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Not much above par on Michigan’s scorecard

Not much above par on Michigan’s scorecard

Gov. Rick Snyder campaigned for the state’s top elected office in 2010 with a promise to “reinvent” Michigan. The Center for Michigan’s 2012 Michigan Scorecard, compiled in partnership with Data Driven Detroit, shows there’s still plenty ...

State’s exports lift economy as they leave

State’s exports lift economy as they leave

One of the biggest — and largely unheralded — signs of Michigan’s economic recovery is the state’s impressive jump in exports. The 2012 Michigan Scorecard ranked exporting as “good,” up from “average” in 2010. But the ...

Michigan’s air cleaner, but watch out for carp and friends

Michigan’s air cleaner, but watch out for carp and friends

Michigan may be best known as the home of the domestic auto industry, but state officials are focusing more on creating a wider public image, focusing on the spectacular natural world found so near the auto ...

Rusty and rutted, infrastructure holds state back

Rusty and rutted, infrastructure holds state back

While Michigan’s roads and bridges crumble, lawmakers in Lansing dither. “Our infrastructure is in terrible shape,” said Michael Nystrom, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association, a trade group. “There is a unanimous ...

Cost of ’4 strikes’ plan drops, still means millions more for prisons

Cost of ’4 strikes’ plan drops, still means millions more for prisons

When Attorney General Bill Schuette first proposed his “4 strikes and you’re out” plan for repeat felons, the Michigan Department of Corrections said the additional costs to the prison system could exceed $1 billion per year ...

Moroun family looks to state ballot tactic to protect its business

Moroun family looks to state ballot tactic to protect its business

News item: The Detroit International Bridge Company, which owns the Ambassador Bridge, wants to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot, one that would require a statewide vote for the New International Trade Crossing bridge ...