Economy

The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape.

Michigan would consider the use of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology under a bill before a state Senate committee.

The county's resolution, which was adopted unanimously, asks the Michigan Legislature to completely repeal the state's auto no-fault law.

According to an official with the Michigan Farm Bureau, since January, 2021, prices for fertilizers have doubled and in some cases tripled.

A new report ranked Wayne County as the worst county in the state for health outcomes for its residents. Washtenaw and Oakland County ranked among the best.

Even though the Great Lakes ice breaking season has ended, some members of congress are continuing to push for funding of a new heavy ice breaker on the Great Lakes. They say it would reduce shipping delays during the winter months.

Those include funding plans for higher learning, general government spending, and the Michigan Department of Transportation.

New mothers and their children who are enrolled in Medicaid will now be covered for a full 12-month postpartum period.

Affordable housing is becoming a needle in a haystack across Michigan. We get responses from a Detroit community and Northern employers. And did the pandemic prove that universal basic income works?

It’s not a done deal just yet. The sale is contingent upon the firm and the trust which owns the former General Motors property reaching an agreement relating to on environmental cleanup.