Category Archives: Michigan News
UAW Members Launch Strike at MI Plant of Key GM Supplier
THREE RIVERS, MI ~ Union members at an axle production plant in Southwest Michigan began striking Monday morning, disrupting production at a major supplier for General Motors. UAW Local 2093, which re...
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Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit Works to Inspire the Human-Animal Bond
PODCAST: May 31, 2026 ~ The Pope Francis Center provides holistic, transformational solutions to people experiencing homelessness. We envision a Detroit without homelessness, where every person has th...
May 31, 2026
Judge Blocks Wayne County Landfill From Accepting Nuclear Waste
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI ~ A Wayne County judge has blocked a metro Detroit landfill from accepting and storing historic radioactive waste, a victory for public officials who spent years working to bloc...
May 29, 2026
'Never Say Never:' Whitmer Gives Conflicting Comments on Potential Presidential Run
PODCAST: May 28, 2026 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joins Paul W. Smith live from the Mackinac Policy Conference.LANSING ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer flip-flopped on whether she was ruling out a presidential run...
May 29, 2026
City of Warren Banning New Car Washes and Gas Stations
May 28, 2026 ~ Warren City Councilman Jonathan Lafferty joins Marie Osborne to discuss the city deciding to ban any new gas stations or car washes to be built in the area. WARREN, MICH. ~ There are 69...
May 28, 2026
Should Michigan's Bottle Return Law Be Changed 50 years Later?
PODCAST: May 28, 2026 ~ Bill Wild outlines his push to overhaul Michigan's recycling infrastructure, why changes are needed now, and what it would take to make the system more effective.LANSING ~ Mich...
May 28, 2026
MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz to Leave MSU Shortly After Board Approves Pay Raise
PODCAST: May 28, 2026 ~ Former Michigan Governor John Engler reacts to MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz leaving for Clemson and what the leadership change means for the university and Michigan higher ed...
May 28, 2026
WJR Interviews Top Business and Poltical Leaders Live From the Mackinac Policy Conference
PODCASTS: May 27, 2026 ~ Bob Riney, CEO of Henry Ford Health, joins Paul live at the Mackinac Policy Conference.
May 28, 2026
Enviornmental Concerns Headlining Michigan Governor Race
May 27, 2026 ~ Bridge Michigan's Kelly House joins Kevin Dietz to discuss environmental issues facing the state as we head into the election.MICH. ~ A major concern for residents heading into the 2026...
May 27, 2026
Blue Cross Blue Shield and Michigan Reach New Insurance Contract Agreement
PODCAST: May 27, 2026 ~ Luanne Thomas Ewald, COO of Michigan Medicine's Ann Arbor hospitals, joins Kevin Dietz after Michigan Medicine reached an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.MICH...
May 27, 2026 Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJR
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May 29, 2029 ~ Ayesha Maxwell, executive director of the Greektown Neighborhood Partnership, shares how the district is evolving, what visitors can expect this summer, and the momentum building in downtown Detroit.
May 29, 2026 ~ Tonya J. Powers, Fox News correspondent, joins Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson to discuss the political and economic fallout from California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pledge to impose a 100% tax on recipients of former President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “slush fund.”
May 29, 2026 ~ David Sowerby, managing director and portfolio manager at Ancora in Bloomfield Hills, joins Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson to break down market reactions following the announcement of the latest MOU.
