t seem to find employees to fill low and mid skilled...

Michigan’s New Auto Insurance Law Is Complex. Here’s How to Get the Best Value.

It’s been nine months since Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed historic legislation to overhaul auto insurance in Michigan. The change in...