People have big questions, and on Tuesday night, there’s some clarity in a new study comparing the costs of fueling an internal combustion engine and charging an electric vehicle.

A bipartisan coalition of business, labor and political leaders has announced a ballot drive to amend Michigan’s legislative term limits, shortening them to 12 years from 14 but letting lawmakers serve the entire time in one chamber.

At the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron and Sarnia, truckers have been waiting for two hours to cross into Michigan for much of Monday (Feb.14).Protesters gathered there Saturday after a week that saw traffic at the bridge double because of the Ambassador Bridge closure.

Protests were held on the Canadian side of the Ambassador Bridge, leading to days of closures and delays.

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A man who grew up in Lake Orion has dedicated his life to make sure nobody forgets the men and women from Michigan who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Gretchen Whitmer is touting that the state’s economy has rebounded since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but the outlook might not be as positive as she claims. Whitmer believes the economy is rebounding and prospering as a result of how effective her COVID-19 restrictions have been. It doesn’t take much searching to see signs of the economy struggling, such as a retail outlet going out of business. “I worked in prison systems, all sorts of things, and have never been scared,” Silverman said. There’s another side of the argument that says Michigan’s economy has shown positive signs.

"Daily losses started off slow at under $10 million per day," said Patrick Anderson, the firm's CEO. "However we're looking at GM losses spiraling up to $90 million daily as the strike continues into its fourth week." The two sides continued to talk Monday for the 22nd straight day since the strike began on September 16. One of the strikers is Jessie Kelly, a single mom with a 6-year old son who had been prepared to move into her "dream house," before the strike started. Anderson estimates that lost wages for those workers came to about $18 million a day last week and will probably be up to about $25 million a day this week.

The $250 weekly strike pay not covering nearly enough for United Autoworkers who enter a fourth week of picketing. A lot of the gig economy is affected now, people doing part-time design work, things like that," said Anderson. The gambit to strike is costly and the delicate dance to a deal is complicated. Former GM negotiator Dr. Arthur Schwartz says this strike is complicated by the UAW leadership's legal problems. You don't have the leadership leading, they're looking over their shoulder at the membership all the time wondering if the is gonna fly," said Anderson.

The UAW strike on GM is dragging on far longer than either side expected. While the rank and file walk the picket line, they're missing paychecks. They said the $250 per week strike pay covers very little. Run that across roughly 18,000 GM-UAW Michigan line workers and it adds up quickly. He fears if the strike goes on much longer, GM won't be able to make production, losing sales and causing a one-state recession.