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2019 Mackinac Policy Conference: Gilchrist on Auto No-Fault, Roads, Budget

Garlin Gilchrist made a name for himself in Michigan politics after nearly unseating incumbent Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey in...

2019 Mackinac Policy Conference: Secretary of State Benson Talks Redistricting

There are a lot of issues swirling around this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference. Roads and the budget, education and investment,...

2019 Mackinac Policy Conference: Sen. Stabenow On Judiciary, Asian Carp Solutions

There has been a lot of frustration this week from Democrats — both in the Senate and the House — about...

2019 Mackinac Policy Conference: Congressman Dan Kildee Wants More From Mueller

On Wednesday, former Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller spoke at a press conference for the first time since he began investigating...

2019 Mackinac Policy Conference: Congresswomen Haley Stevens and Elissa Slotkin Talk Infrastructure, Impeachment

All across the country in 2018, a pattern emerged as Democrats made big gains in Congressional elections. Female candidates were...

2019 Mackinac Policy Conference: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Congressman Fred Upton on Bipartisanship

Live from the 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference, Detroit Today Host Stephen Henderson speaks with Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, a Democrat form Dearborn representing...

2019 Mackinac Policy Conference: Senator Gary Peters Talks PFAS, Checks and Balances

Another year. Another Mackinac Policy Conference.  This week, Detroit Today is broadcasting live from the 39th annual edition of the conference.  First up, Michigan...

Wright Museum Showing ‘Walk With Me’ Damon J. Keith Documentary

When Judge Damon Keith passed away at age 96 late last month, the tributes to his career and life-long pursuit...

African American Republicans Reflect on Present, Future of Party

Stephen is joined by Wayne Bradley, a Republican political consultant and the managing partner of American Urban Strategies, who is the former state...

Preview the 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference

Jerome Vaughn Sandy Baruah joins Stephen Henderson to discuss the Detroit Regional Chamber's annual Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand...

Beauty Standards Changing in 2019, Especially for Women of Color

Gus Navarro/WDET In 2019, beauty standards are being dismantled, dissected and redefined. But to look at where we are right...

Kym Worthy: If Flint Investigation Was Done Properly From Beginning ‘It Would Not Still Be Going On’

Jake Neher/WDET It’s been almost ten years since the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office found more than 11-thousand untested rape kits...