Democratic Nominee for Attorney General Dana Nessel Joins Detroit Today
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan will elect a new attorney general in November, to replace Bill Schuette who is term-limited after eight...
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Schuette, Whitmer Set to Debate for the First Time in Grand Rapids
AnnMarie Scaramuzzino/WDET Friday is the first debate between Democrat and Republican nominees for governor Gretchen Whitmer and Bill Schuette. The debate...
Experts to Gather in East Lansing to Discuss Future of Immigration
Jake Neher/WDET The Reason Foundation and Michigan State University are kicking off a conference Thursday night in East Lansing called, “A 21st...
Independent Candidate for Attorney General Chris Graveline Joins Detroit Today
Jake Neher/WDET We hear often from Democrats and Republicans, and sometimes from third party candidates, that will be competing for...
There Was A Record Number Of Opioid Deaths In Michigan Last Year–What’s The Solution?
Last year a new record was set for opioid-related deaths in Michigan. Nearly 2000 of all 2700 overdose deaths in...
Will Michigan Soon Have Legal Recreational Marijuana?
Cheyna Roth/MPRN There is less than a month left before the November election, and Proposal 1 will ask voters to decide...
A Look at Michigan Opera Theatre’s New Season Featuring Literary Masterworks
Jake Neher/WDET The Michigan Opera Theatre’s new season is underway. The 2018-2019 schedule includes a number of productions based on literary works, beginning...
Democratic Nominee for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Joins Detroit Today
Wayne State University The midterm elections are just one month away. Democrats in Michigan are hoping for a wave election...
Mitch Albom Talks ‘The Next Person You Meet in Heaven,’ Charity Work
WDET Detroit Free Press columnist and radio personality Mitch Albom has a new book out next week, “The Next Person You...
PBS Travel Host Rick Steves Talks Support for Legal Pot in Michigan
Brett Levin, flickr. In about a month Michiganders will vote on a few big ballot questions, including whether to legalize marijuana....
New Book Explores What White, Well-Off Parents Are Really Teaching Their Kids About Race
Jake Neher/WDET Every day we see division in America -- which only seems to grow more entrenched in this political...
Detroit Students Mobility Creates Challenges for Their Education
Wikipedia Bridge Magazine, ChalkBeat and Outlier Media partnered to find out how often kids in Detroit change schools, and why...