Democrats Assume Power In the House Amid Partisan Gridlock

Jake Neher/WDET A new Congress will be sworn in on Thursday. The U.S. House of Representatives will shift to Democratic control for...

Fear and Loathing in Corktown: Detroit’s Oldest Surviving Neighborhood Deals with Change

Jake Neher/WDET Change is happening in Corktown. But not all residents see it as change for the better. Corktown is...

MichMash: These Whitmer Cabinet Picks Will Inherit Huge Problems At Pivotal Moments

WDET Digital We’re beginning to get a clearer picture of what state government might look like under Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer....

Detroit Races Past Bankruptcy Amid Fears Some Residents Being Left Behind

The city of Detroit has reached a major milestone. Five years ago the Motor City filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy...

Detroit Today Hosts Robust Conversation on Housing Insecurity in Final Book Club Event

In 2018, Detroit Today hosted a summer community read of Matthew Desmond's book "Evicted", a Pulitzer Prize winning look at poverty and...

Canadians Face Travel Ban for Talking With U.S. Pot Industry While Michigan Dispensaries Fear Product Shortage

Investors are smelling the profit potential in legal marijuana. And the latest fertile field for financiers is Michigan, the 10th...

“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond

John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent much of 2018 reading with listeners, discussing some...

Former Head Of ACLU Of Michigan Talks About Her Big Year

Jake Neher/WDET Over two decades, Kary Moss turned the ACLU of Michigan from a tiny office in the Book Building...

Black And Republican: What The Party Is (Or Isn’t) Doing To Attract Voters Of Color

Laura Weber-Davis, WDET A recent article on FiveThirtyEight.com asks the question, “Have Republicans Given Up on Winning Black Voters?” Author Perry...

Gov. Rick Snyder’s Complicated Legacy: A Tale of Two Cities

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder is in the final weeks of his two terms in the top office in the state....

Controversial Measure Targeting Michigan Unions Could Clear State Senate This Week

Jake Neher/WDET It’s the third week of the Michigan Legislature’s frenzied lame duck session. There are plenty of hotly debated...

Trump Rule Change Could Hurt Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants in SE Michigan

Gracie Xavier, Michigan Global Talent Retention Initiative Over the past few years, we’ve had an intense debate in this country...