What Recession? Economist Urges Caution When Making Predictions

When will the next recession arrive? Well, there are a variety of factors to consider. There’s President Trump’s ever-changing tariff...

As Detroit Looks Forward, Questions Around Property Taxes Abound

Just six years out of the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, are Detroit’s finances stable enough to hold up in...

UAW Strike Against General Motors Has Big Impact on Metro Detroit

Editor’s note: WDET reporters are members of the Professional and Administrative Union, Local 1979, UAW. UAW workers are hitting the picket lines against...

New Bedrock CEO Matt Cullen Talks Investment, Hudson Development

Last month there was a staffing shakeup within Dan Gilbert’s group of Detroit-based companies. Now, born and bred Detroiter Matt...

Ever Wondered Why It Seems Like Your Online Job Application Isn’t Read?

Depending on who you ask, the slowing job market is a sure sign that a recession is looming.  U.S. businesses...

Can Governor Ban Flavored Vaping Products Without Lawmakers? Attorney General Says Yes

WDET Digital Supporters of the vaping industry in Michigan are threatening legal action over a plan to ban flavored vaping...

Michigan Already Seeing Manufacturing Recession, Says Rep. Andy Levin

Members of Congress are back in Washington D.C. this week after their summer break. There are plenty of pressing issues to...

Former GOP Lawmaker Phil Pavlov Weighs Run for Congress

There will soon be an open congressional seat in Michigan's 10th District, which represents much of Macomb County and Michigan's...

Big Tobacco Chains Want a Piece of Michigan’s Pot Market, But State Deals Blow

Now that Michigan has legalized recreational marijuana, there is a mad scramble unfolding over who will dominate what could be...

State Senate Leader Hits Back on Budget, Roads Impasse: “There Is No Budget Crisis”

Tensions are rising in Lansing and Governor Gretchen Whitmer faces off with Republican Legislative leaders on the budget impasse.  Gov....

The Flint Water Crisis’ Latest Victim Died Earlier This Year

This February, one of the most recent deaths caused by the Flint Water Crisis occurred: Jassmine McBride, who died 6 months...

Rep. Haley Stevens Concerned About Recession, Calls Out Tariffs as Obstacle to Job Creation

Members of Congress head back to Capitol Hill in early September, returning to a political environment that is rich with problems...