Automakers Face Trump Promises, Robotic Future

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Donald Trump has vowed to keep the auto industry in the U.S. to provide blue collar jobs for...

Democrats in Lansing Call for a Voter Bill of Rights

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Democrats in Lansing have renewed their mission for a Voter Bill of Rights. State House Democrats attempted to...

Activists Try To Create Group Support for Ballot Drives

Jake Neher/WDET A small crowd that held a May Day rally in front of the state Capitol has a big...

Preliminary Work Underway on Gordie Howe Bridge

“We have approximately 60% of the properties that we require on the U-S side"      Three teams have been...

Old Oil Pipeline Under Straits of Mackinac at Center of Petition Drive

"The reason we got involved is that we think the State is taking too long and we can’t afford a...

Ohio Will Not List Lake Erie As Impaired…

“We hope that EPA will get this one right and deny Ohio’s list, because it doesn’t currently include Ohio’s portion...

How Have Trump’s First 100 Days Affected Michigan?

Rick Pluta/MPRN This week marks the end of President Trump’s first 100 days in office. There’s been no shortage of...

Calley Hints at Run for Governor

Jake Neher/WDET Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is moving closer to a formal announcement that he will run next year for the...

What Does it Mean to “Buy American, Hire American”?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday encouraging government agencies to fulfill his campaign...

New State Pot Bureau Ready to Regulate and Collect $$$

The State of Michigan announced this week the establishment of the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation. The new organization, under...

Detroit Gets New Election Equipment

Detroit is getting new ballot-counting machines in time for the August primary: 700 new tabulators from the state. The tabulators...

‘Fake News’ Political Tweets Targeted Michigan During Presidential Election

If you were using Twitter in Michigan in the days before, during or after Election Day last year, about half...