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Fresh ThoughtsIf knocked down five times, get up sixJune 3, 2009 – 5:18 pm
Six stories of Michigan's economic diversification, even in the face of the GM and Chrysler bankruptcies... Special report: Growing out of the Pfizer ashes in KzooJune 3, 2009 – 4:43 pm
By John Ephland Get loud on behalf of Michigan this summerJune 3, 2009 – 4:30 pm
Auto plants may idle, but you don't have to. Here are three ways to get heard in Michigan: Guest Column: 21st century employers want mass transitJune 3, 2009 – 4:15 pm
The following is an editorial written by State Representative Marie Donigan (D-Royal Oak) and State Senator Tupac Hunter (D-Detroit). If you have questions about this commentary, please contact Rep. Donigan by e-mail at MarieDonigan@house.mi.gov or Sen. Hunter by e-mail at TupacHunter@senate.mi.gov. . Tax loopholes need scrutinyJune 3, 2009 – 4:12 pm
It's clear every week in Community Conversations that citizens want reforms and a redefinition of the size and purpose of Michigan's public sector. But it's clear from the abysmal state budget picture that it's also going to take a whole lot of new ideas and wholesale changes to the tax code to create a sustainable [...] Mackinac drizzleMay 29, 2009 – 9:01 am
It was rainy and foggy as the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce Mackinac Island Policy Conference started here on Wednesday. And the attendance – down some 300 people from last year – and the mood were equally gloomy. Glimmers of good newsMay 29, 2009 – 8:56 am
It wasn't all doom and gloom on the Island this week. For starters, the fudge smells as good as ever and the clip-clop of the horses every bit as peaceful as years past. (Yes, that's meant as an advertisement to get out and sample whatever amount of Michigan tourism bounty you can afford this summer.) The Island education of a political newbieMay 29, 2009 – 8:32 am
While attendance is down at Mackinac this year, a healthy crowd of young professionals mingles with the old-timers. One member of the Detroit Regional Chamber's "fusion" group of young leaders took a bold step Thursday. A suburban property developer with a MBA from Stanford, he launched an exploratory committee for a state Senate seat that [...] Cherry can pick low-hanging fruitMay 29, 2009 – 7:55 am
Lieutenant Governor John Cherry (the presumed Democratic front-runner in the 2010 gubernatorial race) announced this week he'll have a plan by the end of the year to restructure what he calls a 1950s-era state government. Searching to 'renew' MichiganMay 29, 2009 – 7:28 am
Against the backdrop of ongoing auto industry cataclysm, including impending bankruptcy at General Motors and a string of suppliers already filed, Governor Jennifer Granholm on Thursday predicted a "magnificent" Michigan future sparked by growth of battery technologies, wind energy components production, and other alternative energy entrepreneurialism. |
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