Governor Snyder Says “There’s Not The Resources” In State Budget For Roads

Michigan Municipal League / CC Governor Rick Snyder says there is no alternative to pay for repairing Michigan’s crumbling bridges...

Study Finds Income, Racial Gap Costs Michigan Billions

A new study by a left-leaning Washington, DC-based think tank finds that racial and ethnic inequality in a dozen states...

Michigan Jobless Rate Increased 1% in January

Photo Courtesy of NASA Goddard Photo and Video The state’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in January. That’s according...

Developers Presenting New Plans for the State Fairgrounds

  Liza Lagman Sperl Developers are preparing to present a proposal for re-using the former Michigan State Fairgrounds. The company...

Congress Struggles To Fix Medicare Payment Problem

   Congress is debating a permanent solution for a problem that has forced some Michigan doctors to turn away Medicare...

Should The State Continue To Invest In The Film Industry?

Chris Berge, Creative Commons Michigan’s film-incentive program would be eliminated if some lawmakers at the state Capitol have their way. The...

GM Divorcing Itself From Russia

   Officials with General Motors say the company will cease production at a factory in Russia by this summer as...

Fiat Floats Possible Chrysler Merger

   Could Detroit’s Big Three automakers become the Huge Two? Or one?      It’s a possibility, according to the head of...

DDOT Budget Under Scrutiny

  Crain's Detroit Business Enterprise Editor Bill Shea joins Stephen to talk about a new federal report containing information about the Detroit...

Governor Snyder’s Energy Plan: More Renewables & Less Waste

  Last week, Governor Rick Snyder unveiled his much-anticipated energy plan for Michigan, which includes finding and utilizing more renewable and energy efficient power sources for...

Detroit Park Caught In Middle Of Bridge Fight

  Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s office has denied rumors that he’s made a deal to transfer Riverside Park to the...

Detroit Firm Plans to Bring Water Taxis to Riverfront

Marissa Gawel/WDET Detroit could soon have water taxis available to move people along the city’s riverfront. Detroit firm Freshwater Transit...