Is The Future Of News Nonprofit?
The demise of local news organizations across the country feels like it’s happening in slow motion. Once or twice every...
Changing This 2011 State Law Could Get Transit on the Ballot in 2020
The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan has struggled to get public funding since its inception. In 2016, the RTA asked...
Four Tips to Avoid Getting Scammed on Cyber Monday
The combination of online holiday deals and shoppers quickly buying lots of items creates a fertile field for cyber criminals...
Former Union Official Asks ‘Why Shouldn’t Rashida Tlaib Be Next President of the UAW?’
Jake Neher/WDET Editor’s note: WDET reporters are members of the Professional and Administrative Union, Local 1979, UAW. The UAW corruption scandal has set...
Lieutenant Governor Makes History in Battle for Criminal Justice Reform
Before becoming Gretchen Whitmer's Lieutenant Governor, Garlin Gilchrist worked as a software engineer, then the social network coordinator for the 2008 Obama...
Reveal’s Aaron Glantz Says Those Profiting Off Housing Crisis Target Detroit, Other Michigan Cities
A gang of Wall Street kingpins, greedy investors and crooked banks have been stealing the American Dream by making it harder for people...
Detroit City Council Rejects Duggan’s Blight Bond Proposal. Now What?
Detroit City Council voted down a proposal to add a $250-million blight bond question to the March primary ballot. The...
Hospitals Help Patients But Not the Planet. Here’s How to Change That.
Healthcare facilities in the United States dispose of 4 billion pounds of waste annually, making them the second largest contributor to...
Pot Proposal Failures Not Harshing Advocates’ Mellow
During last week's elections, voters rejected a number of proposed ordinances on their local ballots that would have allowed cannabis businesses...
New Flint Mayor Faces Another Financial Emergency On Day One
Michigan House of Representatives Flint gets a new mayor on Monday. Less than a week after narrowly defeating incumbent mayor Karen...
The Challenges Of Being Yourself in the Workplace
Why don’t we open up more at work? Probably because we fear being judged, misunderstood or disliked. This is especially...
Local Election Highlights Include Marijuana Losses, Ranked Choice Voting
Voters in many communities across Michigan went to the polls on Tuesday. Incumbents in a number of communities held on...
