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The annual conference on Mackinac Island, a wonkfest of deep policy discussion and open bars, will address some of the state’s most vexing infrastructure and education issues.

Hazel Park Raceway (thoroughbreds) and Northville Downs (harness racing) are battling to the wire over a bill intended to help preserve Michigan’s race industry.

The state is one of the first to pass laws on the driverless cars of the near future. One lawmaker says he hopes Michigan can be a model for others.

For decades, dominant industries in small towns have meant jobs, money and economic and civic spinoffs. They can also cause jitters and economic heartache. Here's a look at five Michigan towns with an outsized corporate resident.

Even as company grows globally, family keeps it home in Michigan villag

A need to adapt when fewer people are eating cerea

Spanning the river-split towns of overwhelmingly poor and African American Benton Harbor and far more affluent and white St. Joseph, Whirlpool has struggled to align its corporate imperatives with its community responsibilities.

Town puts focus on regional economic development, skilled trade

Thinking positively about a merger in a town inextricably linked to the chemical company