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Economy The CHIPS Act will give $52 billion in subsidies in hopes of incentivizing manufacturers to move or expand their production in the U.S. (Getty Images)
Economy Explainer: What is the Chips Act? What Will it do for Michigan?

Michigan’s automotive industry may get a big boost after the US House voted on Thursday to pass the Chips and Science Act.

Hope O'Dell Hope O'Dell August 2, 2022 12:32 pm EDT
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Economy Semiconductor Shortages Have Hobbled the Auto Industry. Michigan Leaders Are Trying to Fix It.

The semiconductor shortage has limited auto production and driven up prices for available cars.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans March 15, 2022 4:45 pm EDT
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Michigan Life Want to Help Your Neighbors in Michigan? There’s an App for That.

Mike VanMiddlesworth of Plymouth and his team have created an app that allows Michiganders to “lend each other a hand” like never before.

Nick Meyer Nick Meyer November 18, 2020 2:55 pm EST
Law and Policy Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack. Photo via Michigan Courts.
Law and Policy How the Coronavirus Revolutionized Michigan’s Courts

Michigan's Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack is modernizing courts with things like online dispute resolution and livestreamed trials.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 14, 2020 10:12 am EDT
Law and Policy A person holds up their phone during a rally in support of data privacy outside the Apple store Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Law and Policy Michigan Voters Will Decide on Data Protections in November

Should electronic data and communication be safe from unreasonable search and seizure? Get to the polls and have your say.

Associated Press Associated Press July 3, 2020 7:00 am EDT

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Health New Programs Bring Help for Michigan Diabetics Struggling to Afford Insulin
This combo of images provided by the Kent County, Mich., Jail. shows Barry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox. Jury selection started Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the second trial of the two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Prosecutors are putting Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. on trial again after a jury in April couldn't reach a verdict. Two co-defendants were acquitted and two more pleaded guilty earlier. (Kent County Sheriff's Office via AP) Courts Judge Denies Bid for New Trial in Whitmer Kidnapping Case
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Education Here’s What Wayne State Is Giving Their Students to Make It Through Fall Semester

New technology will help students work from home and avoid crowds on campus.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain June 29, 2020 4:09 pm EDT
Law and Policy In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, Silkie Carlo, left, demonstrates in front of a mobile police facial recognition facility outside a shopping centre in London. A Black man who says he was unjustly arrested because facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter is calling for a public apology from Detroit police. And for the department to abandon its use of the controversial technology. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan, File)
Law and Policy Facial Recognition Got a Detroit Man Falsely Arrested. Now He Wants the Cops to Abandon It.

Robert Williams’ “shocking” arrest in front of his wife and young daughters came after software flagged his photo as a likely match to a shoplifting suspect. Now he’s calling for a public apology — and an end to the controversial practice.

Associated Press Associated Press June 24, 2020 11:51 am EDT