Grand Traverse County Traverse City, MI
U.S. Rep. John Dingell on Monday announced the state of Michigan will receive a $150 million federal grant to develop a high-speed rail corridor between Kalamazoo and Dearborn, suggesting the upgrades could help pave the way for an eventual high-speed line running from Detroit to Chicago.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood this week continued his aggressive campaign against distracted driving, suggesting he could push states to ban any use of mobile phones by drivers.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero famously earned the title “America’s Angriest Mayor” after defending the domestic auto industry and union workers on Fox News last year, a defense he says has been justified by recent successes from Detroit’s Big Three.
President Barack Obama on Monday rolled up his sleeves and ran out on the floor of Chrysler’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, seemingly eager to share his good news of the national auto industry rebound with the men and women who physically produced it.
With one week to go before Michigan’s gubernatorial primary, Attorney General Mike Cox finds himself again denying accusations he attended a long-rumored party thrown by then-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at the Manoogian Mansion in 2002.