The Metro: New Oakland County program offering student debt relief for residents
On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced plans to notify 25 million student loan borrowers of new debt relief options. Closer...
Sam Corey is a producer for 101.9 WDET, which includes finding and preparing interesting stories for the daily news, arts and culture program, The Metro.
Sam joined WDET after a year and a half at The Union, a small newspaper in California, and stints at a variety of local Michigan outlets, including Michigan Public and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
The Metro: Detroit residents own more homes within city limits than investors, according to report
The rising prices for single-family homes have made it harder for Americans to become homeowners. In Detroit, the current real...
Detroit Today: UAW strikes historic deals with Ford, Stellantis and GM
Ford became the first Detroit automaker to strike a deal with the United Auto Workers last week — a deal...
Detroit Today: Why Michigan is removing slurs against Indigenous people from its landmarks
In November 2021, Deb Haaland, United States Secretary of the Interior, officially declared the word, “squaw”, to be a derogatory...
Detroit Today: Challenge of parenting through tragedy, cultural change
America continues to face political conflict, economic and racial inequality, as well as loneliness and social isolation. Those challenges are...
Detroit Today: An untraditional solution to alleviate child poverty in Flint
Recently, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha — a renowned pediatrician and whistleblower of the Flint Water Crisis — along with her colleague...
Detroit Today: The push by some Michigan lawmakers for more transparency in Lansing
Michigan remains one of only two states in the country where lawmakers and the governor are wholly exempt from public...
Detroit Today: How stable is American democracy?
Several facets of American democracy are currently being put to the test. Recently, two African American Tennessee lawmakers were expelled...
Detroit Today: Twitter’s future under Elon Musk’s ownership
Recently, many Twitter users began seeing an image of a dog instead of the customary bird logo. The image is...
Detroit Today: Why Gen Z is gravitating toward vaping and e-cigarettes
If you go to Europe or Asia, you’ll notice how common smoking is. Americans, by contrast, have created really strong...
Detroit Today: Why GM is offering buyouts to salaried employees
In a move General Motors says it’s making in hopes of avoiding layoffs, the manufacturer is offering voluntary buyouts to...
Detroit Today: What a 4-day workweek would mean for productivity and quality of life
The 40-hour workweek has been the tradition in the U.S. for decades, but new data shows there could be an...