Michigan could lose hundreds of millions of federal dollars under changes for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program The federal government will penalize states that report a SNAP error rate of 6% or more Michigan’s latest error rate is at 9.53% and the state health department is working to reduce it Michigan may have to shell out upwards […]
House GOP cuts include funding for a new fire pumper truck in Hamtramck, which chief says city is still on the hook for ‘This is not waste, fraud and abuse,’ says Democratic lawmaker who sponsored the Hamtramck budget earmark Speaker Matt Hall defends $644 million in unilateral spending cuts, blasts fellow Republicans concerned by the […]
Five years after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the Line 5 pipeline shut down, a federal judge ruled Wednesday she had no authority to do so Whitmer had ordered the shutdown citing the risk of a catastrophic oil spill in the Great Lakes US District Judge Robert Jonker called those ‘critical interests,’ but concluded Whitmer ‘lacks […]
Michigan House Republican bill debated Wednesday would repeal the state’s extreme risk protection order law, or ‘red flag’ law The law is meant to remove guns from people believed to be at risk of harming themselves or others; the guns are returned sometime later Proponents say the law is an overreach and violates due process […]
Money set aside to fix Michigan’s problem dams after the 2020 Midland failures has now run out Meanwhile, Michigan’s dams keep getting older and repair needs are mounting Some fear that despite vows to avoid another Midland-like catastrophe, Michigan will wind up right back where it started Four years ago, in the wake of the […]
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Time is winding down for Howard Miller, the storied furniture company and clockmaker in western Michigan that said this summer it will close after 99 years. It identified the Trump administration’s […]
Greater Grand Rapids’ population grew 0.4% in 2025, down from close to 1% the previous year but still ahead of the statewide growth rate Total jobs in the region stood just over 600,000 this year, roughly the same as in 2024 and 2023 Still, the region topped its goals for economic investment and remained a […]
About 200 houses were on land picked by Michigan to become a ‘megasite’ for a large factory State money will pay for their demolition, which started this year All told, about $31.6 million is going toward tearing down houses, clearing trees and other site leveling A state lawmaker is calling for economic developers to pause […]
Candy maker Ferrero finalized its purchase of the WK Kellogg Co. in October and plans to keep its North American cereal headquarters in Battle Creek Known as the Cereal City, cereal production has shrunk drastically in Battle Creek over the decades City leaders worry whether Ferrero will continue the kind of investment in Battle Creek […]
Ford is moving its headquarters for the first time in seven decades The carmaker is relocating to a newly constructed building 3 miles away in its longtime home of Dearborn The new HQ is 5 to 10 minutes away from Ford’s current HQ in the ‘Glass House.‘ It is designed to enhance collaboration and innovation DEARBORN— […]