Information Disparity: Local Governments Show Wide Variety in Access to Information
If you want to find out what contracts your local government has with private companies or environmental assessments of community...
Why Isn’t the Michigan Legislature Covered by the Freedom of Information Act?
Nearly every state allows citizens to access records about state legislatures and governors. Not Michigan. It's not for a lack...
Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act: Your Right to Know About Your Government
State agencies and local governments in Michigan are required to provide records, with some exceptions, to members of the public...
Want to Ask Your Local Government for Information? Here’s Help [MAP]
Courtesy of Toby Sorios In his legal work, attorney Tony Sorios has made hundreds of requests for public information from...
“On the Ground” Series Examines Detroit’s North End Neighborhood
Many of Detroit’s neighborhoods are changing and many communities are working to deal with that change. One place where that...
Residents of a Near-Westside Detroit Neighborhood Walk Together Year Round
The Walk Woodbridge initiative encourages residents to get to know their neighbors by walking with them and assessing how friendly...
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Lineup
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 - CHRISTMAS EVE 6-7 am RadioLab 7-8 am On Being 8-10 am Weekend Edition Sunday: Lulu Garcia Navarros...
Will New Lawsuits Over Michigan’s Opioid Crisis Be as Big as Tobacco Settlements in the ’90s?
Jake Neher/WDET Nine Michigan cities and counties hope to hold drug companies responsible for the state’s opioid crisis. From the...
StoryCorps Detroit “The city is like one big house”
One day while renovating her recently purchased home, 55-year-old Tate Osten heard a knock on the door. When she answered it,...
StoryCorps Detroit: “The bar was our CNN.”
Damon “Magic” Percy and and Curtis Lipscomb are not biologically related, but they’re father and son in the LGBT community....
Historian Tom Sugrue on Detroit’s Ascension, Decline and ‘Detroit’ the Film
Jake Neher/WDET This conversation originally aired on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson on July 26, 2017 On Tuesday night, there...
StoryCorps Detroit: Your Vibe
Lauren Hood recalls the early 1990s rave culture in Detroit and Windsor that Adriel Thornton introduced her to when the...
