Enbridge Defends Integrity of Pipeline Under Straits of Mackinac

Conservationists across Michigan are pushing legislators to shut down the 63-year old Enbridge pipeline that runs under the Straits of...

“Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories & Tragedies”

The First Folio is the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays. It was published in 1623, seven years after the...

First Ladies of Wayne County Pledge to Take on Backlogged Rape Kits

Eli Newman / WDET Wayne County is launching a faith-based partnership to help fund the investigation and prosecution of more...

Caring for Kids: How One Detroit Pediatrician Entered the World of Policy and Advocacy

United Way for Southeast Michigan Children in Detroit deserve better than what adults and officials are giving them and their...

Are Cities Getting Short Changed in Proposed State Budget?

State lawmakers are mulling over next year’s proposed budget. Governor Snyder released his funding priorities and other expenditures last week....

Michigan Extends Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine in the U.P.

Michigan is expanding its quarantine for the Emerald Ash Borer. State regulators are adding four counties in the Upper Peninsula...

Michigan Accepting Proposals for Minority Health Inequity Awareness

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is seeking proposals to address ethnic and racial health inequality. The agency...

L. Brooks Patterson: One Man’s Sprawl is Another Man’s Economic Development

MML, Flickr Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced during his State of the County address that he plans to...

Southfield Residents Ready to Grill DEQ on Drilling Permit Request

The City of Southfield is embroiled in controversy over whether or not a church at Evergreen and 9-Mile Road should...

Furry Flint Residents Need Protection

As the investigation into how lead leeching into Flint’s water system should be abated, residents there continue to use bottled and...

Do Highway Expansions Work?

Remi Jouan   In densely populated cities such as Los Angeles and Honolulu, there are highways throughout the region that...

Construction Project to Begin on I-75 Near Square Lake Road

Road crews are clearing brush Tuesday along I-75 near Square Lake Road in preparation of a major reconstruction project. The Michigan Department...