Tag Archives: Regulation

Ode on Michigan’s Business-Friendly Regulatory Environment

Posted on October 21, 2019 by admin

One day, I’d like to sit on my front steps with a cup of coffee, breathe deeply, and not catch a whiff of acrid diesel exhaust. One day, I’d like to come home in an evening and not see in … Continue reading →

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Fall Into Detroit Flavor

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Nat Zorach

(Satire, in case it isn’t apparent.) A new season is upon us, so, naturally, our top talent at the Handbuilt Test Kitchen has been hard at work on some recipes for fall flavor. Yea, as we scrape wet leaves off … Continue reading →

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Environment, Epidemiology, and Economy

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Nat Zorach

Just in time for Earth Day, I just finished Dan Fagin’s 2013 book, Tom’s River: A Story of Science and Salvation, which I picked up in advance of a trip to the coastal hinterlands of New Jersey for a wedding … Continue reading →

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Detroit: Proposed Crackdown on Slumlords

Posted on May 25, 2017 by admin

The Duggan Administration just announced a proposed ordinance that would crack down on slumlords by forcing their properties into compliance with city rental registration (“certificate of compliance”) and, probably, building code. BSEED has supposedly increased its inspection staff to about … Continue reading →

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