Ford Motor Co (f) on Tuesday scrapped a planned Mexican car factory and added 700 jobs in Michigan following criticism by Donald Trump, as the U.S. president-elect turned his attention toward rival General Motors Co with the threat of a “big border tax” over compact cars made in Mexico. Ford CEO Mark Fields called the […]
Reporter Fired After Caught on Tape Saying ‘F**k Could You Imagine John James Winning’… No Media Bias Here, Eh?…
A reporter for a Michigan newspaper was fired Friday night after calling Michigan Senate Republican candidate John James’ campaign looking for an interview and thought she hung up the phone before leaving a voicemail saying “fucking John James … that would suck.” The news comes after Brenda Battel, a reporter for Huron Daily Tribune, left […]
123 Missing Children Found in Michigan During Sex Trafficking Operation…
Over 100 children were found safe during a one-day sweep by multiple Michigan law enforcement agencies, the US Marshals Service said Wednesday. The agency said Operation MISafeKid recovered 123 missing children Sept. 26 throughout Wayne County in a sweep aimed to identify and recover missing children and locate victims of sex trafficking. The operation had […]
Michigan Health Chief Faces Trial on Flint Water Crisis Manslaughter Charges…
A judge ruled Monday that Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon will stand trial on felony charges stemming from the Flint water crisis. Lyon was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of misconduct in office related to the 2014-2015 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Flint that took the […]
Michigan Dems Elect State’s First All-Female Statewide Ticket for Midterms…
Michigan voters will see the state’s first all-female ticket in November after women won primary elections in two key races on Tuesday. Gretchen Whitmer, a former state House minority leader, secured the Democratic nomination for governor and will face Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Rick Snyder (R). Whitmer […]
Incredible: Truckers Line Up to Prevent Man from Jumping Off a Bridge…
Every once and a while, something awesome involving the human race happens and it makes you realize the world isn’t so bad after all. One of those things happened early Tuesday morning just outside of Detroit, MI, where police were notified about a man who was reportedly threatening to take his own life. The man […]
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Flint Water Contamination Lawsuits…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the green light to two class-action lawsuits filed by residents of Flint, Michigan who are pursing civil rights claims against local and state officials over lead contamination in the city’s water supply. The justices left in place a July 2017 ruling by the Cincinnati, Ohio-based 6th U.S. Circuit […]
Tax Cuts Drive Business Back to the Motor City…
Fiat Chrysler will make Ram trucks in Michigan instead of Mexico beginning in 2020, and the company says this will mean 2,500 extra jobs at the plant in Warren, Detroit’s largest suburb. While this isn’t the first bit of good economic news in the wake of big corporate tax cuts Republicans just passed, it’s the […]
Nobel Laureate ‘Discovers’ Cause of Opioid Crisis: Complete Economic Destruction of the “White Working Class”…
For several decades now the American Midwest has suffered from unprecedented economic decay courtesy of a persistent outsourcing of manufacturing jobs in the automotive and steel industries, among others. As we’ve noted frequently, that economic decay has resulted in a devastating surge in opioid overdoses that claim the lives of 100s of people each year. […]
Conyers Resigns Effective Immediately…
Rep. John Conyers announced Tuesday he is leaving Congress immediately and endorsed his son, John Conyers III, to replace him following allegations of sexual harassment. “I’m in the process of putting my retirement plans together, and I will have more about that very soon,” Conyers, 88, told a Detroit radio station. “I am retiring today,” […]
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