New University of Michigan Report Details State and Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
The University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute released a report today about the potential future of natural gas extraction in...
Enbridge Energy Running Oil Spill Mitigation Practice Exercise Near Mackinac
Enbridge Energy is running drills tomorrow to deal with a potential oil spill from its pipeline under the Straits of...
State Fund Loaning $3.5 Million to Wurlitzer Building Developers
The Michigan Strategic Fund is awarding a loan to the owners of the Wurlitzer Building in Detroit. The Michigan Economic Development...
Conservators Making Significant Progress on River Raisin Recovery Efforts
The US Environmental Protection Agency is removing a couple of ecological issues from the River Raisin thanks to recent recovery...
Michigan Secretary of State is Suing Hewlett-Packard
Oakland Univeristy The Michigan Secretary of State is suing Hewlett-Packard for failing to upgrade the computer systems in 131 Secretary...
Detroit Public Schools See Big Drop in Crime Reports
The Detroit Public Schools Police Department says crime reports fell 29 percent during the 2014-15 school year. Chief Stacy Brackens says there...
China’s President Xi Jinping Visits the U.S.
Stephen talks with Tom Watkins, Advisor to Detroit Chinese Business Association, about Michigan’s economic relationship with China. China: Governor Snyder...
Planned Parenthood Responds to House Vote to Defund
Planned Parenthood could lose its federal funding, and some Republican congressional representatives say if don’t get their way, they’ll shut down the...
DEQ Study: Michigan Lost More Than 4 Million Wetland Acres [Data]
Courtesy of Michigan DEQ More than four million acres of wetlands in Michigan have been lost over the past 200...
Compensation for Wrongful Imprisonment Clears State Senate Panel
The state would compensate people who are wrongfully imprisoned under a bill that cleared a state Senate committee on Tuesday. People found...
Lawmakers Try Again to Add Criminal Penalties for Coercing Abortion
People would face criminal penalties for coercing someone to have an abortion under a bill in the state House. Republican state...
Long-Stalled Medical Marijuana Bills Move Forward Despite Activists’ Objections
A state House panel has approved long-stalled bills to overhaul Michigan’s medical marijuana system. House Bills 4209, 4210, and 4827 would...
