Enbridge Beefs Up Safety Measures at Straits of Mackinac Pipeline in Wake of Scrutiny
The company that owns a 63 year old oil and gas pipeline running under the Straits of Mackinac says it’s beefing...
Salon Editor Explains Why Some U.S. House Districts Look the Way They Do [MAP]
When President Barack Obama took office in 2009, the Democratic Party controlled both houses of Congress. Two years later, Republicans had...
Historian Draws Parallels Between Trump and Zachary Taylor, Who Killed His Party
"We have an anti-politics politics," says historian Gil Troy. "We love outsiders. We think politicos have sold their souls... We’re always looking...
Marijuana Legalization Campaign Challenges 180-Day Rule For Collecting Signatures
Jake Neher/WDET The campaign trying to legalize marijuana in Michigan has filed a lawsuit challenging the state's six-month time limit...
Does Your Vote Count?
govtech.com The November presidential election is fast approaching. Both major parties have presumptive nominees and media coverage is ramping up....
Welfare Reform Legislation May Be Having Unintended Impact: Homeless Families
Advocates for the homeless say it appears that legislation passed in 2011 may be having unintended consequences. The law puts...
Marijuana Legalization Campaign Likely Headed to Court After Petitions Rejected
Jake Neher/WDET A state elections board has rejected petitions filed by the campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan. The next...
Democratic Congresswoman Dingell says Trump could win Michigan, Presidency
Democrat Hillary Clinton is considered by many to be her party’s presumed presidential nominee. Rival Bernie Sanders says he will...
Court Fight Looms Over Marijuana Ballot Drive
Jake Neher/WDET The state Elections Bureau says the petition drive to legalize marijuana in Michigan has failed to gather enough...
U.S. Rep. Candice Miller Explains Trump Endorsement, Leaving Congress
Joan Isabella/WDET For more than a decade, U.S. Rep. Candice Miller (R-Harrison Township) has been representing Michigan’s 10th Congressional district....
The Election of Our Disaffection: Heads of Truscott Rossman PR Firm Talk 2016
Laura Weber Davis/WDET The Mackinac Policy Conference is supposed to be about getting business leaders and elected officials together to...
Tenant Rights Group to Register Voters in Detroit
A tenant rights group in Detroit is starting a campaign June 6 to register voters for the 2016 elections. The...
