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All the Questions on Michigan’s Legal Marijuana You Were too Afraid to Ask
Legal sale of recreational marijuana started in Michigan over the weekend, prompting long lines at the few dispensaries that are...
How to Find Gratitude For Our Differences this Holiday Season
Thanksgiving dinner has gotten a bit sticky in today's political climate. Whether you're navigating through or altogether avoiding political conversations with loved ones, these...
As Public Spaces Disappear, Michigan Communities Worry About Social Ties
When we think of home, we don’t just think of the house where we live. We also think about a community...
Hopes of Bipartisanship Slipping Away After GOP Leader Calls Whitmer ‘Bat S–t Crazy’
Animosity in Lansing has reached a fever pitch. Senator Mike Shirkey's recent disparaging comments calling Governor Whitmer "bat s--t crazy" has...
Former Union Official Asks ‘Why Shouldn’t Rashida Tlaib Be Next President of the UAW?’
Jake Neher/WDET Editor’s note: WDET reporters are members of the Professional and Administrative Union, Local 1979, UAW. The UAW corruption scandal has set...
It Starts at the Top: What Impeachment and the UAW Corruption Lawsuit Have in Common
At this point in time, it can feel like every day is filled with breaking news. This week, though, was...
Despite It All We Never Learn: A Look Inside A Humanitarian Crisis
Photographer Kenny Karpov has spent the last few years documenting the plight of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and in Europe...
Expert Says Big Themes of Presidential Impeachments: “Treason, Bribery and High Crimes and Misdemeanors”
“It’s very intimidating.” Those were the words of former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch as she testified in front...
Livonia’s First Female Mayor Sees Her Election Win As Continuation of 2018’s Pink Wave
Local elections around Metro Detroit earlier this month had significant outcomes in several cities. One of those cities is Livonia,...
Eastpointe’s New Mayor Monique Owens Wants All Voices At Table
The city of Eastpointe has elected its first African American Mayor. Monique Owens assumes the position after serving on Eastpointe's...
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib: “Doing Nothing At This Point Wasn’t An Option”
The impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has gone public. Testimony from career diplomat, William Taylor and state department official,...