Moving Detroit’s Kids Into a World-Class City

A new initiative in Detroit is hoping to harness some of the positive desire for change in the city. Hope...

Researchers to Hold Massive Archive Session to Copy Climate Data They Fear Trump Could Make Vanish

President-elect Donald Trump has made some contradictory statements regarding the science of climate change, calling it at different times a...

Lawmakers Approve Overhaul Of Michigan’s Energy Policies

Sandra Svoboda/WDET A major rewrite of Michigan’s energy policy is on its way to Gov. Rick Snyder. The main focus...

Bigger Cities Don’t Want to Pay for State Roads Anymore

As the legislature wraps up the 2016 session, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments is hoping legislators will approve a...

Cincinnati’s Streetcar Has Issues… A Bad Sign For QLine?

Bill Shea For the first time in 60 years, you might see a streetcar moving along the streets of Detroit....

State Considers Penalizing Mass Protests

The Michigan Senate is considering a plan already approved by the House which would increase the penalties for people or...

MI Legislature May Leave Life Saving Legislation on the Table

As the Michigan legislature wraps up its work for 2016, special interest organizations and lobbyists are pressed for time to...

Journalist Chad Livengood Talks About Leaving Lansing To Cover Detroit

Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) One of Michigan’s best state Capitol reporters is leaving Lansing. Chad Livengood of the...

James Feagin Gives The Lowdown On DET Insiders Project

James Feagin For about a year, WDET has been holding small community meetings with residents and business owners all over...

CuriosiD: Why are there 5 Grosse Pointes?

The question for this edition of CuriosiD comes from listener Dwayne Dobine: “Why are there five separate cities that are seemingly...

What Would An Overhaul Of Michigan’s Energy Policies Mean For You?

Pat Batcheller State lawmakers are gearing up to pass some controversial bills during their lame duck session. That’s the time...

WSU Researchers Looking at How Individual Genes React to Specific Environmental Factors

Researchers at Wayne State University are looking at how health is affected when our genes and environmental factors are mixed....