Eartha Jane Melzer
Detroit mayoral candidate Bing is member of business group urging sale of water system
Diane Bukowki at the Michigan Citizen is reporting that Detroit mayoral candidate Dave Bing is a member of a business group that is urging the sale of part of the city water system.
Unions and residents are upset with the quiet move to sell off city infrastructure, Bukowski reports, and Bing (who as a former basketball [...]
As Wayne County freezes, emergency officials pass the buck
As thousands struggled to cope with freezing temperatures during widespread power outages this week, emergency management personnel and equipment — including generators — remained idle in Wayne County as vacationing officials passed the buck on responding to the weather emergency.
Power outages leave people cold and on their own
State’s new rules need revision, say medical marijuana advocates
Health, not law enforcement, should be focus, they say
Lawmakers glad for Bush automotive loan plan, some wary of terms
Lawmakers from both parties say they approve of President Bush’s plan to offer General Motors and Chrysler $17.4 billion dollars in short term loans though Democrats object to the plans “targets and conditions” which urge a scale back in workers wages and benefits.
Cobo expansion plan approved by legislature
The House and Senate have passed a plan to expand Detroit’s Cobo Hall, a move they say is needed to ensure that Michigan remains the host of the North American International Auto Show.
Cobo Hall is estimated to bring $600 million to Michigan’s economy annually and to support over 16,000 jobs.
For Michigan youth, hard times means more abuse
As recession deepens, social service agencies strain to help parents in crisis
If Granholm moved on, Lt. Gov. position might stay empty
Although an appointment is now unlikely, succession process is not clear
Another inconvenient truth: Recession is good for the environment
Foreign-owned automakers received billions in public subsidies, report says
Foreign-owned auto assembly plants — most of them operating in Southern states — have received 3.6 billion dollars in state and local subsidies according to a report released today by Good Jobs First, a DC-based non-profit economic development research center.