Category: Michigan
Stateside: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
In this edition of Stateside, we discuss the implications of recent changes in tariffs for Michigan’s manufacturing sector. We also delve into a new memoir by Detroit native Daria Burke. Additionally, we have a conversation with a former Gannett editor about their journey in starting an independent news network. Lastly, we cover a TikTok that informed thousands of Kent County residents about a chemical spill.
Michigan OKs $290M in public funding for 2 âtransformativeâ city projects
Developers in Southfield and Muskegon will be reimbursed for more than half the upfront costs of creating large mixed-use neighborhoods. Payback via tax increases could take 30 years….
Michigan donors â and Gotion â pumped millions into Trump inauguration
A Chinese-linked company whose Michigan plans Trump bashed, along with Detroit automakers and members of the powerful DeVos family were among the donors to the president’s inauguration committee….
Expedited permit process for Line 5 tunnel shows “dysfunctional” federal government, advocates say
Experts and advocates with Oil and Water Don’t Mix said they don’t trust the federal government to properly vet Enbridge’s Great Lakes Tunnel Project.
A sequoia forest in Detroit? Planting world’s largest trees on vacant lots
Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroitâs east side by planting giant sequoias, the worldâs largest trees. Detroit is the pilot city for the Giant Sequoia Filter Forest….