Manufacturing

The Michigan monthly jobs report released Wednesday shows the state’s unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point. Rick Pluta tells us this drops the state’s jobless rate to 5.4%.

Doctors in Michigan are seeing an increase in ALS patients. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor has more.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer called Wednesday for Republicans and Democrats in Lansing to work together to lure a massive microchip factory to Michigan before the end of next year. We have more from Rick Pluta.

We have all learned how dangerous and harmful mercury exposure can be. Mercury has long been targeted by the Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center. In fact, it is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the National Vehicle Switch Recovery Program it helped launch in 2006. This program was designed to remove mercury switches from vehicles before they were recycled, significantly reducing environmental contamination. WEMU's David Fair talked to the Ecology Center’s Jeff Gearhart about the program’s success and where we go from here.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent Wednesday in Washington to deliver an address where she warned about the dangers of sweeping tariffs before heading to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump. Rick Pluta reports.

Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up in February by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.4%. The jobs report was released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Rick Pluta reports.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she will travel to Washington D.C. soon to lobby federal officials against proposed big cuts to the U.S. Department of Education and retaliatory tariffs against Canada and other trading partners. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Business leaders and economists are on the lookout for how President Donald Trump’s plans will affect the state, especially the manufacturing sector. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A string of presidential campaign stops in Michigan this week kicked off Wednesday in Auburn Hills. Colin Jackson has more.

Speaking to union members on Wednesday, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says Michigan stands to greatly benefit from the expansion of manufacturing taking place in the green industry. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.