Infrastructure

New laws will make it easier for some communities to access financing to fix their drinking water systems.

An analysis of the split verdict in the trial of four defendants charged in the plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer. What rising construction costs mean for the plan to repair Michigan roads. And, why Afghan refugee children are languishing in federal custody in Michigan months after the fall of Kabul.

There's a bipartisan deal to put $4.7 billion in federal funding toward Michigan's vast infrastructure needs. Will it be enough? Also, we remember the late Anne Parsons of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

A new bill is targeting trespassers on bridges, tunnels and other Michigan structures. Penalties would include a $2,500 fine and up to four years in jail.

The “ground shift” in southwest Detroit in September shook the surrounding area, caused the roadway to buckle and forced the demolition of a building. Now, an engineering firm’s report commissioned by the city says the most likely culprit was a nearby scrapyard.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a directive on Tuesday. It instructs members of her administration to work with the Legislature to develop a plan to spend billions of dollars in federal infrastructure aid.

Moderated by Michigan Radio’s Zoe Clark, this forum will focus on the critical need for investment and what the infrastructure bill will help pay for, how local communities can leverage ARPA money, and what individual households can do to reduce water runoff and flooding —particularly in Southeast Michigan.

President Joe Biden drove a Hummer EV during a visit to GM’s Factory Zero Detroit.

President Joe Biden to deliver comments on new infrastructure bill and its help for auto industry and environment at GM's Factory Zero on Wednesday.

Michigan is set to receive about $10 billion from the federal infrastructure bill, including money for roads, bridges, public transportation, and water infrastructure. That's in addition to the state’s own budget for those areas, and federal COVID relief money that remains unspent.