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News Briefs
Date: Jul-26-2019
Primary election endorsements made Michigan voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 6 to vote in local primary elections. A short list of endorsed candidates by the Greater...
Pistons practice facility fits in with the community
Date: Jul-26-2019
DETROIT - It wasn't that long ago that some NBA teams would practice in a local high school gym or wherever they could find a convenient, empty court. These days,...
A new pipeline is the 'only viable and safest plan' for replacing the existing Line 5
Date: Jul-12-2019
By Sean McGarvey President North America's Building Trades Unions The following letter was written last month by North America's Building Trades Union (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey to Michigan Gov. Gretchen...
Attorney General Nessel's office puts heat on payroll cheats
Date: Jul-12-2019
LANSING – Michigan taxpayers are shortchanged $107 million a year in revenue through tax fraud when businesses misclassify workers, by reporting employees as self-employed independent contractors or paying them off...
Breath test offers new path for lung disease patients
Date: Jul-12-2019
SOUTHFIELD - There's a new method being tried to test patients for a lung disease among construction workers - using a device similar to what suspected drunk drivers might put...
Cancer treatment getting its own, new building at Henry Ford Health System
Date: Jul-12-2019
DETROIT - Henry Ford Health System's hospital along West Grand Boulevard in the city's New Center area has physically grown over the past century about as much as its confined...
Dual pipeline lawsuits bring to a head the fate of Line 5 Tunnel
Date: Jul-12-2019
LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Enbridge Energy have formally entered a legal battle that will determine the fate of the proposed Line 5 tunnel under the Straits...
News Briefs
Date: Jul-12-2019
New website set up for jobless agency LANSING - The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has launched a "new and improved" website to provide a more user-friendly experience for customers, the...
U.S. Supreme Court declines to change rules on redistricting
Date: Jul-12-2019
The U.S. Supreme Court won't get involved in the process of political redistricting, leaving intact Michigan's current "gerrymandered" system and those in other states through 2020, and disappointing proponents of...
AFL-CIO chief pushes 'New NAFTA' - with worker protections
Date: Jun-28-2019
TAYLOR - A three-city, three-night "Trade Tour" by AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka brought to three Midwest locations a working class perspective regarding NAFTA. At his final stop on June 19...