MACKINAC POLICY CONFERENCE

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The 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference returns to Mackinac Island this week with a full slate of events, speakers and important conversations.

The smell of molten fudge, horses and lake breezes smacked me in the face when I stepped off the ferry for my first Mackinac Policy Conference 12 years ago.

At least 15 people who attended last week’s Mackinac Policy Conference have since tested positive for COVID, officials said.

Devin Scillian hosts an extended Flashpoint from Mackinac Island where political and business leaders from around Michigan assembled for the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.

It’s been a return to normalcy on Mackinac Island for the annual policy conference.

The 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference kicks off this week, a return to its normal time for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Poll results released Tuesday by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce reveal that Michigan voters across political parties feel like the country is headed in the wrong direction.

Watch live coverage of the 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference, held on Sept. 20-23 on Mackinac Island.

The CEO of Black Leaders Detroit is biking the distance to make a difference.

The Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference is returning this fall after being canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus -- but the event will operate differently still amid the pandemic.

DETROIT Michigans biggest political event of the year, the Mackinac Policy Conference, is officially cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. The Detroit Regional Chamber announced Tuesday it will not convene groups of 50 or more people for the rest of 2020. Earlier this year, the Chamber rescheduled to annual conference for August, but it has not been fully cancelled. It draws the biggest political and business leaders in the state. Just like everybody else, we will find new ways to execute our traditional role, the Chamber said in an email.

Devin Scillian sat down with former Speaker of the House John Boehner during the Mackinac Policy Conference this week. You can watch the interview in its entirety here.

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. – Michigan's biggest annual political event, the Mackinac Policy Conference, kicked off on the island on May 30, 2018. On Thursday, May 31, Detroit and Michigan education leaders will speak on a panel about Detroit's education, titled "Detroit's New Era of Collaboration on Education." It's scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Speaking on the panel:Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of DetroitSonya Mays, President and CEO, Develop Detroit Inc.; Treasurer, Board of Education, Detroit Public Schools Community DistrictMark Schlissel, President, University of MichiganNikolai Vitti, Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Community DistrictHere's the full streaming agenda for the 2018 conference. Watch the Detroit education panel from Mackinac below:

DETROIT Today on Flashpoint: Michigan political leaders discuss President Trump's decision to leave the Paris Climate Accord. Also, we'll discuss the week that was at the annual Mackinac Policy Conference.

Rick Snyder sat down for a one-on-one interview with Local 4's Devin Scillian on Thursday at the Mackinac Policy Conference. Devin asked him several questions on the most talked about issues in the state including the Detroit Public Schools bailout plan and the Flint Water Crisis. On the Flint Water Crisis:I think people have skipped over important pieces that have taken place. Snyder said the real financial support for Flint is coming soon, but he wants to highlight the state's relief efforts already underway "in the interim." On the Detroit Public Schools bailout:We're working through the difference, with the DEC probably being the most contentious issue.