Author Talks About ‘New Normal’ of Financial Instability Before Retirement

Elizabeth White For much of the 20th Century, the American middle class expected to be able to retire comfortably when...

Federal Shutdown Is Over… For Now. How Will Michigan Congresspeople Lead Going Forward?

William R. Page, USGS The shutdown is over -- at least for the next three weeks. Workers have been told...

Documentary Follows Detroit’s Rise, Fall, Revitalization Through Eyes of Postman

  Detroit 48202 Detroit-born filmmaker Pam Sporn has come up with a really interesting way to tell the city’s story....

What Are Michigan Members of Congress Saying About the Shutdown?

Jake Neher/WDET As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second month, it is beginning to take a very personal...

Study: Michigan Dead Last in Education Funding Growth

Jake Neher/WDET Dead last. That's where Michigan ranks for growth in education spending over the past two decades, according to a...

As Pavement Crumbles, What Are The Chances Gov. Whitmer Will Fix the Damn Roads?

Gretchen Whitmer Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ran a campaign to “fix the damn roads” and now she has to find a way...

Will Government Shutdown Sour Macomb County Voters on President Trump?

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET It’s been more than a month since the federal government shutdown began, the longest in history. Many, if not...

The Flying Car is Getting Closer [VIDEO]

It's 2019, and we still don't have a flying car. But a Detroit company is developing perhaps the closest thing...

Is it Time Detroit Stopped Being the ‘Motor City’?

Hear WDET's report by clicking on the audio player above. Ralph Nader, pedestrians on Woodward Avenue, Detroit City Councilmember Scott...

Local Expat and Expert React to Latest Brexit Kerfuffle

Jake Neher We have many of our own political quagmires in America right now -- but across the Atlantic, in England,...

Electric Cars and Trucks At Crossroads as Auto Show Kicks Off

Jennifer Pruss/WDET The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is back, and that means the future of the auto companies...

MichMash: Experts Weigh Michigan’s Piggy Bank, Setting Stage for Divided Government

WDET Digital The state will have more than $24 billion to work with as it gets ready to kick off its...