economy

Today, a Michigan economist who studies consumer habits talks about what’s going on this holiday season, and the outlook for next year. Also, ecologist David Strayer pulls back the curtain on the most interesting ecosystem you’ve never seen on a poster: life in fresh water.

Today, a discussion about the information provided at the University of Michigan’s Economic Outlook Conference. Then, how six Detroit singer-songwriters prepare for a Writer’s Round. Additionally, a partnership to create a book to assist in demarginalizing tribal communities in legal education.

Today, a look into efforts to make Michigan a tech-forward economy. Then, a group in Grand Rapids putting together a community-wide wedding celebration for LGBTQ couples.

Today, dissecting the president-elect's economic promises. Then, scientists bringing shipwrecked seeds back to life. Later, the cyanobacteria in the lakes. Plus, a boy disappears 12 feet into a sand dune.

In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta dig into the state’s latest unemployment numbers, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s big election announcement and how Governor Gretchen Whitmer plans to work with President-elect Donald Trump.

Today, what Michigan voters hope the next president will do to help the economy. Also, studying up on candidates for the Detroit School board.Then, hurricane storm damage throws Michigan’s supply of needed synthetic medical fluids into turmoil. And, how a tradition of community service made Black sororities and fraternities an election force to be reckoned with.

As part of a series looking ahead to the presidential election, Michigan Public has been talking with Michiganders about what kind of presidential leadership they would like to see when it comes to the nation's economy.

Today, we talk to an economic forecaster about what exactly is going on with the economy amid confusing political campaigns. Then, Michigan author Stephen Mack Jones discusses his book Deus X. Later, Michigan Public's Zoe Clark shares her conversation with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. Plus: how Michigan nearly avoided bankruptcy in 1909.

The Michigan Supreme Court overruled the Legislature on Wednesday, reinstating major changes to minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, in a victory for low-wage workers.

Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up slightly in June to 4.1 percent. It’s the first time this year the jobless number has gone up, but the state’s top labor analyst said an uptick was clearly on the way.