The Metro: Navigating an uncertain stock market
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Economists are describing what’s happening in the markets as volatile. President...
The Metro: Navigating an uncertain stock market
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Economists are describing what’s happening in the markets as volatile. President...
House GOP, Dems at odds in chaotic budget fight
State House Republicans without advance notice Thursday muscled through a $20 billion dollar bare-bones budget, touching off a rancorous floor...
The Metro: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s watchdog role could be diminished by budget cuts
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Nearly all federal departments and agencies seem to be under the...
City of Detroit and coalition partners encourage metro Detroiters to file their taxes
The City of Detroit and community partners came together at Wayne Metro in Detroit yesterday to encourage people to fill...
The Metro: Should the government be run like a business?
American politics has long had too many lobbyists and too much money fueling campaigns. But Donald Trump’s administration breaks records....
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne County eliminates $27M in medical debt for 46,000 residents
Wayne County announced on Wednesday that it has eliminated $27 million in outstanding medical debt for more than 46,000 county...
The Metro: New Oakland County program offering student debt relief for residents
On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced plans to notify 25 million student loan borrowers of new debt relief options. Closer...
Whitmer signs budget that offers K-14 guarantee
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a $23.4 billion education budget Tuesday that includes a guarantee the state will pay for at...
Created Equal: How Michigan’s $82B budget will affect the state’s most vulnerable populations
Last week, lawmakers in Lansing approved the state's $82.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year — a slight increase...
Late fees, warrant costs to be waived at 36th District Court through August
The 36th District Court has launched a debt amnesty program from June 24 through Aug. 2, during which all late...
Created Equal: Is local banking the key to economic prosperity?
Over the years, local banks have been absorbed by larger institutions and are less prevalent than they once were. Oscar...
Created Equal: How your debt fuels our economy
Debt is a paradox – it is necessary to make some big purchases possible – cars, homes – but it...