University of Michigan Studying How Communities Can Best Cope with Great Lakes Fluctuations

  The University of Michigan is researching how communities can best adapt to high fluctuations in the water levels of...

SEMCOG Says Stricter Regulations for Ozone Standards Are Not Needed

  Officials with the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments are asking the US Environmental Protection Agency to maintain current national...

Pension Cuts Become Reality For Detroit City Workers

This week Detroit city retirees begin to see reductions in pension benefits -- cuts enacted as part of Detroit’s exit from bankruptcy....

Gas Prices Down 11 Cents

Wikimedia Commons AAA Michigan says gas prices in the state are down 11 cents this week. That’ s the first...

Washtenaw May Add E-Cigarettes to Indoor-Smoking Ban

 Xavierrap23/Creative Commons Washtenaw County residents have an opportunity to comment on possible changes to the county’s clean indoor-air regulation. Officials...

Washtenaw Looks to Add E-Cigarettes to Indoor Smoking Ban

Washtenaw County is holding a public hearing next week to listen to residents about whether e-cigarettes should be added to...

State Seeks to Replace Retiring Superintendent

  Michigan has selected six finalists to fill the position of State Superintendent of the state’s schools. Current Superintendent Mike...

Charles H. Wright Celebrates 50!

The Charles H- Wright Museum of African American History is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this month. Throughout the last five...

Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence Attends 50th Anniversary of Selma March

Edmund Pettus CC President Obama will be joined by nearly 100 members of Congress in Selma, Alabama Saturday to honor...

Lions Re-sign Record-setting Kicker

Most NFL teams are preparing to scour the free agent market for new players. But the Detroit Lions have already...

Detroit City Council Seeks Pay Raise

Mike Boening Photography flikr CC Only a few months after Detroit’s exit from bankruptcy some of the city’s elected leaders...

Small Michigan Township Has Big Problem: Too Many Zip Codes

Anne Ruthmann flickr CC Too Many Zip Codes In Hartland Township, north of Brighton, Michigan, officials say most residents –...