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Beginning Tuesday, the subsidy that Amtrak gets from the state of Michigan is about to triple, from $8 million to nearly $25 million a year. The reason…

That’s the message of a new advertising campaign running through the holiday season.A group of West Michigan employers is behind the effort. More than…

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by five Great Lakes states that would force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to erect physical barriers…

Two species of Asian carp, bighead and silver carp, have been swimming their way north toward the Great Lakes for decades. A lot of people are trying to…

http://www.changinggears.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Awesome_web.mp3The word “foundation” often makes people think of big money. But there’s a new…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-968171.mp3We’ve had so much bad news for so long it’s sometimes hard to absorb…

In 1950, more than half of Americans owned their homes free and clear. No surprise that number has shrunk over the years. But those who count themselves…

The Changing Gears special program "Power and Performance" examines the roles of leadership and the economic fortunes of three Midwestern cities:…

Throughout the Midwest, Chicago is known as the city everyone wants to come to – but that’s a huge change from 22 years ago, when Mayor Richard M. Daley…

For the second year in a row, attendance at the North American International Auto Show increased.It's not just good news for Detroit. It could also be…