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The Metro at MPC: The significance of skilled trades in Michigan

Cary Junior II, The Metro May 29, 2025

There’s a constant tension in our politics and in young people’s lives. It sits between the skilled trades and a...

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Andrea Pierce, policy director at Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, speaks with Metro Co-host Robyn Vincent on Mackinac Island during the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.
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The Metro at MPC: Activists rally on Mackinac Island to oppose Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel plan

The Metro, Robyn Vincent May 29, 2025

Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline cuts beneath the Great Lakes, stretching over 600 miles and crossing beneath the Straits of...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with WDET's Russ McNamara at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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Whitmer ‘not happy’ about possible pardons for men involved in her kidnapping plot

Russ McNamara May 29, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice and the White House are looking at pardoning the two men convicted in the 2020...

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Jerome Vaughn broadcasting from Mackinac Island's The Grand Hotel
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Detroit Evening Report: The Mackinac Policy Conference is underway

Jerome Vaughn May 29, 2025

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...

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Axios reporter Annalise Frank joins The Metro at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Axios reporter Annalise Frank previews the Detroit mayoral debate

The Metro, Robyn Vincent May 28, 2025

Countless media organizations and journalists attend the Mackinac Policy Conference to gain a better understanding of what business, nonprofit and...

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Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins joins The Metro live from the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Saunteel Jenkins on what sets her apart in Detroit’s mayoral race

Cary Junior II, The Metro May 28, 2025

The next mayor of Detroit is not just tasked with managing the city, they also manage relationships with business and...

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Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell speaks with WDET at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Rep. Debbie Dingell says she’s constantly meeting frustrated Michiganders

The Metro, Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent May 28, 2025

In 2016, many liberals didn’t take Donald Trump seriously. They thought that he was wacky, ridiculous, offensive, and not a...

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Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin speaks with WDET at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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Slotkin talks Medicaid cuts in GOP’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ voting against California EV mandate

Russ McNamara May 28, 2025

Michigan U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin spent three terms in the U.S. House before running to replace outgoing Democratic U.S. Sen....

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Regine Beauboeuf, As President and CEO at American Roads, joins The Metro at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Detroit-Windsor Tunnel CEO on Trump’s trade war, region’s history

Cary Junior II, The Metro, Jenny Sherman May 28, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has said that the Detroit-Windsor area is the “busiest active border crossing in North America,” and that...

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Veteran Detroit news anchor Devin Scillian speaks with Metro co-host Robyn Vincent at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Devin Scillian on his career, attacks on the media

The Metro, Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent, Jenny Sherman May 28, 2025

News media has changed a lot. In just the last decade, people have more access to information than they have...

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