Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pitches $800M in new taxes as a way to ensure the ‘sustainability’ of Medicaid in Michigan.
Jobs & Economic Development
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Michigan gains 28K residents, reversing losses to other states
For the first time in decades, more people moved to Michigan from other states in 2025 than vice versa, according to new US Census Bureau Estimates. International migration was the primary population growth driver.
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As the Detroit Pistons sought millions in tax breaks, team insiders gave thousands to Sheffield’s mayoral bid
Contributions highlight challenges she faces balancing corporate, community interests
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Calling Detroit filmmakers: Creative content wanted
A new initiative from the city’s Media Services Department that aims to bring together local actors, directors and screenwriters to network and navigate the city’s film permitting process
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Long-awaited groundbreaking for $1.5B District Detroit gets date
Executives with the development’s codevelopers — the Ilitch organization’s Olympia Development of Michigan and New York-based The Related Companies — plan to start construction on the first of the 10 new buildings and building rehabs in March.
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Detroit unveils redevelopment project for Packard Plant site
Packard Park will create jobs, preserve history, establish new housing options and build culture and community.
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With clock ticking on 2025, Michigan officials eye biz incentives deal
Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hope to reshape the state’s economic development strategy by year’s end. Time is short for a bipartisan deal.
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Who wins and who loses as the US retires the penny
It will be felt by people who rely on cash – often people without bank accounts who have the least room to absorb even tiny shifts in price.
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Advocates prepare for homelessness crisis as feds make funding shift
Michigan homeless service providers warn of more people entering into homelessness amid changes to how the government funds housing programs.
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Detroit City Council approves tax breaks for WNBA headquarters
The project at the former Uniroyal site won’t trigger community benefits negotiations.