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The Metro at MPC: The significance of skilled trades in Michigan

Cary Junior II, The Metro May 29, 2025

There’s a constant tension in our politics and in young people’s lives. It sits between the skilled trades and a...

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Regine Beauboeuf, As President and CEO at American Roads, joins The Metro at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Detroit-Windsor Tunnel CEO on Trump’s trade war, region’s history

Cary Junior II, The Metro, Jenny Sherman May 28, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has said that the Detroit-Windsor area is the “busiest active border crossing in North America,” and that...

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants Michigan to land a massive micro-chip factory before she exits her office at the end of this term.
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Whitmer sets goal of winning microchip factory before leaving office

Rick Pluta May 22, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer would like to cap her second term by landing a massive microchip factory for Michigan before she...

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FILE - Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
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Survey finds consumers sour on the economy, personal incomes amid tariff uncertainty

Quinn Klinefelter May 20, 2025

A new survey by the University of Michigan finds confidence in the U.S. economy is steadily eroding.Researchers say the widely-watched...

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Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow at a coffeehouse in Birmingham on April 5, 2025.
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MichMash: State Sen. Mallory McMorrow on why she’s running for US Senate; potential remote work changes

Hernz Laguerre May 10, 2025

In this epsiode of MichMash, host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Alethia Kasben and Zach Gorchow sit down with State...

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Global Detroit leader on how to expand immigrant talent in Michigan

The Metro, Nargis Rahman May 9, 2025

The Michigan Global Talent Initiative released a report saying Michigan is on track to add 125,000 college-educated immigrants to the...

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Houses in the city of Detroit.
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The Metro: New book explores the housing crisis that has divided Detroit

Cary Junior II, The Metro, Lauren Myers May 6, 2025

Housing policies are not just for the current time they’re created in. They produce laws and rules around housing that...

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Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at Macomb County, marking 100 days into his presidency, April 29, 2025.
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President Trump marks 100 days in office with Macomb County trip

Alex McLenon April 30, 2025

President Donald Trump was in Michigan on Tuesday, visiting Selfridge Air National Guard Base before speaking at Macomb Community College....

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A long row of unsold 2024 Atlas utility vehicles is shown Sunday, July 28, 2024, at a Volkswagen dealership in Denver.
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The Metro: Auto industry taking an economic turn due to tariffs

The Metro, Sam Corey April 17, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The stock market has rebounded somewhat since last week, but there...

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The Metro: Labor professor says Trump tariffs’ impact on autoworkers ‘will be very painful’ to watch

The Metro, Sam Corey April 16, 2025

What will Michigan’s economy look like one year from now? How about just six months? Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on Monday, April 14, 2025.
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The Metro: Gov. Whitmer talks tariffs at the Detroit Economic Club

The Metro, Sam Corey April 16, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke at a Detroit Economic Club event...

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A Seagull electric vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD for test driving is parked outside a showroom in Beijing, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
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Sen. Slotkin introduces bill to ban imports of Chinese cars

Russ McNamara April 11, 2025

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) has introduced a bill that aims to keep Chinese-made vehicles out of the country by...

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