Unemployment Fraud Lawsuit Against State Dismissed by Court of Appeals
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency The Michigan Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit claiming the state wrongfully accused thousands of people...
New Public School Employee Retirement Plan to Take Effect Next Year
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law controversial changes to the state’s public school employee retirement system. Starting in...
Are You Happy To Pay for Business Incentives If They Create Jobs?
Office of state Sen. Dale Zorn Gov. Rick Snyder will soon decide if the state will give away $200 million in...
Former GOP Lawmaker on Donald Trump Jr.’s Emails: “Wouldn’t I Do the Same Thing?”
Michigan House of Representatives This week has brought its fair share of bombshells related to the Trump campaign's relationship with...
CuriosiD: What’s Happened at the State Fairgrounds?
Listener Jennifer Gulati is curious about the status of the Michigan State Fairgrounds at Woodward and 8 Mile. “I show...
Are Tax Breaks for Big Businesses Worth the Jobs They’re Supposed to Create?
Jake Neher/WDET State lawmakers are sending $200 million in new tax incentives to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk. Those incentives are meant...
Tax Incentives for Big Businesses Head to Governor
Jake Neher/WDET State lawmakers passed legislation to give big tax incentives to a handful of large employers Wednesday. The bills...
Detroit’s Focus: HOPE Founded In the Aftermath of July 1967
Editor's note: Ashley Woods wrote and produced this story for WDET. It aired in 2007. In the aftermath of July...
How Significant is Volvo’s Move Away From Traditional Engines?
Jennifer Pruss/WDET This week Volvo announced its line of cars will all be electric or hybrid-electric in two years. Multiple...
Israel Could Protect Cars Built in Detroit from Cyberattacks
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Officials with the government of Israel say they believe their country can offer significant help to Michigan’s signature...
Can Michigan Make Medical Marijuana Law Less Hazy?
Courtesy of LOVELAND Technologies Michigan is still trying to grapple with the law voters approved in 2008 that legalized medical...
GOP State Lawmaker: Asian Carp “A Slow Motion Disaster That We’re Allowing… Right Before Our Eyes”
Office of state Sen. John Proos Last week, a fisherman caught a live Asian Carp in waterways nine miles away...