Whitmer to present spending plan this week
The first step toward spending Michigan’s surplus from tax revenue and federal recovery funds begins this week. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...
Political storylines to watch this year in Michigan
It’s now February. And while it may feel like summer and fall are a long ways away, this is an...
Detroit retirees want the city to issue them a one-time check using ARPA funds. The city says it can’t.
A segment of Detroit retirees are circulating a change.org petition asking for the City of Detroit to pay them a...
2nd guilty plea planned in alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer
DETROIT (AP) — A man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty,...
Google will join Ford as a tenant at Michigan Central Station
Google says it will join Ford as a tenant at Michigan Central Station in Corktown when restoration of Detroit’s largest...
“Tracked and Traced” illuminates the ways we are being watched, including by Project Green Light
There was a time when we weren't constantly being watched, when surveillance cameras weren’t outside of so many homes, restaurants,...
Michigan Supreme Court tosses redistricting lawsuit
The Michigan Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the new legislative districts drawn by an independent commission. At issue...
The importance of oversight in America’s past and present
More than a year after the January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re learning more about the level of coordination that went...
Carl Bernstein’s “Chasing History” chronicles his journalism career and critiques modern newsgathering
One of the nations’ most celebrated journalists says those trying to find “the best obtainable version of the truth” today...
State Senate passes resolution to observe World Hijab Day Feb. 1 in Michigan
On Tuesday, women from 150 countries will celebrate and observe the 10th year of World Hijab Day held on Feb....
New Soo lock could lift Michigan’s economy
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is getting almost a half-billion dollars to build a new shipping lock in Sault...
Why Whitmer’s call for in-person school matters
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s fourth State of the State address was full of optimism and tones of bipartisanship. There was nothing...