Governor Snyder Says “There’s Not The Resources” In State Budget For Roads

Michigan Municipal League / CC Governor Rick Snyder says there is no alternative to pay for repairing Michigan’s crumbling bridges...

Study Finds Income, Racial Gap Costs Michigan Billions

A new study by a left-leaning Washington, DC-based think tank finds that racial and ethnic inequality in a dozen states...

Howard University Students Spend Their Spring Break Helping Detroiters

Students from the University of Michigan often spend their spring break in Detroit -- helping to clean up neighborhoods or...

Michigan Jobless Rate Increased 1% in January

Photo Courtesy of NASA Goddard Photo and Video The state’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in January. That’s according...

Detroit Water Project Pays Water Bills for 900 Families

Marissa Gawel/WDET A non-profit is connecting Detroit residents unable to pay their water bills with donors. The Detroit Water Project...

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Developers Presenting New Plans for the State Fairgrounds

  Liza Lagman Sperl Developers are preparing to present a proposal for re-using the former Michigan State Fairgrounds. The company...

Warren Mayor Taking Stand Against Heroin

Dimitris Kalogeropoylos/Creative Commons Warren’s Mayor says he is fighting to deter heroin users and dealers from coming to the city....

Congress Struggles To Fix Medicare Payment Problem

   Congress is debating a permanent solution for a problem that has forced some Michigan doctors to turn away Medicare...

New Exhibit to Shine Light on Race, Economic Disparity in 1967

Yelp, In./ Creative Commons The Detroit Historical Society is announcing plans for a new exhibit called the Detroit 1967 Project. The...

From Failing to Overachieving; How One School District Did It

A new film takes us on a journey with a small town that fixed it’s school system at astonishing speed....

Former Senator Carl Levin Returns To Detroit And Wayne State

Center for American Progress   Wayne State University's new Levin Center at Wayne Law will begin offering courses this fall. The center...