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A Republican lawmaker who voted against the bill argued residents in northern Oakland County property owners don't want to support museums in Detroit.

While thousands of people were drawn to downtown Detroit to see the cars at the auto show, some also expressed support for the workers who make them.

The new head of the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center says a top priority is restoring trust and improving workplace culture and morale at hospital.

With the good vibes tempered by a strike, attendees at the Detroit auto show gala celebrated cars and glamour during Detroit's biggest social event.

The owner of a shuttered nuclear power plant on the shores of Lake Michigan has secured two deals to sell the power to Michigan and Indiana utilities.

In a lawsuit filed Monday in Kent County's circuit court, Dana Nessel is seeking relief for past and future remediation and monitoring costs among other things.

The Department of Veterans Affairs acquired land at 7618 Woodward Avenue for the future Fisher House, which is being built by a private foundation.

Despite being a big year for Michigan's apple crop yields, family-run farms and mills are feeling the pressure of rising costs, especially labor.

Fouts is appealing U.S. District Court Judge George Steeh's dismissal of his federal lawsuit, which alleged his civil rights were violated.

The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office has appealed a sexual assault case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Speaking to more than 100 business leaders and others Thursday, both James and Dingell agreed a government shutdown would be a bad idea.

Michigan's budget set aside $75 million for environmental cleanup in Rochester Hills that's likely to benefit a former GOP chairman's family business.

The Land Value Tax plan would reduce taxes an average of 17% for 97% of Detroit homeowners but increase rates for landowners sitting on empty or neglected parcels.

Details about the secret cooperation deal are designed to pressure other targets in a bid-rigging conspiracy in Michigan's asphalt paving industry.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will call on state lawmakers this week to pass legislation proactively protecting key provisions in the Affordable Care Act.

The clinic inside Stevenson Elementary School will offer comprehensive mental health and primary care services this fall to students and community members.

A federal judge has approved an updated Great Lakes fishing agreement between four Native American tribes and government agencies.

UAW President Shawn Fain, union members and supporters held a rally and conducted a practice picket ahead of a possible strike next month

DTE officials said the plant is safe, will be restarted once repairs are complete.

On August 23, 1873, The Detroit News made its very humble and low-tech debut a few thousand copies of the paper rolled off a small printing press.

Union represents hospital system lab assistants and customer service representatives in contract talks.

The site of Henry Ford's first Detroit workshop, where the Michigan Theatre was opened in 1926, is marked with a commemorative tablet in a ceremony featuring Edsel Ford.

Graduate Employees Organization set general membership meeting Monday to review terms of latest offer, lead negotiator says.

The Michigan State Capitol Commission voted to ban weapons from the state Capitol, but added a carveout for current House and Senate lawmakers.

A campaign by Kevin Lindke to expose alleged wrongdoing in St. Clair County has public officials and become the focus of a U.S. Supreme Court case.

More than 1,100 Detroiters have been able to buy back the home they occupy or grew up in through a seven-year-old land bank program.

Grot is facing eight felony charges after he signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump won Michigan's 2020 presidential election.

The run on the agency "capped an eight-day stretch in late July of an elevated number of attempts" to make false claims for unemployment aid.

Lottery players have another shot at a massive Mega Millions jackpot. The estimated $1.58 billion prize up for grabs thanks to 31 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.

"It may make defending the lawsuits more difficult," the Oxford district's lawyers advised, according to a 2022 email obtained by The Detroit News.