Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer signs $57.4B ‘Make it in Michigan’ budget
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a $57.4 billion budget for the state centered on infrastructure, public safety and public...
Detroit Today: Does Michigan’s new budget unfairly tip the criminal justice scale?
On Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s new $57.4 billion budget into law. Expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year include...
Detroit Today: Can centrist third party No Labels win the presidential ticket in Michigan?
Despite historically high public unfavorability polling for the two leading presidential candidates, many commentators believe a rematch between President Joe...
CultureShift: Why doesn’t Detroit fly its flag more?
You wouldn't know Detroit has a flag just by looking around. Detroit’s flag isn’t represented much throughout the city —...
Former Detroit firefighter and police pension chair reflects on personal cost of city’s bankruptcy
This month marks 10 years since Detroit became the largest U.S. city to ever file for bankruptcy. Then-emergency manager Kevyn...
Whitmer signs bills to make carry-out cocktails permanent, allows alcohol sales at college stadiums
A provision to make alcohol more accessible to help Michigan bars and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic was made permanent....
Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer signs package of bills expanding voter rights in Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed a bipartisan package of bills to expand voter rights. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...
Detroit Today: The issues driving negotiations between the UAW and Detroit’s automakers
Last week, The United Auto Workers began negotiations for a new labor deal with Detroit's Big Three automakers. In an...
Detroit Today: How to ensure technological progress is shared in the 21st century
Does technology improve our lives? That question gets a different answer depending on who you ask. Technology is undoubtedly embedded...
Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general filed felony charges Tuesday against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for...
Reflecting on Detroit’s bankruptcy 10 years later
It’s been 10 years since the city of Detroit, drowning in roughly $18 billion in debt, filed for Chapter 9...
Detroit Today: How has Detroit progressed since filing for bankruptcy 10 years ago?
It was 10 years ago today that Detroit made history when it became the largest U.S. city to ever file...
