Michigan Approves $20 Million In Small Business Relief In Response to COVID-19
Twenty million dollars in emergency funding for small businesses has been approved by the State of Michigan. The money will go...
Gov. Whitmer On ‘Stay At Home’ Order: Health Is Tied to Economy
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered all Michiganders to stay at home for at least three weeks. Travel is banned, other than...
Michigan Arts Can Move Online, But Still Face Uncertain Future
The spread of COVID-19 is forcing many cultural organizations and artists to cancel events and close their doors to the...
Distilleries Approved to Make Sanitizer, But Questions Abound
Michigan distilleries are readying to make hand sanitizer instead of spirits. Governor Gretchen Whitmer is giving the green light for...
First Confirmed Auto Worker COVID-19 Cases Puts Industry Under Pressure
Updated, 1:32 pm, March 18, 2020: The Big 3 have agreed to temporary closures of all U.S. plants, reports the...
As Detroit Shuts Down Over Coronavirus, Service Workers Wonder What’s Next
For service industry workers, paid sick days and the ability to work remotely are a rare luxury. So not everyone in Michigan’s economy...
Coronavirus Has Mixed Impact on Michigan’s Economy
Residents around the state are starting to see the financial effects of COVID-19 at the gas pump. Talks to cut back...
Sen. Bernie Sanders Looks to Recreate 2016 Momentum in Michigan
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was barnstorming across Michigan this weekend, including a massive rally at Detroit’s TCF Center...
Michigan Made $5 Million in Weed Taxes So Far. That’s Low.
Michigan has released the recreational marijuana sales for the first three months of legalization. “The total sales are not super...
Michigan’s Art Van Furniture Closes Doors After 60 Years, Leaving Behind Questions
After more than six decades as a retail staple here in Michigan and throughout the Midwest, Art Van Furniture is...
After Warren Drops Out, Michiganders Have A Choice: Pragmatism Or Populism
Today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden,...
For Ex-Offenders, Housing is a Bigger Hurdle Than Employment
Housing, particularly “affordable housing” has been a hot topic in communities across Michigan. Formerly incarcerated people, or “Returning Citizens” as they...