Dawn Crandall of the Home Builders Association of Michigan describes the state's housing crisis as ongoing, with supply being limited, demand remaining really high and individuals seeking workforce housing getting "bumped even further down the housing chain."

Projected reimbursement costs for care following a catastrophic car accident could still be contributing to auto insurers charging higher premiums, says one national insurance industry researcher.

The energy reforms that moved through the Legislature Wednesday would cost the average ratepayer more than $100 a month over the next 27 years, under a modeling study conducted by a Minnesota-based free market think tank to be published by month’s end.

Advocates for a $15 minimum wage will need to get the Court of Appeals to put their request before the state Legislature for adoption after the Board of State Canvassers declined to advance it over a strange inconsistency in the proposal.

The state unemployment rate went up two-tenths of a percent to 3.9% after a tick up in August, according to Department of Technology, Management and Budget data.