Federal buildings in Battle Creek, Detroit, Saginaw and Port Huron were flagged for potential sale this week amid ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to cut government costs. Among them: Michigan’s oldest federal building and a Battle Creek complex that employs up to 2,000 people.
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Posted inBusiness Watch
Detroit council nixes study on making the RenCen a historic district
Opponents say a historic designation would make redevelopment ‘impossible’ for the buildings.
Posted inMichigan Government
Deaths prompt scrutiny, soul-searching as homelessness grows in Michigan
Housing and homeless aid providers call for more funding, more affordable housing following deaths of two Detroit children in parking garage
Posted inChildren & Families
Mourners say goodbye to siblings who died in Detroit casino parking garage
Song and prayer enveloped about 150 mourners as they paid their respects to 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr. and 2-year-old A’millah Currie.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Outdoorama, drinking in the snow and more this week in Michigan. Get outdoors!
What’s on tap in Michigan: An outdoor adventure show in Novi, winter beer festival and a vintage snowmobile convention. Make the most of it.
Posted inChildren & Families
Cash for moms experiment expands in Michigan, where lawmakers see promise
RX Kids provides cash to expectant moms and babies — no strings attached. It’s ‘a great idea,’ said Republican state Sen. John Damoose.
Posted inMichigan Government
Detroit searches for answers after massive water break forces evacuations
Residents are rescued by boat after one of the worst main breaks in recent history. The main was nearly a century old, and a big bill is coming due in Michigan for aging infrastructure.
Posted inMichigan Government
In Detroit, worried immigrants ask: ‘Who will take my kids if I’m deported?’
There has been a rush of immigrants facing possible deportation to create guardianships to protect their children.
Posted inMichigan Government
Detroit help desk for immigrants facing deportation reopens — for now
A service to help immigrants navigate immigration court was halted by President Donald Trump. A court ordered it temporarily reopened.
Posted inTalent & Education
Detroit test scores offer some hope, remain below other big districts
Despite improvement in fourth-grade math, results of the National Assessment of Education Progress tell a familiar story in Detroit. Some blame chronic absenteeism.