Michigan DEQ Gets New Name, Director Liesl Clark Joins Detroit Today
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Liesl Clark is taking over a state agency that has been in...
Nature Continues to Disappear in Canton
Canton resident Dick Dionne turns off of Warren Avenue and onto a Ridge Road. The narrow, gravel thoroughfare passes the...
Gallup: Environment Tops Economy [CHARTS]
A new Gallup poll shows a growing percentage of Americans favor protecting the environment over economic growth when the two...
Sanders Says Path to White House Goes Through Midwest
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is stumping through Midwestern states his campaign says provide the strongest path to winning the...
How Fair or Unfair Is Our Tax Code?
Jeffrey Dorfman/University of Georgia Monday is tax day, and you’ve got until midnight to file your taxes from 2018 (unless...
Think You Know How To Fix The Roads? Now’s Your Chance to Prove It
Jake Neher/WDET There are at least two things that are universal about living in Southeastern Michigan -- we all drive on...
Canton Tries to Cure Crash-Filled Crossroads
Like many in Michigan, residents in Canton Township say they have no bigger concern than the state of the roadways....
MichMash: Will MI Supreme Court Offer Clarity on Minimum Wage, Sick Leave Laws?
WDET Digital The Michigan State Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments about Michigan’s minimum wage and paid sick leave...
Activists, Lawmakers Working to Keep Detroiters in Their Homes
Jake Neher/WDET Much of last year on Detroit Today was spent exploring all the ways that housing insecurity drives poverty. Even people...
Websites Sued for Allegedly Leaving the Blind Behind
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET A myriad of business websites, government websites, college websites and even some promoting entertainers are facing criticism over...
MichMash: Budget Burglary? More Claims of ‘Robbing Peter to Pay Paul’ at State Capitol
WDET Digital State lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are in the thick of budget negotiations. Whitmer’s road funding plan faces...
National Geographic Explores How We Design, Live in Cities
National Geographic Cities face massive challenges moving into the next part of the 21st century. Poverty, income inequality, gentrification, and...