The Metro: The pressures of being a first
For the first time, a woman is mayor-elect for the City of Detroit. Mary Sheffield is a 38-year old Black...
Sam Corey
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 WUOM and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
The Metro: The pressures of being a first
For the first time, a woman is mayor-elect for the City of Detroit. Mary Sheffield is a 38-year old Black...
The Metro: Why this Michigan conservative voted for a marijuana tax
For a long time, Michigan's roads didn't have the funding they needed. Last month lawmakers placed a 24%tax on marijuana...
The Metro: Everything you need to know about Hamtramck’s mayoral race
Next week, the Hamtramck will residents will elect a new mayor. That’s because the outgoing mayor, Amer Ghalib was picked...
The Metro: What it looks like to repair Detroit homes
One of the biggest issues Detroiters face has to do with their homes. There are a fair number of homes...
The Metro: What Americans think about President Trump’s foreign policy
Almost a decade ago, President Donald Trump began campaigning on a very different American policy than the one we previously...
The Metro: How Detroit’s next mayor can reduce homelessness
Poverty is going up in Detroit. So too are the costs of food and housing. All of this means that...
The Metro:‘Something compelling about the democratic ideal’ — the case for more representative democracy
When it comes to our federal system, we often don’t have a representative, majoritarian democracy. That means the idea of...
The Metro: Why Michigan’s clerks are against the ranked choice voting initiative
There are several initiatives to get on the 2026 ballot. One of them is to help implement ranked choice voting...
The Metro: Oakland County’s new approach to increase vaccinations
It’s flu season, and that means public health departments are promoting vaccinations. Over the past few years, local vaccination rates...
The Metro: This Madison Heights mayoral candidate leads with care, collaboration and community
While much of the media’s attention on November’s elections has been on Detroit’s mayoral race, there are many other political...
The Metro: Are Detroit police responsible for preventing violent crime?
Even though violent crime has been falling fast in Detroit over the last decade, the city still has a crime...
The Metro: Wayne State’s new program to enroll more Detroit students
The cost of college isn’t just measured in tuition dollars. For many students, part of the challenge is navigating the...