New Detroit City Council by district takes shape
The new Detroit City Council is taking shape, with the people of Detroit choosing their representatives by district for the first time in decades. The results as we have them at this point are as...
View ArticleMike Duggan Becomes Detroit’s First White Mayor In 40 Years
Voters today elected Detroit’s first white mayor in 40 years to help lead the struggling city out of bankruptcy. Mike Duggan, who ran on his financial rescue of the city’s largest hospital system,...
View ArticleSebelius visiting Detroit Friday, discussing health care law
Copyright Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will visit Detroit to discuss how Michigan residents can enroll in health insurance coverage under the federal health care...
View ArticleMike Duggan, Detroit’s First White Mayor in 40 Years, Takes Office
The new mayor of Detroit was sworn into office on Wednesday, and despite the New Year’s Day holiday — and his limited powers in an insolvent city whose finances are controlled by a state-appointed...
View ArticleThree Years Later, A Solar Company Looks Back At Its State Of The Union Debut
WASHINGTON — For Robert Allen, the president’s shoutout in the 2011 State of the Union address was a game changer. President Barack Obama cited Robert and his brother, Gary, as models of American...
View ArticlePresident Obama will visit East Lansing this week
President Barack Obama will visit East Lansing on Friday, Feb. 7, according to a White House Official. The economy-related event will be Obama’s first trip to Michigan since December 2012. He and Vice...
View ArticleJohn Dingell Retiring After Nearly 60 Years In Congress
Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) is retiring from Congress after 59 years. Dingell will make the announcement Monday at a luncheon in Downriver, Mich.,according to the Detroit News. “I’m not going to be...
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