Two of Michigan’s Members of Congress Talk Partisanship and Bipartisanship in Washington
Joan Isabella/WDET It seems we’re hearing more and more frequently about how divided we are as a nation -- socially,...
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Michigan’s Legislative Leaders Respond to Part-Time Legislature Proposal
Jake Neher/WDET This week on Mackinac Island, Lt. Gov, Brian Calley launched an effort to make Michigan's Legislature a part-time job....
University Presidents Criticize State, Federal Budget Allocations
Jake Neher/WDET State budgets don't rate higher education or research as top priorities, the presidents of three of Michigan's largest...
Mark Bernstein: “I’m Taking Every Step I Need to Take” to Run For Governor
Jake Neher/WDET There’s one name that’s coming up in many conversations on Mackinac Island this week as a potential Democratic candidate...
Detroit Future City’s Anika Goss Foster On City’s Turnaround, Mackinac Policy Conference
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit Future City is a model by which the city could be re-imagined, where and how to concentrate resources...
AG Bill Schuette Talks Governor’s Race, Support for Trump
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is a man who has served in just about every elected roll you can...
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley On Push for Part-Time Legislature, Possible Run for Governor
michigan.gov The first big news of this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference comes by way of Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. The Republican...
Gary Peters Joins Detroit Today from the Mackinac Policy Conference
This week President Donald Trump suggested it would be best and easiest to get work done on his agenda if...
“My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me” – Black Author Discovers Family’s Nazi Past
jennifer-teege.de At some point in all of our lives, we have to grapple with the darkest moments of our past --...
What Would Trump’s Proposed Budget Mean for Michigan?
Jake Neher/WDET President Donald Trump's budget proposal released Tuesday could hurt Michigan residents currently benefiting from social welfare programs, Michigan Public Radio...
Top Middle East Diplomat Assesses Trump’s Trip Overseas
whitehouse.gov Donald Trump is on his first trip overseas as president. Earlier this week, he made a swing through the...
What is the Value of Diversity in the Newsroom in 2017?
Emily Dagger/NPR How much do the media influence how we feel about each other or what we think about people...