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Nancy Kaffer Chad Livengood Mackinac Policy Conference 2021
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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Equity Is One of Pillars of This Year’s Event But Transit Is Missing from Conversation

Detroit Today September 23, 2021

In wrapping up the Mackinac Policy Conference, longtime conference attendees and journalists Nancy Kaffer and Chad Livengood reflect on the...

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Anika Goss Foster Mackinac 2017 1 5.31.17-jn
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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Pandemic Exposed Inequities in Detroit, Detroit Future City CEO Says

Detroit Today, Nora Rhein September 23, 2021

Detroit Future City recently published data that found the pandemic has exacerbated and exposed the economic, social and racial inequities in the...

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GM International President Steven Kiefer Mackinac 2021
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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: GM International President Trying to Move Needle on Distracted Driving Legislation

Detroit Today, Nora Rhein September 23, 2021

The Kiefer Foundation, founded by General Motors International President Steve Kiefer, is devoted to ending distracted driving through education and...

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer Mackinac MPC 2021 1
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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Whitmer Says She’ll Sign Budget Deal But Criticizes Lawmakers Over Unspent Billions

Detroit Today September 22, 2021

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will sign the budget deal moving through the state Legislature, calling it "a great step."...

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Mackinac MPC 2021
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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Talks Challenges Heading Into November Elections

Detroit Today September 22, 2021

Various initiatives and candidates will be arriving on ballots in November elections. This year, in light of the recent ballot-counting...

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Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah at the Mackinac Policy Conference.
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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah on Prioritizing Racial Justice

Detroit Today September 22, 2021

The Detroit Regional Chamber has been hosting the Mackinac Policy Conference for decades. But this year, while the country and state...

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Amazon’s Expanding Michigan Footprint Is Good News Only If Workers Can Unionize, Levin Says

Cheyna Roth, Jake Neher September 21, 2021

Amazon’s footprint in Michigan will soon get much bigger. The online retail giant recently announced it will open four new...

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Power lines
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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: It’s Time to Rethink Stance on Burying Power Lines, Says One Michigan Utility Executive

Detroit Today September 21, 2021

Why don’t we put the power lines underground? That’s a question more Michiganders are asking these days after the summer...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Mackinac Policy Conference 2021 1
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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Duggan Talks Refusal to Debate in November Election, Detroit City Council Troubles

Detroit Today September 21, 2021

The Detroit mayoral election is six weeks away, just as the Detroit City Council faces an FBI investigation on suspicion...

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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021 Warren Evans
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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Improving Infrastructure Will Take Unified Action, Says Wayne County Executive Evans

Detroit Today September 21, 2021

Southeast Michigan residents, still dealing with the effects of severe flooding during the summer, have been calling for large infrastructure...

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Redistricting Commission DRAFT Congressional Map 9-20-21
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Michigan’s New Redistricting Process Features Unprecedented Transparency and One “Awful Map”

Detroit Today September 20, 2021

Three years after Michigan voters approved a state constitutional amendment to overhaul the process of creating political maps, the brand-new Michigan...

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Rep. Dan Kildee at the 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference. Kildee announced Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, that he would not seek reelection next year after the end of his sixth term.
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Kildee Talks $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill and How It Could Affect Michigan Cities

Detroit Today, Nora Rhein September 17, 2021

Congress is back in session after its August recess, still debating President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget plan. As part of that plan,...

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