Michigan’s Close Ties to China Mean Business
Governor Rick Snyder returned from China this week and announced several new partnerships with Chinese companies. The deals include a...
Michigan’s Close Ties to China Mean Business
Governor Rick Snyder returned from China this week and announced several new partnerships with Chinese companies. The deals include a...
New Online Directory Launches for District 1 Businesses
Detroit City Council and partners introduced an online local business directory on Monday. The website lists 620 neighborhood shops...
Michigan Appeals Order to Deliver Bottled Water to Flint
State officials say they will appeal a judge’s order that Michigan deliver bottled water to some residents in Flint. A...
Getting a Job Can Be More Complicated for Some Detroiters
One of Detroit’s biggest employment services is beefing up its mission with a new C-E-O. The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation...
How Can Kids and Schools Deal With Post-Election Turbulence?
Jake Neher/WDET A viral video recently spread across the internet showing middle school students chanting “build that wall” - a...
Detroit Photographer Chronicles Standing Rock Standoff
Cybelle Codish Over the weekend there was another flare-up between protesters and police near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North...
Cass Tech Celebrates 90 Years of Teaching Students to Play the Harp
Detroit’s Cass Technical High School is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its “Harp and Vocal Ensemble”. That's right. Cass Tech...
What Does Dakota Access Pipeline Tell Us About Broader Issues Facing Indigenous Communities?
United Church of Christ, Flickr Lost in much of media coverage of the presidential campaign this year has been a...
Michigan’s Silent and Wage-less Seven Billion Dollar Industry
Michigan has a seven Billion-dollar industry where almost everyone works for free. It’s called Elder Care. Over a half-million Michigan...
Forbes’ “Most Affordable Cities” Ranks Detroit in Top Ten
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Detroit has been ranked tenth on Forbes’ list of “Most Affordable Cities,” with median costs for houses at...
The Successes And Failings Of The Modern Justice System
Sandra Svoboda/WDET WDET and our Detroit Journalism Cooperative partners are looking back to look forward. Nearly 50 years after this...
MSP Changes How Troopers Record Race at Traffic Stops
michigan.gov The Michigan State Police will begin keeping more accurate records of the race of drivers during traffic stops. The...