Detroit Evening Report, July 21, 2022: Detroit leaders announce $203 million housing plan
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. Detroit leaders...
Nursing home workers file to unionize following strike
Workers at a nursing home in Bloomfield Hills have filed to join the Michigan Healthcare arm of the Service Employees...
Why expanding access to higher education in Michigan matters
On Friday, Dr. Antoine Garibaldi will end his tenure as president of the University of Detroit Mercy. He was both...
U.S. inflation and what we can expect in the future
This month, in an effort to slow down inflation, the Federal Reserve Bank raised interest rates by its largest amount...
Who has access to cash in the city? Black Leaders Detroit aims to widen the pot
Dwan Dandridge founded Black Leaders Detroit in 2019 to help increase access to cash for Black entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders in...
Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin believes more should be done to negotiate lower gas prices
Gas prices continue to rise in Michigan, hitting a new record high this week. These increases are occurring while oil...
Gary Peters talks Ukraine alliances, southern border
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) has just returned from official Senate travel in France, Italy, and Georgia. He was part...
The state of unions in America
Union membership has continued to decline in recent years after decades of erosion. But there have been some high-profile labor...
The state of Michigan’s cannabis industry
We’re now about three years into Michigan’s experiment with legal recreational marijuana. Recreational cannabis retailers now exist all across the...
Building a sustainable neighborhood in Highland Park
While many are hoping that policymakers rescue us from a warming planet, some are actively working to build out...
Rep. Dingell talks Biden budget, elder care
President Joe Biden recently unveiled his $5.8 trillion budget proposal. It would increase taxes on billionaires, increase funding for police...
Should utilities be owned by the public?
Utilities such as DTE Energy in Michigan and PG&E in California have a lot of -- power -- when it...
