Detroit Today: Breaking down Whitmer’s State of the State address
In her State of the State address Wednesday night, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke about her goals for the coming...
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Detroit Today: Whitmer’s proposed tax credit for caregivers could help Michigan families
A new proposed tax credit from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer would provide up to $5,000 in relief to caregivers in the...
Detroit Today: What’s going on with Detroit’s Reparations Task Force?
About a year ago, Detroit created its Reparations Task Force to research historical discrimination and harm done against Black Detroiters...
Detroit Today: Are sports teams worth the public money we give them?
The Detroit Lions are having a remarkable season. However, with that success comes change – notably a significant 30% rise...
Detroit Today: What the Lions mean to Detroiters
For the first time in a long time — 32 years to be exact — the Detroit Lions won a...
Detroit Today: The opportunity gap for Black students in Michigan — and how to close it
A recent report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that African American children face the steepest obstacles to opportunity...
Detroit Today: Amusement taxes are common across the country. Why not in Detroit?
As Detroiters ride the high from the Lions' first playoff victory in more than 30 years over the weekend,...
Detroit Today: Why homelessness still exists in the richest country in the world
As the metro Detroit area grapples with extremely low temperatures this week, it's hard not to think about the city's...
Detroit Today: Michigan’s juvenile justice reform, explained
This week Michigan lawmakers reconvened in Lansing to kick off the 2024 legislative session. And while Democrats begin the session...
Detroit Today: Should Michigan’s political maps be changed?
In 2018, Michiganders voted to have our legislative maps drawn by an independent commission of state residents instead of by...
Detroit Today: What the vote to oust Kristina Karamo means for Michigan Republicans
As we approach the official start of the 2024 election season, Michigan Republicans are facing chaos within their own party...
Detroit Today: WDET’s annual ‘Festivus’ airing of grievances for 2023
There has to be a better way! That’s why each year on Detroit Today, we gain inspiration from Frank Costanza and celebrate Festivus (for...