Crain’s Detroit Business
Jan. 11, 2024
David Eggert
Leaders of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s population council sounded the alarm Thursday over the state’s trajectory, demanding urgency to turn the tide and calling for bipartisanship to tackle a problem they said will take decades to fix.
Population growth was the focus at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Detroit Policy Conference a month after the Growing Michigan Together Council released recommendations to the Democratic governor.
“Michigan’s house is on fire,” Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah, a council member, said while opening the event at MotorCity Casino Hotel.