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People protested outside Tesla dealerships across the country on Saturday, including in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to urge a boycott of Tesla vehicles, home storage batteries and solar panels.
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In her book "When Detroit Played the Numbers," Felicia B. George looks at the history and influence of illegal gambling in Detroit. She spoke to Michigan Public.
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Some Democratic Michigan lawmakers are raising concerns over reported plans to significantly scale back the U.S. Department of Education.President Donald Trump and some of his Republican allies in Congress have called for the total elimination of the department. They argue the department has become too sprawling, saying state and local governments should have a bigger role in education.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals has struck down the state’s terroristic threats law. A unanimous three-judge panel agreed the law violates the First Amendment.The decision says the law violates the First Amendment because it focuses on how a communication might be perceived by the target of an alleged threat, instead of whether a perpetrator acted with intent or recklessness.
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Michigan health officials say the data show it's the worst flu season at least in the past ten years.
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The Rx Kids program, which began last year in Flint, will give pregnant moms $1,500 and $500 a month for the baby's first six months, with no strings attached.
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$21 billion in federal grants, loans, and loan guarantees for Michigan projects are being rescinded or held back for clean energy efforts by the Trump administration.
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What could be the potential impacts of a new minimum wage and paid sick leave bill? Then, how does one become a volunteer lighthouse keeper in Michigan? Plus, the journey towards a Black Utopia.
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The final legal briefs were filed this week in a lawsuit that pits state Senate Democrats against House Republicans for failing to send bills adopted by both chambers to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Is this leading the state Capitol toward its own constitutional crisis?
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Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, was a recent guest on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart podcast. The long time Republican has known the President for 23 years, worked for him, and (as eventually happens to most) was fired by him. In the course of conversation, Christie offered a number of informed insights. One that caught my attention was about the role of a leader — any leader, but especially for the President of the United States: "Character matters, and it matters more than any particular issue."