Detroiters Hope for More Jobs, Inclusive Investment as Election Primary Looms

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Detroit voters are preparing to select the finalists who will vie for key elected positions during the city’s...

Officials say Home Ownership Might Be Possible …

Officials with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority are stepping up efforts to promote home ownership in Southeast Michigan and...

Detroit Needs Dockworkers [VIDEO]

Chances are the car you're driving contains steel that arrived in Metro Detroit on a ship. Oceangoing vessels and Great...

Study says Housing Demands in Future Include More Room for Seniors and More Rentals

A new study predicting changes in Metro Detroit’s housing needs over the next few decades shows several areas that may...

Wayne County One Step Closer to Reaching Deal on Jail Site with Rock Ventures

James Martinez/Wayne County The long-standing boondoggle that is the Wayne County jail may soon reach a conclusion. Wayne County Executive...

12th and Clairmount Shows Scars And Signs of Hope

Editor's note: Pat Batcheller originally filed this report in 2007. It has been updated. Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The intersection of 12th...

GOP State Senator on Senate Healthcare Flop, White House Infighting

Jake Neher/WDET Republican leadership in Washington has had a tough week.  Obamacare is still the law of the land after...

What’s In A Word? How ‘Sex’ Could Reshape LGBTQ Rights in Michigan

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Issues affecting the LGBTQ community have made statewide and national news this week. President Trump tweeted about his...

Head Start Programs Looking for Staff

Detroit’s largest early childhood learning program is looking for help. The Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan and Head Start plan...

Detroit’s Brightmoor Neighborhood Struggled With Ripples of July 1967

Editor's note: John Notarianni wrote and produced this report for WDET. It aired in 2007. During Detroit's civil unrest in...

Trump Official Pledges Tax Relief, Health Care Help for Small Business Owners

sba.gov Congress continues to grapple with health care reform. But another item on the GOP agenda is still awaiting attention....

LGBTQ Activists Call for Clarity in State’s Civil Rights Law

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET LGBT activists say the state’s civil rights law is too vague when it comes to discrimination based on...