Michigan
Michigan Advance
- Video of Noem faulting Democrats for shutdown absent from some Michigan airports
Last Thursday, President Donald Trump’s administration took yet another jab at congressional Democrats, airing a video in airports of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem slamming Dems for the federal government shutdown which began on Oct. 1. Spokespeople for both the Flint Bishop International Airport and Grand Rapids’ Gerald R. Ford International Airport confirmed Monday afternoon
- Michigan denied contracts to Christian social service group for poor performance, per court filing
In a lawsuit filed by Bethany Christian Services, a Grand Rapids-based social service agency that had historically provided refugee resettlement services in Michigan, lawyers for the state have filed a response arguing that Bethany Christian should not be granted the continued preliminary injunction that they are seeking. The suit alleges that the state discriminated against
- Can states, and a little bit of faith, convert church land into affordable housing?
Growing up in a religious family, Florida Republican state Sen. Alexis Calatayud has seen how many church communities are no longer anchored to a single building in the way they used to be. Her small prayer groups take place over chats these days, not necessarily in person or sitting shoulder-to-shoulder in pews. With churches in
- Whitmer signs Michigan road funding package as key pieces of revenue face scrutiny
A hard-fought deal to fund road repairs in perpetuity was inked Monday morning, cementing a legacy item for Michigan’s governor who campaigned tirelessly on fixing the damn roads. But two of the primary tax revenue sources in the plan face distinct political and legal headwinds, which could scuttle the roads deal even after it became
- Trump, U.S. leaders celebrate end of hostilities in Gaza
WASHINGTON — After just over two years in Hamas captivity, the surviving Israeli hostages were released Monday as President Donald Trump visited Israel and Egypt to celebrate a U.S.-brokered peace deal to end the war in Gaza. In remarks to Israel’s Knesset, the country’s parliamentary body, Monday afternoon Jerusalem time, Trump hailed “the golden age
Bridge Detroit
- Road funding 101: What to know about Michigan’s $2B deal
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday celebrated the state’s new bipartisan road funding deal, which is historic in scope but still short of earlier targets. See what roads will get fixed, and which taxes will go up, as a result.
- Culture Canvas: 100 years of the Hannan Center
In the heart of Midtown, near institutions like the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Historical Museum and College for Creative Studies is another cultural facility that often gets overlooked–the Hannan Center.
- This reparations program helps Black metro Detroiters purchase homes
Reparation Generation, a national nonprofit, aims to help Black descendants of enslaved people in the U.S., living in metro Detroit, purchase homes.
Planet Detroit
- Protestors call for closure of concrete plant in Detroit’s Cadillac Heights: ’24/7 noise’
Since a concrete plant owned by the Moroun family was built in Cadillac Heights in 2022, residents have complained of dust, blight and noise.
- Will the federal shutdown stall OSHA’s heat safety rules?
The federal government shutdown may delay the creation of an urgently needed national heat standard for workers.
- ‘Transformative’ Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park opens new chapter for Detroit Riverwalk
The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park is set to open Oct. 25 and encompasses four distinct zones on the city's riverwalk: a play garden, water garden, summit, and sport house.