Rep. Dingell on Medicare for All: People in Other Countries Don’t Have to Choose Between Medicine and Food
Joan Isabella/WDET Not so long ago, the idea of "Medicare for All" was relegated to the world of the far...
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Study: Bad Roads Cost Michiganders $14 Billion Each Year
MIchigan Department of Transportation A new study says Michigan’s crumbling roads cost motorists over $14 billion a year in added costs due...
Are Controversial Programs in Detroit Actually Reducing Crime?
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit’s Project Green Light now has 500 businesses signed up around the city. Mayor Mike Duggan, Police Chief...
Detroit Photographer’s Stunning Photos of Ice Fishing in Michigan and Quest to Know Her Father
Amy Sacka Detroit Photographer Amy Sacka wanted to get to know her father better, so she got in her car...
160 Years Ago A Meeting In Detroit Helped Set the Course of American History
Penguin Random House 160 years ago, abolitionist John Brown came to Detroit with 11 former slaves seeking freedom across the...
Current and Former Secretaries of State Talk Transparency To Kick Off Sunshine Week
Wayne State University Current Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is pursuing major transparency reforms, including an effort to make sure all money in politics...
MichMash: Road Funding Debate Complicated by Urban-Rural Divide
WDET Digital The road funding debate is in full swing at the state Capitol. As part of the weekly series...
State’s Richest County Just Created Universal Free Breakfast Program
Gus Navarro/WDET The richest county in Michigan is doing something unprecedented for its low-income residents -- as well as many...
Ahead of ‘Classical Roots’ Performance, DSO African American Fellows Talk POC in Classical Music
Sydney Spaw/WDET As the Detroit Symphony Orchestra prepares for its 41st annual Classical Roots Celebration, DSO musicians are reaching out...
How Concerned Should We Really Be About Our Data and Privacy Online?
Jake Neher/WDET Technology makes our lives a lot easier and faster. The phones that are constantly in our hands, for instance, are...
Duggan Tries to Make Case City’s Comeback Equitable, Reaching Neighborhoods
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan gave his sixth State of the City speech on Tuesday. Duggan, as he does...
‘Documenters’ Project Launches New Round of Training for Residents Covering Local Meetings
Tafari Stevenson-Howard WDET, Outlier Media, Citizen Detroit, and City Bureau have been teaming up for several months to help Detroiters attend and document public meetings. ...
