DPS School Board Says State Created Problem it’s Trying to Fix

Wikipedia This morning on Detroit Today, host Stephen Henderson speaks with Detroit Public Schools Board of Education member LaMar Lemmons about...

Have Adequate City Services Become a Luxury?

Sandra Svoboda   Residents in some of Detroit's wealthiest neighborhoods will soon pay higher taxes for better city services. That...

Belle Isle Lake Could Reconnect to Detroit River

Michael Ference Belle Isle’s Lake Okonoka may soon be reconnected to the Detroit River. The non-profit group Friends of Detroit...

Detroit Water Director Says City Targeting Past-Due Business Owners

Recent published reports say the city of Detroit shut off water service to more than 20,000 residents behind on utility...

“Every Third Bite Requires a Pollinator” So What Happens When the Bees are Gone?

Spring is officially here and gardeners are pondering what to plant this year. One of the new trends in gardening...

Water Officials Say They’re Boosting Efforts to Collect on Delinquent Commercial Water Accounts

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Yesterday on Detroit Today, host Stephen Henderson spoke with a Detroit News investigative reporter about water shutoffs that continue...

Pontiac’s Post-Emergency Management Board Relinquishes Some Powers to Mayor, City Council

Pontiac is slowly regaining control of its local government. The city’s mayor and city council will regain some authority previously...

Federal Oversight of Detroit Police Department Ends

After 13 years of answering to the U.S. government, the Detroit Police Department is free of federal oversight. A U.S. District...

Water Shutoffs Still Plague Detroit

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Michigan has made international news on a few occasions over controversies surrounding one of the most basic necessity...

Group Revives Effort to Overturn Emergency Manager Law in Court

Emmanuel Huybrechts It’s been more than three years since lawmakers and Governor Rick Snyder approved a beefed-up emergency manager law for...

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U.S. Attorney Talks Charges in DPS Kickback Scheme

Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons This week, 13 Detroit Public Schools administrators and a supplies vendor were charged with bribery in a...