The Metro: The Michigan Arts and Culture Council as an endangered species
The Michigan House proposes a complete elimination of funding for the Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC). If the MACC...
Mackinac Policy Conference: Sen. Peters comments on Iran, state Rep. Puri on budgeting and DTE announces battery storage for data centers
With the 2026 Mackinac Policy Conference underway, politicians, policymakers and journalists are gathering on Mackinac Island this week to discuss major issues facing...
MichMash: Are economic incentives helping Michigan?
At the end of 2025, a commitment to getting a new economic development plan out of the Legislature was halted....
The Metro: Power, money and silence — Michigan politics this week
In Michigan, hundreds of millions of dollars that people are counting on remain frozen. Last year’s state budget included roughly...
MichMash: Michigan might be key to control of US Senate and House
As we get closer to the midterm elections, races for the Michigan U.S. Senate and House seats prove that Michigan...
MichMash: How does the state budget affect the cannabis industry?
In this episode, cannabis attorney Lance Boldrey joins the show. He chats with WDET's Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's...
MichMash: What are earmarks? A breakdown of the 2026 state budget
Even though Michigan's 2026 state budget was already passed and signed into law, the drama continues as the Senate and...
Detroit Evening Report: Joe Louis Greenway expands on west side
Detroit officials have opened up a new section of the Joe Louis Greenway. About two miles of the greenway’s new...
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...
The Metro: The values revealed in Michigan’s latest state budget
“Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value,” former President Joe...
MichMash: Lansing passes the 2026 state budget 3 days late
When we started working on MichMash this week, it was past the Oct. 1 deadline and a state budget for...
The Metro: Arts and culture funding preserved in state budget
Updated 12:00 p.m. ET, Friday, October 3, 2025.Funding for arts and culture grants in Michigan is preserved in the state...