Category: Detroit Policy Conference
Biking around Detroit: Jason Hall on the benefits of riding through the Motor City
Jan 30, 2023
Biking: it’s more than just exercise. It’s equitable transportation, entertainment and a way for people to be introduced to Detroit and what the city has to offer.
Read MoreMichigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow announces retirement. Who might run for her seat in 2024?
Jan 30, 2023
Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced her retirement, a decision fueled by “passing the torch” to a new generation of leaders. One Detroit contributors Stephen Henderson and Nolan Finley talk about who could be running in 2024 to replace Stabenow.
Read MoreBank of America Michigan President Matt Elliott discusses Detroit’s recovery, housing affordability, Mackinac Policy Conference 2023
Jan 30, 2023
As cities and downtowns continue to navigate post-pandemic recovery, downtown Detroit’s...
Read MoreHas Detroit’s slow return to work stalled its downtown vibrancy? Eric Larson weighs in
Jan 23, 2023
How has the shift to remote and hybrid work impacted downtown Detroit’s vibrancy? Downtown Detroit Partnership CEO Eric Larson discusses Detroit’s post-pandemic return to work efforts and how reduced foot traffic has had an impact on the city’s downtown vibrancy.
Read MoreRichard Florida shares the two priorities downtown Detroit needs for its post-pandemic recovery
Jan 19, 2023
Richard Florida, one of the nation’s leading urbanists, discusses downtown Detroit’s future and shares what he thinks the city should focus on with its post-pandemic recovery efforts.
Read MoreWhat do workers want from a post-pandemic workforce? Strategic Staffing Solutions weighs in
Jan 19, 2023
Strategic Staffing Solutions President and CEO Cindy Pasky shares what workers want from their workplace, and how employees and employers are navigating the post-pandemic landscape.
Read MoreClosing the wealth gap for Black-owned businesses. Can it be done in Detroit?
Jan 18, 2023
Less than 10% of the businesses downtown are Black-owned and less than 2% of the buildings downtown are Black-owned. How did we get here in a city with a nearly 80% Black population? Metro-Detroit Black Business Alliance CEO Charity Dean shares how downtown Detroit can invest in and empower Black businesses.
Read MoreMichigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II on the administration’s investment in downtown Detroit
Jan 18, 2023
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II talks about what’s happening in downtown Detroit and the administration’s economic plans for investing in transportation infrastructure and stronger business ecosystems at the 2023 Detroit Policy Conference.
Read More2023 Detroit Policy Conference focuses on the City’s resurgence and the future for downtown
Jan 5, 2023
One Detroit looks ahead to the 2023 Detroit Policy Conference focused on the future of downtown Detroit’s resurgence. Contributors Stephen Henderson and Nolan Finley talk to Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy K. Baruah about this year’s theme.
Read More2020 Detroit Policy Conference
Jan 29, 2020
Watch Live Join the Detroit Regional Chamber for the 2020 Detroit Policy Conference: Defining a...
Read MoreDetroit Policy Conference 2019 Streaming LIVE
Feb 27, 2019
Watch The Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2019 Detroit Policy Conference streaming live from the Sound Board of the MotorCity Casino Hotel Thursday, February 28 from 8:30am-3pm.
Read More3/1/18: MiWeek at the 2018 Detroit Policy Conference
Mar 1, 2018
Tonight on MiWeek: Christy, Nolan and Stephen are at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual...
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News From Around Detroit
- Art behind bars: U-M program is changing lives of Michigan inmatesby Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Artwork from current and former inmates is on display through Sunday in the Free Your Mind: Art and Incarceration in Michigan exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
- With a new director coming soon, what’s the state of DDOT?by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Detroit Department of Transportation leader Mikel Oglesby is leaving at the close of October, prompting some advocates and union officials to worry about DDOT’s future. Oglesby and city leaders say plans will stay on track.
- Metro Detroit students start new school year with familiar challenges, fresh solutionsby Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Orlando Bailey, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press and Micah Walker (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The 2023-24 year marks the fourth full school year since the pandemic started, and offers the state’s public schools an opportunity to recalibrate academic recovery programs, tackle mental health issues, and address longstanding problems.
- New school year and new challenges on the first day of school in metro Detroitby Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Orlando Bailey and Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
As the new school year begins in Detroit Public Schools Community District and others across Michigan, students face familiar challenges — with the promise of fresh solutions.
- Eastside Community Network regroups after center rammed by pickup truckby Olivia Lewis (Olivia Lewis, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Benjamin Noah Weinstein, a 42-year-old white Detroiter, is charged with six felonies in connection with the Aug. 19 incident that damaged the longtime community center with a predominately Black membership
National Headlines
- How India's rover findings of sulfur in lunar soil could pave the way for future moon bases
India's Chandrayaan-3 rover has found sulfur on the moon's surface at higher concentrations than previously seen. Sulfur in soils near the moon's poles might help astronauts live off the land one day.
- News Wrap: Tropical Storm Ophelia drenches communities along Atlantic Coast
In our news wrap Saturday, Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in North Carolina, the family of a Black high school student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton, car dealers may soon feel ripple effects of the auto workers strike, and Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas met with the president of Honduras in Texas to discuss migration.
- College hopefuls face changing admissions landscape after Supreme Court ruling
This fall is the first college application season in which schools are prohibited from considering race and ethnicity when making admissions decisions, after June's landmark Supreme Court ruling. Sandy Baum, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute's Center on Education Data and Policy, joins John Yang to discuss how this affects college-bound students and their families.