October 16 – Detroit Free Press
Bipartisan legislation headed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk would raise the age at which teenagers are automatically prosecuted as adults in Michigan. If signed, Michigan would no longer be one of 4 states that charge all 17-year-olds as adults, regardless of their offense.
Continue ReadingOctober 9 – Crain’s Detroit Business
When thinking about workforce development policies to address the labor shortage crisis, we must consider expungement reform legislation. Unfortunately, the current laws, and lack of awareness of the expungement process, are keeping hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents unemployed.
Continue ReadingOctober 14 – Curbed Detroit
High construction costs and a relatively soft market might insulate Detroit from the worst effects.
Continue ReadingOctober 7, 2019 Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum Wayne State University and other colleges in the region are seeking to boost graduation rates by forgiving outstanding balances of students who left without earning a degree. Dana Paglia’s path to …
Continue ReadingSeptember 12 – Bloomberg Markets
“Bloomberg: Balance of Power” focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. Guests: Modern Markets Initiative CEO Kirsten Wegner, Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO Sandy Baruah.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2019 Contact : Angela Minicuci, APR (517) 485-6600, Mobile (248) 765-0558 aminicuci@martinwaymire.com LANSING, Mich. — Leaders of Michigan business organizations that represent tens of thousands of employers across the state today joined together to urge …
Continue ReadingAugust 16 – Detroit Free Press
In 2017, Michigan recorded the lowest recidivism rates since the state began keeping track of the measure. Driving this is the growing realization that our society has not done a good job setting up formerly incarcerated people for success upon their release. When the announcement was made last year, Heidi Washington, director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, credited the decline to investments the state made in prison education, which makes perfect sense.
Continue ReadingAugust 7 – WJR
MICHauto Executive Director Glenn Stevens and Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City) joined WJR’s Paul W. Smith from CAR Management Briefing Seminars at the Grand Traverse Resort to discuss MICHauto and the Michigan Auto Caucus’ focus to protect and grow the automotive and mobility industry.
Continue ReadingJuly 28 – Detroit Free Press
In the week before 20 Democratic candidates for president descend on Detroit for the second debate of the 2020 election cycle, there was no lack of chatter about what people want to hear during the two nights of electoral battle.
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