Whitmer signs bill to forgive school days lost to ice storms
Northern Michigan school districts forced into an extended shutdown due to massive ice storms this spring will have a waiver from...
The Metro: Breaking through bureaucracy with Soap Box Detroit
While the Detroit Documenters are providing easier access to information on local government, they’re not the only ones. Dan Arking...
US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says concerns over tariffs ‘overblown’
New U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying the effect of tariffs on the auto industry.The former Congressman and...
MichMash: Michigan legislature’s budget debate surfaces at Mackinac Policy Conference
The annual Mackinac Policy Conference has wrapped up for 2025. In this episode of MichMash, reporter Elena Durnbaugh joins Gongwer...
Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer focuses on Michigan’s future at Mackinac conference
In this episode of The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Governor Whitmer at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Pride Month kickoff...
Watch: Detroit mayoral debate at the Mackinac Policy Conference
Detroit mayoral candidates debated housing, public safety, education and more during a forum Thursday, May 29, at the 2025 Mackinac...
The Metro at MPC: Michigan US Sen. Gary Peters on ‘passing the torch’
Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is preparing to retire after a decades-long career in politics and public service. Peters has championed...
The Metro at MPC: Activists rally on Mackinac Island to oppose Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel plan
Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline cuts beneath the Great Lakes, stretching over 600 miles and crossing beneath the Straits of...
Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly...
Whitmer ‘not happy’ about possible pardons for men involved in her kidnapping plot
The U.S. Department of Justice and the White House are looking at pardoning the two men convicted in the 2020...
Detroit Evening Report: The Mackinac Policy Conference is underway
Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Politicians converge on Mackinac IslandThe Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy...
The Metro at MPC: Axios reporter Annalise Frank previews the Detroit mayoral debate
Countless media organizations and journalists attend the Mackinac Policy Conference to gain a better understanding of what business, nonprofit and...