Michigan Democrat introduces legislation to unionize congressional staff
Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., introduced a House resolution Wednesday to give congressional workers legal protection to organize and form a labor union.
Woman's $3M winning Michigan lottery message gets sent to spam folder
Laura Spears bought her ticket through her Michigan Lottery account and almost missed the email informing her that she won after it went to her spam folder.
Detroit reveals tentative compensation plan after city systematically overtaxed, foreclosed on homeowners
The president of the Detroit City Council introduced a tentative plan Saturday to compensate residents after the city overtaxed homeowners by at least $600 million between 2010 and 2016.
US college students call for refunds amid return to remote learning
Students at colleges and universities across the country are beginning their semester just like they did at the beginning of the pandemic, sitting in front of their computer at home.
Michigan schools can use non-teachers as substitutes amid worker shortage, after Whitmer signs bill
Michigan schools will be allowed to use non-teachers as substitutes amid a worker shortage that has been exacerbated by the spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant.
Eminem's former Michigan estate on the market for $3.23M
A sumptuous Rochester, Michigan estate that was formerly owned by Detroit rapper Eminem and the former CEO of Kmart is on the market again for more than $3 million.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls Biden vaccine mandates 'a problem': report
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reportedly told business owners that she sees COVID-19 vaccine mandates as “a problem" for both businesses and her government.
Critical race theory backer Nikole Hannah-Jones uses 1619 Project to charge 'exorbitant' speaking fees: critic
Nikole Hannah-Jones' new book is topping the best-seller lists of both Amazon and The New York Times in its first week.
Michigan's Whitmer vetoes GOP bill to forgive businesses for 1st-time COVID-rule violations
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have given the state's businesses a pass for a first-time coronavirus-related safety violation, claiming it would have "disastrous consequences."
Biden insists again he is a capitalist as he touts massive spending GOP labels 'socialist'
President Joe Biden defended his "Build Back Better" spending plan in a Tuesday speech, insisting once again that he is a “capitalist” at heart and that his bill currently tied up in Congress is fully paid for.
Cruz blasts Dems for putting 'crazy Uncle Bernie' in charge of Senate Budget Committee
Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted the Senate Democrats for putting “crazy Uncle Bernie” in charge of the Senate Budget Committee while speaking at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference in Michigan Friday night.
Ford cruises by chip shortage, boosts outlook
Ford Motor Co. revved up surprise second-quarter profits this year – powered by climbing pickup and SUV prices even as a global computer chip shortage forced it to pump the brakes on production.
United Auto Workers union gets $1.1M for lake house built for convicted former president
The United Auto Workers union says it got $1.1 million for a lakefront house in northern Michigan that was being built for former president Dennis Williams, who was sentenced to prison in a federal corruption probe.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer pitches plan allowing people to work part-time, keep unemployment benefits
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday announced a plan to allow people to work part-time and continue receiving unemployment benefits simultaneously.
Pipeline battle: Enbridge defies Michigan closure orders
The more than six-decade-old Line 5 pipeline transports up to 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids per day from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario, taking a shortcut through Michigan and along the lake bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.
Michigan voter who Biden swore at speaks out on 'Fox & Friends'
Jerry Wayne, a Michigan union employee who asked Joe Biden a question about gun control, reacts to the 2020 candidate's heated reaction.