Both Sides of the Gun Control Debate State Their Case

What do both sides of the debate on gun violence have to say on President Obama’s executive order on gun...

Presidential Power and Gun Control, a History

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET   Yesterday President Barack Obama issued an executive order to strengthen regulations around purchasing guns in the United...

MDOT Opens Fort Street Bridge a Year Behind Schedule

For the first time in almost three years, drivers in southwest Detroit can use Fort Street to cross the Rouge...

Providing Context for the Shooting Death by Police of an Unarmed Man in Dearborn

JJ/Creative Commons Dearborn is the first city in southeast Michigan to make news for the shooting death of an unarmed...

New Year Brings New Laws to Michigan

The new year is bringing with it a new series of laws in Michigan, affecting everyone from drivers to diners....

Great Lakes Water Authority Officially Takes Over Operations

As of January 1, 2016 the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and seven counties in SE Michigan officially merged operations...

Internet Radio Show Gives Michigan Writers a Place to Discuss Their Work.

Two Metro Detroit women are working to bring the best in Michigan authors to the attention of the region.  Andrea...

MDOT to Work on Rouge River Bridge on I-75

The Michigan Department of Transportation wants to repair the I-75 bridge crossing the Rouge River. The nearly 50-year-old Southwest Detroit...

Census Shows Michigan Population Up but Exodus Continues

New census data shows Michigan’s population barely increased in the past year, even as experts say thousands of residents were...

Ta-Nehisi Coates Voices His Thoughts on Mass Incarceration in Detroit and Beyond

Sean Carter Photography Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote what is arguably the most important book on race in a generation. "Between The...

“Our Environment, Our Waterways”: Top Issues for the Great Lakes

To predict southeast Michigan’s environmental future, look upstream. Candice Fortman That’s what Dave Spratt, chief executive officer of the Institute...

Southeast Michigan Environmental Issues: Climate Change, Clean Energy, Safe Water

Climate change. Renewable energy. Safe drinking water. Candice Fortman Environmental attorney Nick Schroeck is concerned about all of those issues...