Michigan’s Automation Alley Wants to Go Head to Head With Silicon Valley

Southeast Michigan’s Automation Alley is beefing up its efforts to compete with California’s Silicon Valley. Automation Alley is a consortium...

Loonies Lost Value in Global Marketplace

A drop in oil prices is having a serious impact on the value of the Canadian dollar.  The Loonie has been...

Enbridge Defends Integrity of Pipeline Under Straits of Mackinac

Conservationists across Michigan are pushing legislators to shut down the 63-year old Enbridge pipeline that runs under the Straits of...

Trump Gets First Big Endorsement In Michigan’s Political Realm

Gage Skidmore (FLICKR-CC) With the Michigan presidential primary just over two weeks away, Detroit Today brings voices of Michiganders who support the...

Caring for Kids: How One Detroit Pediatrician Entered the World of Policy and Advocacy

United Way for Southeast Michigan Children in Detroit deserve better than what adults and officials are giving them and their...

Are Cities Getting Short Changed in Proposed State Budget?

State lawmakers are mulling over next year’s proposed budget. Governor Snyder released his funding priorities and other expenditures last week....

Southfield Residents Ready to Grill DEQ on Drilling Permit Request

The City of Southfield is embroiled in controversy over whether or not a church at Evergreen and 9-Mile Road should...

Furry Flint Residents Need Protection

As the investigation into how lead leeching into Flint’s water system should be abated, residents there continue to use bottled and...

Mentors Change Lives Through Hard Work

The definition of EMPOWER is to “make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their...

Pipeline Built in 1953 Still Pumping Oil and Gas Under Straits of Mackinac

State officials are considering what to do about a 63-year old, 645-mile long pipeline that runs across the U.P, under the Straits...

State of Oakland County Address 2016

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson discussed several key issues during his address.  Key points included plans to expand I-75,...

Mayor Duggan Encourages Business to Hire 8,000 Youth this Summer.

geralt/ Public Domain A Detroit initiative has set a goal to employ more than 8,000 young people this summer. Grow...