Are Cities Getting Short Changed in Proposed State Budget?
State lawmakers are mulling over next year’s proposed budget. Governor Snyder released his funding priorities and other expenditures last week....
Southfield Residents Ready to Grill DEQ on Drilling Permit Request
The City of Southfield is embroiled in controversy over whether or not a church at Evergreen and 9-Mile Road should...
Furry Flint Residents Need Protection
As the investigation into how lead leeching into Flint’s water system should be abated, residents there continue to use bottled and...
Mentors Change Lives Through Hard Work
The definition of EMPOWER is to “make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their...
Pipeline Built in 1953 Still Pumping Oil and Gas Under Straits of Mackinac
State officials are considering what to do about a 63-year old, 645-mile long pipeline that runs across the U.P, under the Straits...
State of Oakland County Address 2016
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson discussed several key issues during his address. Key points included plans to expand I-75,...
Mayor Duggan Encourages Business to Hire 8,000 Youth this Summer.
geralt/ Public Domain A Detroit initiative has set a goal to employ more than 8,000 young people this summer. Grow...
New Plans for Michigan and Trumbull Site
After years of passionate and sometimes heated debate, new plans are being finalized for the site of the old Tiger Stadium. The...
Hoarding Often Begins Early in Life; Know the Symptoms
Researchers at Wayne State University are studying compulsive hoarding in children, adolescence and adults. So far they’ve discovered that the...
Pot Shops Hamstrung by Federal Banking Laws Prohibiting Deposits
While driving through Detroit it’s likely that you’ve passed buildings with a big green medical cross outside. It’s part of...
City of Southfield Embroiled in Argument with Church and DEQ Over Oil Drilling
An application to drill for oil within the Southfield city limits is creating a backlash from residents and local...
No Chocolate for Bears!
Michigan may follow other states in banning the use of chocolate for bear bait. A group of organizations that are...