How Zoning Laws Drive Segregation, Inequality in Places Like Metro Detroit

Single-family zoning laws, or city ordinances preventing non-single-family homes from being built, created the image of the quintessential residential area we...

Worries About Inflation Don’t Reflect Realities of Economic Disruption, Says MSU Economist

The combination of federal stimulus packages issued to jump-start the economy, increasing prices and supply chain shortages have got some...

Pontiac’s Newly Elected Mayor Tim Greimel Says Relationship with City Council Top Priority

Voters in Pontiac on Tuesday picked a familiar name in Michigan politics to lead the city for the next four years....

How the 9.9 Percent, Not the 1 Percent, Is Driving Inequality in the United States

Most Americans are familiar with the "1 percent" -- those at the top who hold the most wealth, despite paying a...

Pontiac November 2 Election Results

Local communities across the region head to the polls on November 2 to cast their ballots for city officials and...

Reporters Break Down Mayoral Races in Dearborn, Pontiac Ahead of Tuesday’s Elections

Voters across Southeast Michigan will make big decisions in Tuesday's elections about who will lead their communities and whether to...

After Cuts to Federal Spending Plan, Slotkin Says She’s Focused on Broadband, EV Infrastructure

Congressional Democrats are still working through the reconciliation process to get President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda passed, having...

Infrastructure and Reconciliation Bills Could Have Big Impact on Electric Vehicles in Michigan

It seems like the more we hear about the negotiations in Congress over the infrastructure bill and the Build Back...

Reopening of Michigan’s Only HBCU Is an Opportunity to Elevate Design in the Black Community, Founder Says

Across the country, applications for enrollment in America’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are on the rise. But despite having...

Worker Shortages and Supply Chain Issues Bring Consumers’ Unrealistic Demands to Light, Journalist Says

In the age of digital shopping and same-day delivery, America has developed glaring overconsumption habits that cloud our expectations for convenience....

Ballots for the UAW’s Direct Election Vote Are on the Way

Ballots are headed to members of the United Auto Workers this week. The federal consent decree created in the wake...

Economic Historian Details How Central Banks Helped Evade Financial Collapse in 2020

The world has felt the economic shocks of the pandemic for nearly two years, resulting in a shrinking workforce and...