Attorney General Dana Nessel On The Constitutional Right To Education
Jake Neher/WDET Are we all guaranteed a right to literacy under the U.S. Constitution? Students in Detroit say we are....
Michigan House Leaders Discuss Auto Insurance, Crumbling Roads and More
Jake Neher/WDET The two leaders of the state House had a big week at the 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference. WDET's...
Michigan’s Legislative Leaders Tackle Big Issues on Mackinac
Stephen Henderson and Nolan Finley of the Detroit News moderate a panel discussion at the Mackinac Policy Conference with all...
Kresge Foundation President and CEO Discusses Early Childhood Investments, Regional Transit
Jake Neher/WDET President and CEO of the Kresge Foundation Rip Rapson sits down with Stephen Henderson at the Mackinac Policy...
White Flight Caused Canton’s Boom. Now, Immigrants Call It Home
Jerome Vaughn If the location of Michigan's only IKEA wasn't enough of an indicator, Canton Township's web of subdivisions should...
2019 Mackinac Policy Conference: Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence on Racial Disparities and Reparations
As Congress wrestles with its ability to deal with a hostile White House, Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence of Michigan has become...
SAT Adversity Score: Can the College Board Solve the Privilege Problem?
The Scholastic Aptitude Test or SAT as it’s commonly called was invented back in 1926 by a eugenicist who created...
Detroit Myth Busters: Researchers Illuminate, Challenge City’s Civil Rights and Post-War History
Jake Neher/WDET Civil rights and the black power movement in Detroit What do you know about Detroit’s civil rights history?...
MichMash: Whitmer Willing to Wield Veto Pen — Will She Break It Out for Vaping Regulations?
WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is wielding the power of the veto pen in Lansing. This week, she exercised a line-item...
What Are Some Solutions to Our Student Debt Crisis?
Sandy Baruah Student debt and college affordability are twin menaces in the United States, both threatening the promise of upward...
MichMash: Dems Have Powerful New Tool In Negotiations at State Capitol
WDET Digital A bill allowing schools to break for the summer without having to make up for snow days missed...
A Former Inmate and a Prison Abolitionist Weigh In on Whether We Should Eliminate Prisons
Dr. Ruth Wilson Gilmore Is prison necessary? That’s the question posed by a recent New York Times piece spotlighting Dr....