Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Whitmer Says She’ll Sign Budget Deal But Criticizes Lawmakers Over Unspent Billions
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will sign the budget deal moving through the state Legislature, calling it "a great step."...
Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Whitmer Says She’ll Sign Budget Deal But Criticizes Lawmakers Over Unspent Billions
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will sign the budget deal moving through the state Legislature, calling it "a great step."...
Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Talks Challenges Heading Into November Elections
Various initiatives and candidates will be arriving on ballots in November elections. This year, in light of the recent ballot-counting...
Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah on Prioritizing Racial Justice
The Detroit Regional Chamber has been hosting the Mackinac Policy Conference for decades. But this year, while the country and state...
Amazon’s Expanding Michigan Footprint Is Good News Only If Workers Can Unionize, Levin Says
Amazon’s footprint in Michigan will soon get much bigger. The online retail giant recently announced it will open four new...
Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: It’s Time to Rethink Stance on Burying Power Lines, Says One Michigan Utility Executive
Why don’t we put the power lines underground? That’s a question more Michiganders are asking these days after the summer...
Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Duggan Talks Refusal to Debate in November Election, Detroit City Council Troubles
The Detroit mayoral election is six weeks away, just as the Detroit City Council faces an FBI investigation on suspicion...
Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Improving Infrastructure Will Take Unified Action, Says Wayne County Executive Evans
Southeast Michigan residents, still dealing with the effects of severe flooding during the summer, have been calling for large infrastructure...
Michigan’s New Redistricting Process Features Unprecedented Transparency and One “Awful Map”
Three years after Michigan voters approved a state constitutional amendment to overhaul the process of creating political maps, the brand-new Michigan...
Kildee Talks $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill and How It Could Affect Michigan Cities
Congress is back in session after its August recess, still debating President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget plan. As part of that plan,...
The People’s Constitution
Over the course of the summer, the WDET Book Club has been reading, examining and discussing the U.S. Constitution. Through...
Michigan Public Service Commission Calls on Energy Providers to Answer Questions About Summer Storm Failures
The Michigan Public Service Commission is calling on all electric providers it regulates to answer questions about storms this summer that...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Says He Will Not Debate Challenger Anthony Adams in November Election
This November, Detroiters will vote in a new mayor. But debate between the two candidates probably won’t happen. Mayor Mike...