GM Decision on Poletown Plant Dredges Up Painful History in Hamtramck, Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET Thirty-eight years ago, the cities of Hamtramck and Detroit helped demolish a neighborhood to make way for the...
GM Layoffs Latest Economic News to Hit Michigan
Jake Neher/WDET General Motors announced devastating news on Monday. They are expected to layoff more than 14,000 workers, and close several...
GM Announces Five Possible Plant Closures In North America
General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible...
Recreational Pot in Michigan — What Happens Next?
Jake Neher/WDET The great pot legalization debate is over in Michigan -- at least for now. Voters have spoken, and we will...
Trump Hits Brakes on Foreign Auto Tariffs
Unsplash.com The Trump Administration is weighing whether to impose high tariffs on vehicles and parts made in foreign countries on...
Dan Gilbert’s Big Week: $1B Greektown Sale, Tigers Rumors, Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com
Jake Neher/WDET This was a big week for billionaire Dan Gilbert. He sold Greektown Casino for $1 billion. Rumors swirled...
James Beard Foundation Pushes For Diversity In Culinary Arts
Jake Neher/WDET The James Beard awards are among the most prestigious in culinary arts, but for years, they have also...
Forum Will Discuss Ways to Guide Young People Into Adulthood
Ismael Ahmed This Friday, the University of Michigan-Dearborn will host an Opportunity Youth Forum, bringing together stakeholders in the region who...
Trump Nominates Michigan Native to Replace Kavanaugh
President Trump says he is nominating his administration’s specialist in cutting government regulations to fill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett...
Will Detroit, Other Cities Learn Anything From Amazon HQ2 Megaflop?
Jake Neher/WDET This week, Amazon stunned almost no one when it announced that it will open new major headquarters near both Washington...
MichMash: This Week’s Elections Were Huge — We’re Not Talking About the Midterms
WDET Digital The incoming Michigan Legislature won’t start passing bills until 2019. But those lawmakers have already taken one of...
Ride Sharing Companies, Local Businesses Offering Free Rides to the Polls
Gus Navarro/WDET One of the recurring themes we hear around elections is about getting people to the polls. This often...