Rick SNYDER“The underlying key to success...is to change our culture.”
Barack OBAMA“The nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it - we need Michigan...”
Cantor urges self-reliance, limited government in U-Michigan speech »
As protesters heckled outside, U.S. Rep Eric Cantor, R-Va., the House majority leader, keyed on traditional Republican beliefs about government during a speech Monday at the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus. During the 30-minute speech and que…
Turkia Awada Mullin ousted as CEO of Metro Airport »
Turkia Awada Mullin’s demise as Metro Airport CEO began with the firestorm that erupted when she collected a $200,000 severance for voluntarily leaving Wayne County government to accept the higher-paying airport job.
Lawsuit alleges a smear campaign against Andrew Shirvell »
Metro Detroit lawyer Deborah Gordon smeared former state Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell, a move that led to his firing, a new lawsuit alleges. Shirvell filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court. He’s seeking more than $75,000 in damages.
Michigan banks and credit unions led the nation in providing government-backed small-business loans »
In a promising sign for the state’s economy, Michigan banks and credit unions led the nation in providing government-backed small-business loans.
Detroit loses out on $9.2M to help poor people »
Detroit returned $9.2 million in federal funds intended to help lower-income homeowners cut their energy bills this year because the city couldn’t spend the money in time, the Free Press has learned.
G-20 summit roles switch, with Europe asking developing countries for help »
World leaders will try to understand how the economy has swerved off its recovery track when they gather this week for a summit in which roles from previous meetings will be inverted: Europeans will be asking developing countries in Asia and South Amer…
Ex-Delphi execs ordered to pay »
AUTOMOTIVE J.T. Battenberg, the former Delphi CEO cleared last January of fraud charges, has been ordered to pay $215,000 — or the amount a federal judge calculated his compensation was inflated by erroneous accounting.
100 years, 101 rides »
If Louis Chevrolet only knew how his namesake company would overcome adversity and flourish these past 100 years. Pictured is a selection of Chevy models — some spectacular successes, some fantastic failures — not necessarily one for each y…
Greene’s family loses one in court »
DETROIT U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen refused Monday to grant a default judgment against the City of Detroit for failing to provide information for a lawsuit filed by the family of Tamara Greene, a slain stripper said to have danced at a never-prove…
Legal issues examined in priest sex allegation »
The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing the statute of limitations to determine how to proceed with a sexual misconduct allegation turned over by the Archdiocese of Detroit involving one of its priests.
