Detroit Exits Most State Oversight
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Five years ago, Detroit became the biggest municipality in U.S. history to file for bankruptcy, but now state oversight...
Detroit Tops Metro List for Number of New Housing Permits
Metro Detroit continues to recover from the recession that hit the region nearly 10 years ago. That’s according to...
GOP Candidate for Governor Patrick Colbeck Discusses Anti-Muslim Remarks
Jake Neher/WDET Patrick Colbeck is a two-term Republican state senator from western Wayne County who is also running for governor...
Study: Detroit’s Recovery Is Real–Will It Last?
Jake Neher/WDET The city of Detroit is officially out from under state financial oversight. That's after a historic municipal bankruptcy, total...
Car Buyers Face Fewer Choices, Higher Prices
People who prefer cars to trucks and sport-utility vehicles will have fewer options to buy in a few years. Ford...
The Progressive Underground Show 261
Kamasi Washington Music On tonight's The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell unveils new tracks from Kamasi Washington (pictured), Tom Misch,...
Mixed Reaction Awaits Trump in Return to Macomb County
President Trump is skipping the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington D.C., where he would surely be the target...
#BestSchoolDay Initiative Helps Fund Plymouth-Canton Classroom
Teachers across the nation are protesting a lack of funding for public schools. Demonstrations in West Virginia, Arizona and Oklahoma...
What Would Largest School Aid Boost in 17 Years Actually Mean for MI Schools?
Michigan State Historic Preservation Office/ CC The state House this week approved a budget proposal that would include the largest...
Detroiter Michael Eric Dyson Discusses ‘Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America’
Midwest Literary Walk Detroiter Michael Eric Dyson is a professor and author whose assessments of America’s original sins and our...
Why Is Ford Killing Its Cars?
Jake Neher/WDET This week, Ford announced it will phase out North American sales of sedans between now and 2022 in favor...
Metro Detroit Continues Upward Residential Building Trend
Southeast Michigan continues to bounce-back from the recession of 2009. A report released Thursday says new residential building permits...