Mackinac Island News

Regional differences were evident Thursday at the "Fab Five" forum here when the discussion turned to support for assets that draw people to southeastern Michigan.

Charlie Langton's political roundtable with Mark Brewer, Michigan Democratic Chair; and John Truscot, Republican PR Consultant, President and Principal of Truscott Rossman for John Trusccott.

Gov. Rick Snyder is scheduled to give a keynote address May 31, 2012, at the Mackinac Policy Conference in May 2012 on Mackinac Island.

Michigan's closely-watched U.S. Senate race took shape Wednesday on Mackinac Island, as incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow joined Republican challengers Pete Hoekstra and Clark Durant at a forum hosted by the Detroit Regional Chamber's political action committee.

Republican Senate hopeful Pete HoekstraA responded to a question from MPRN's Rick PlutaA about his publicly stated support for a "3-person" federal office that reviews whether presidential candidates meet minimum requirements to run for office.

He repelled two American invasions and likely saved Canada in the process. But if he were alive today, could Sir Isaac Brock turn around RIM? Or put a positive spin on the oilsands? From Julius Caesar to George S. Patton, great soldiers have been enlisted to teach business about leadership skills.

Inadequate preschooling is causing Michigan students to fall behind early, making it harder to develop the talented workforce needed for the state to be competitive, business leaders said Wednesday.

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow says pending farm and food legislation would encourage growth of industries that use materials made from plants instead of petroleum.

Bridging the vastly different cultures of the military and civilian words is key to reducing an unemployment rate among Michigan veterans that is near 'epidemic proportions,' say members of a panel that addressed the issue at the Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference today.

Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel launched a campaign to promote Macomb County, with one billboard on northbound I-75 for travelers headed to the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island, which started Tuesday.

Wondering how state and federal transit funding will flow to Ann Arbor and other Southeast Michigan communities if a new regional transit authority is formed? A two-page fact sheet laying out the basics is being ... Ann Arbor's Conan Smith, right, talks with Brian Kandler of Wiener Associates, left, and Guy Williams of Detroiters Working for ... (more)

Gov. Rick Snyder launched the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual policy conference on Mackinac Island on Tuesday afternoon, saying Michigan deserves to brag about its recovery but can't afford to become complacent.

Michigan's powerful are meeting on Mackinac Island this week. The annual watering hole gathering of Michigan's top civic, business, labor, education, government, political and foundation elite began Tuesday and runs through Thursday.

Gov. Rick Snyder says he'll push for a significant investment in improving Michigan's roads and bridges next year.

Garden Fresh Gourmet Inc. President and Vice Chairman Dave Zilko speaks May 29 at the 2012 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.

MLive is en route to Mackinac Island, and we're packing up your questions as we prepare to board the ferry.

The surest sign of summer isn't the smoke spewing from the grill - it's the crazy-looking ice cream... MACKINAC ISLAND -- Presumed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is not expected to be on Mackinac Island for the Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference that begins today, but the newly named director of his Michigan campaign ... (more)

Lapeer/Flint - After 16 months without a full-time pastor, Hadley Community Church welcomes Pastor Wally Rose as Senior Pastor.

Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Esther Williams!" You can almost hear that introduction in the wind when you stand by the serpentine-shaped pool built for that aquatically inclined actress at the Grand Hotel.

As the Detroit Regional Chamber gathers today for its annual conference on Mackinac Island, scheduling conflicts will keep a number of us legislators from both parties, at both the federal and state level, from participating in this year's event.