Whitmer asks for bipartisan cooperation, positivity in State of the State speech
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says divided government in Lansing should not stop Democrats and Republicans from finding ways to get things...
Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer to deliver State of the State Wednesday night
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her seventh State of the State address at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 26.Subscribe...
GOP state rep. explains why she voted for minimum wage and sick leave changes
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills last week to raise Michigan's minimum wage and guarantee sick leave for workers.The hourly rate...
Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer signs new minimum wage, sick leave policies
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation on Friday to preserve Michigan’s lower minimum wage for tipped workers and to modify the law that...
MichMash: Whitmer signs minimum wage bill, House Oversight Committee outlines policy plans
After some compromise, the Michigan Legislature passes a revised version of the minimum wage/sick leave laws late Thursday. Gov. Gretchen...
Michigan House passes minimum wage bill
A bill to change Michigan’s minimum wage law ahead of it taking effect passed the state Legislature Wednesday. The law...
MichMash: Michigan AG discusses legal challenges to Trump, open US Senate seat
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer coined the phrase "Fix the damn roads" while on the campaign trail in 2018. But as she...
Minimum wage proposal passes Senate
Many Michigan workers would make at least $15 an hour within the next two years under a plan passed Thursday...
The Metro: Many Detroit arena workers living in poverty, WSU survey finds
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts Detroit is having a moment — especially downtown, where sports arenas...
The Metro: New book helping Black men thrive in corporate America
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Corporate America can be a pathway to a stable financial future....
The Metro: Corporate subsidies aren’t working to create jobs like people hoped
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Michigan has tried a few different approaches to help create jobs...
The Metro: Detroit nonprofit renovating vacant school into east side community hub
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Roughly 200 public schools have closed in Detroit between 2000-2015. These...