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Detroit Today: Can centrist third party No Labels win the presidential ticket in Michigan?

Despite historically high public unfavorability polling for the two leading presidential candidates, many commentators believe a rematch between President Joe...

Detroit Today: How the rise of debt collection cases creates a strain on Michigan courts

In recent years, a rising flood of debt collection cases in Michigan is causing a strain on our legal system....

Detroit Today: Detroit’s 36th District Court reinstating virtual first hearings in eviction disputes

Beginning July 31, defendants facing eviction cases in the city of Detroit will once again be allowed to attend the...

Detroit Today: Why Detroit’s Bangladeshi and Hmong communities aren’t always considered ‘Asian American’

The Bangladeshi-American Festival in Warren, which is happening this weekend, attracts thousands of people from across the country.  The Bangladeshi...

Detroit Today: Concert of Colors festival is a love letter to Detroit’s diversity

Originally founded by WDET’s own Ishmael Ahmed, host of This Island Earth, the Concert of Colors music festival offers a...

Detroit Today: The issues driving negotiations between the UAW and Detroit’s automakers

Last week, The United Auto Workers began negotiations for a new labor deal with Detroit's Big Three automakers. In an...

Detroit Today: How to ensure technological progress is shared in the 21st century

Does technology improve our lives? That question gets a different answer depending on who you ask.  Technology is undoubtedly embedded...

Detroit Today: How has Detroit progressed since filing for bankruptcy 10 years ago?

It was 10 years ago today that Detroit made history when it became the largest U.S. city to ever file...

Detroit Today: Ann Arbor’s plan to guarantee income to small business owners

The Ann Arbor City Council recently approved a guaranteed income pilot program for 100 random entrepreneurs with low and moderate...

Detroit Today: Are corporate subsidies good for Michigan’s economy?

What’s the best way to create jobs? In Michigan and across the U.S., many Democrats and Republicans may have come...

Detroit Today: How Duggan’s property tax reform proposal could lower rates for Detroit residents

The City of Detroit's "Land Value Tax Plan" was unveiled at this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference. Mayor Mike Duggan said...

Detroit Today: Everything we know about Aretha Franklin’s will controversy

Detroit lost an icon when Aretha Franklin passed away in 2018. But while the Queen of Soul historically made headlines...