Bridge Magazine: Neighborhood Advocates Challenging Development Incentive Decisions
As part of the new federal tax plan, the Opportunity Zone program was created to give tax incentives for developments...
Magic Plus LLC Gets 16 Acres of Prime Woodward Frontage for 471K
Officials with the State of Michigan plan to sell 16-acres along Woodward near 8 mile for $471,000. The parcel is...
Snyder: It’s the Federal Government’s Turn to Raise Fuel Taxes
Marissa Gawel/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a budget bill that accelerates spending on road repairs in time to help...
Lawmakers Still On Board with Michigan’s Autonomous Vehicle Laws
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan lawmakers are comfortable with the state’s current driverless vehicle laws. In 2016, the governor signed into law...
New POLITICO Magazine Profile on Sen. Tim Scott Explores Being Black in GOP
Office of Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) It’s difficult for most white people in America to understand the alienating experience of...
State Law and Courts Disagree on Who Counts as a ‘Victim’
Office of state Sen. Margaret O'Brien Lawmakers in Lansing have been working on legislation in response to the Larry Nassar...
Billionaire Tom Steyer Talks About Putting Millions of Dollars Into Impeaching Trump
Laura Weber Davis/WDET If you watch cable news you’ve probably seen Tom Steyer. He’s the face and money behind a...
Will New Regional Transit Plan Win Over Voters, Suburban Leaders?
Jake Neher/WDET It looked for a while like Southeast Michigan’s regional transit woes would get no opportunity for relief on...
Inside Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance Meetings
It's been a little more than a year since voters approved a new law that requires developers who want tax incentives...
Was the First Year of Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance Successful?
Detroit has a new law on the books requiring developers who want tax breaks for large projects to sit down...
Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance Yields Hours of Dialogue and Almost No Community Benefits
In 2016, Detroit voters approved one of the nation’s first community benefits ordinances. The new law requires developers -- who...
After School Walkouts, Will Lawmakers Do Anything About Gun Violence?
Bre'Anna Tinsley / WDET Lawmakers in Lansing continue to debate legislation to crack down on gun violence. That’s as students...