GOP-Controlled Legislature Approves Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave Proposals
Jake Neher The state Legislature has approved two proposals that were otherwise headed for the November ballot. The measures, approved on...
GOP-Controlled Legislature Approves Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave Proposals
Jake Neher The state Legislature has approved two proposals that were otherwise headed for the November ballot. The measures, approved on...
The Future of NAFTA, “Canadian Cars”, and Detroit Autos
Jake Neher/WDET President Donald Trump says he’s reached a new trade deal with Mexico to replace NAFTA, but he still...
MichMash: Here’s Why Dems Might Vote Against Minimum Wage Increase
WDET Digital Lawmakers are returning to Lansing after their summer break. One big question is whether the Legislature will vote...
How Might New Trade Deal in North America Affect Southeast Michigan?
Jake Neher/WDET The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) might be in for a shakeup – and Michigan could feel...
New Book Explores First African Americans to Escape Slavery, Become Millionaires
Shomari Walls/Harper Collins One in seven white families in the United States are now millionaires. For black families, it's one...
Detroiters Recognized as Finalists for Innovative Ideas for Digital Era
Jake Neher/WDET The MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) and its North America Region Collaborator, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, have announced the...
“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 this summer reading with listeners, discussing some...
Whitmer on Schuette: ‘I’m Not Going to Get Distracted by His Superficial, Sexist Barbs’
Joan Isabella/WDET Democratic nominee for governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling out her GOP opponent Bill Schuette for what she calls "superficial,...
Detroit Casino Revenue in July Rises Slightly from 2017
Detroit’s three casinos’ combined June revenue of $119 million was up from the same month a year, according to the...
‘It Touches You…It’s Traumatic’–The Effects of Eviction and Housing Insecurity on Kids
WDET This Wednesday, the Detroit Today team is having another in-community book club meeting for their summer reading of Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer...
Oakland Exec Prefers ‘Joining the Klan’ to Helping CEO’s Drive Investment to Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET The head of Oakland County’s government says he would rather be part of the Ku Klux Klan than...
Rashida Tlaib After Victory: ‘People Saw That I Was Real’
Jake Neher/WDET Rashida Tlaib will soon likely become the first Muslim woman ever to serve in Congress. For over fifty...
