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Transit use rises despite falling gas prices

Gasoline prices fell steadily throughout 2014, but something else rose last year: American’s use of public transportation. Ridership hit the highest annual level since 1956,

Keeping the young in Michigan: Part 2

On Friday, Politics and Money columnist Rick Haglund and Millennials and Money columnist Rian Bosse discussed Michigan’s attempt to keep young people from leaving the state

Keeping young people in Michigan

Michigan is one of many states trying to keep millennials from leaving after they graduate from college. Reynolds Politics and Money columnist Rick Haglund covers

For big cities, big storms have a big cost

Move the snow first, and worry about the cost later, Massachusetts’ new governor, Charlie Baker, declared this week. But the record snowstorms have already claimed

Little airports bring in big money

While many cities and towns across America probably don’t have a commercial airport, most of them have smaller general aviation (GA) airports that help them

When cities and suburbs blend together

We know that young people are flocking to cities. Now, they’re being followed by their parents, and other suburbanites. How will that change urban life?

How Ebola may be impacting local companies

Troubling news this week from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the burgeoning Ebola epidemic:  the CDC

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