Economy

Biden signs executive orders dismanting the 1776 Commission and report

Economy Biden Takes Aim at America’s Growing Hunger Crisis With Executive Orders

Around 40 million Americans say they don't have enough to eat, according to the latest data from the US Census Bureau.

Keya Vakil January 22, 2021 1:01 pm EST

President Joe Biden signs his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.

Economy Michiganders Relieved as Biden Freezes Evictions, Students Loan Payments

President Joe Biden has already accomplished a lot to help Michiganders in dire financial situations and to buy time to address looming economic disasters.

Meghan McCarthy

Katelyn Kivel January 22, 2021 11:38 am EST

Economy

FILE - In this June 5, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump poses for a photo after signing the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks to accept their applications. Or, they were disadvantaged by the program's terms. Data from the Paycheck Protection Program analyzed by The Associated Press show many minority owners desperate for a loan didn’t receive one until the PPP's last weeks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Economy Data Shows Business Owners of Color Waited Months for Loans

Close to 18% of companies received funding, nationwide. Less than 12% of Wayne County business owners received PPP loans.

Ellen Chamberlain

Associated Press January 4, 2021 5:17 pm EST

Economy

Rep. Justin Amash, formerly a Republican and currently an Independent, is among the five Michigan members of Congress to vote against the $2,000 coronavirus stimulus. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Economy These Five Michigan Reps. Voted Against $2,000 Coronavirus Relief

The House passed a measure to boost coronavirus relief payments to $2,000 on Monday. But five Michiganders in the lower house of Congress opposed it.

Katelyn Kivel December 29, 2020 2:19 pm EST

Economy

The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle, Detroit

Economy Michigan Schools and Tribes Encouraged to Apply for Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Grants

The Michigan DNR has raised the maximum request for state recreational grants into the hundreds of thousands of dollars for 2021. Here's how to apply.