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Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins joins The Metro live from the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Saunteel Jenkins on what sets her apart in Detroit’s mayoral race

Cary Junior II, The Metro May 28, 2025

The next mayor of Detroit is not just tasked with managing the city, they also manage relationships with business and...

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Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell speaks with WDET at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Rep. Debbie Dingell says she’s constantly meeting frustrated Michiganders

The Metro, Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent May 28, 2025

In 2016, many liberals didn’t take Donald Trump seriously. They thought that he was wacky, ridiculous, offensive, and not a...

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Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin speaks with WDET at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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Slotkin talks Medicaid cuts in GOP’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ voting against California EV mandate

Russ McNamara May 28, 2025

Michigan U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin spent three terms in the U.S. House before running to replace outgoing Democratic U.S. Sen....

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Regine Beauboeuf, As President and CEO at American Roads, joins The Metro at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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  • Transit

The Metro at MPC: Detroit-Windsor Tunnel CEO on Trump’s trade war, region’s history

Cary Junior II, The Metro, Jenny Sherman May 28, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has said that the Detroit-Windsor area is the “busiest active border crossing in North America,” and that...

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A historical marker outside the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich.
  • Created Equal
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Created Equal: How changing US political dynamics are impacting the Mackinac Policy Conference

Created Equal May 28, 2024

The 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference begins this week on Wednesday and goes on through Friday, May 31. A medley of...

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Photo of the Grand Hotel at Mackinac Island.
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

US Senate debate planned at Mackinac Policy Conference canceled after candidates decline

Jenny Sherman May 22, 2024

The U.S. Senate debate scheduled to take place at the Mackinac Policy Conference next week has been canceled, the Detroit...

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A view of the Mackinac Bridge from Mackinac Island, Michigan.
  • MichMash
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

MichMash: The 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference preview

Hernz Laguerre May 17, 2024

The 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference is only a few weeks away, and we here at MichMash will be increasing our...

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A historical marker outside the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Agenda unveiled for the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference

Jerome Vaughn May 8, 2024

The Detroit Regional Chamber has unveiled its agenda for the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.  Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...

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Photo of the Grand Hotel at Mackinac Island.
  • MichMash

MichMash: Recapping the 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference

Hernz Laguerre June 13, 2023

This year's Mackinac Policy Conference focused a lot on collaboration and innovation to fix Michigan's stagnant population growth. WDET’s host...

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Faye Nelson
  • News

Kellogg Foundation spending billions on childhood development, including in Michigan

Russ McNamara June 12, 2023

Over the years, the nonprofit W.K. Kellogg Foundation has invested $9 billion globally — including $1.6 billion in Michigan. At...

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Jerome Vaughn
  • Detroit Evening Report

DER Weekends: What the Mackinac Policy Conference means for Detroit

Sascha Raiyn June 9, 2023

In the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET news director Jerome Vaughn looks back on this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference...

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County Executives Warren Evans Dave Coulter Mark Hackel jn
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: Transit, mental health and regionalism on the minds of county executives

Detroit Today June 8, 2023

Each year in Michigan, political, business and philanthropic leaders gather on Mackinac Island for the Mackinac Policy Conference, an event...

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