The Metro: Who wins, who loses, and who sues over Michigan’s new budget
Michigan’s $81 billion budget opens with a promise to put more money into classrooms. It raises per-student funding to record...
The Metro: Who wins, who loses, and who sues over Michigan’s new budget
Michigan’s $81 billion budget opens with a promise to put more money into classrooms. It raises per-student funding to record...
The Metro: Pot for potholes, or a hit to equity? Advocates push back
Michigan’s cannabis industry has become one of the largest in the nation. Last year alone, people here bought over $3...
Councilman Scott Benson says he wants more time in office to bring jobs, better infrastructure to northeast Detroit
In about a month Detroiters vote to re-shape the city’s government.After a dozen years, a new mayor will lead the...
The Metro: Detroit plans to reroute trucks away from residential neighborhoods
In Southwest Detroit, 18-wheeled vehicles frequently rumble through streets that aren’t made for them. Heavy truck traffic has been more...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan receives federal approval for revised EV charging plan
State to use $52 million in frozen funds to expand networkMichigan is moving forward with its revised electric vehicle charging...
The Metro: Metroparks to vote on future of Flat Rock Dam
The future of a nearly 100-year-old dam in Flat Rock, MI will be determined tomorrow. The board of commissioners for...
Civil Engineers say Michigan storm water system is drowning in aged infrastructure
One of the few issues that often bridges the political divide is concern over the condition of the nation’s roads,...
The Metro: Repairing the broken water main in Southwest Detroit
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s been two weeks since streets and basements flooded on Beard...
MichMash: Whitmer’s penultimate State of the State, calls for bipartisanship and road proposals
Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her second-to-last State of the State address and she urged Michiganders toward unity and togetherness. This...
MichMash: Michigan AG discusses legal challenges to Trump, open US Senate seat
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer coined the phrase "Fix the damn roads" while on the campaign trail in 2018. But as she...
Created Equal: Why Texas continues to expand its highways
Since the Federal Highway Act created the interstate system in 1956, states across the nation have conceded a lot of...
Macomb County using AI, drone to monitor pipes for infrastructure improvements
The Macomb County Public Works purchased a $100,000 FlyBotix drone and SewerAI artificial intelligence software package to assess sanitary pipes...