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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Talks Challenges Heading Into November Elections

Various initiatives and candidates will be arriving on ballots in November elections. This year, in light of the recent ballot-counting...

Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah on Prioritizing Racial Justice

The Detroit Regional Chamber has been hosting the Mackinac Policy Conference for decades. But this year, while the country and state...

Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: It’s Time to Rethink Stance on Burying Power Lines, Says One Michigan Utility Executive

Why don’t we put the power lines underground? That’s a question more Michiganders are asking these days after the summer...

Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Duggan Talks Refusal to Debate in November Election, Detroit City Council Troubles

The Detroit mayoral election is six weeks away, just as the Detroit City Council faces an FBI investigation on suspicion...

Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Improving Infrastructure Will Take Unified Action, Says Wayne County Executive Evans

Southeast Michigan residents, still dealing with the effects of severe flooding during the summer, have been calling for large infrastructure...

Michigan’s New Redistricting Process Features Unprecedented Transparency and One “Awful Map”

Three years after Michigan voters approved a state constitutional amendment to overhaul the process of creating political maps, the brand-new Michigan...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Southeast Michigan’s Failing Infrastructure

In Southeast Michigan, hardly a week goes by lately without having to contend with the disastrous implications caused by infrastructural issues of...

Two New Americans Reflect on Immigration Stories on Constitution Day and Citizenship Day

As part of 101.9 WDET’s Book Club, we’re inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every resident...

Kildee Talks $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill and How It Could Affect Michigan Cities

Congress is back in session after its August recess, still debating President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget plan. As part of that plan,...

#SistersInLaw Podcast Hosts Dig Into How Constitution Shapes Criminal Justice Reform

As part of 101.9 WDET’s Book Club, we’re inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every...

James Craig’s Gubernatorial Campaign Kickoff Was Either a Disaster or a Big Win, Depending on Who You Ask

After months of indirectly and directly saying he would run for governor as a Republican, former Detroit Police Chief James...

How Utilities Can and Should Adapt to More Extreme Weather

This summer has brought with it some of the worst weather events we’ve seen in Michigan in a long time. Catastrophic...