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...
Senator Gary Peters On Impeachment, Climate Change, and Michigan Politics
The impeachment inquiry into President Trump is commanding headlines and consuming national politics. While the turmoil in Washington consumes the discourse,...
New University of Michigan Research Center in Detroit Bets on Keeping Talent in State
Laura Weber-Davis, WDET University of Michigan alum and Manhattan real estate developer Stephen Ross is betting on Detroit, and Dan...
Southwest Detroit Time Bank Lets People Trade Favors
Have you ever heard the old adage, "time is money”? For the last decade, an organization based in Southwest Detroit...
FCA To Merge With French Automaker: What Does It Mean?
The boards of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot have announced plans to merge, creating the world's fourth-largest car company. The new...
Created Equal, Season 2: Former EPA Water Expert on Finding the Evidence for Flint
"Nobody is really going to pay attention that there's lead in the water until there's evidence that people are being...
UAW Strike Against GM: Costly, but Not Catastrophic for Corporate Profits
Officials with General Motors say its revenue took a multi-billion dollar hit because of the recent United Auto Workers strike....
GOP Shouldn’t Hold Breath That Whitmer Will Limit Her Own Powers
Some state lawmakers want to limit the powers of the governor’s office. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been flexing her constitutional...
Former Congressman John Conyers Dies as a Civil Rights Icon with a Tarnished Legacy
There was nothing but reverence for Conyers at a rally for Bernie Sanders yesterday in Detroit. Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib,...
UAW General Motors Membership Ratifies New Contract, Ending Strike
Editor's note, 9:50 am 10/28/19: Updated with new story. A contentious 40-day strike that crippled General Motors’ U.S. production came...