Jesse Jackson Encourages Voter Registration In Detroit
The Reverend Jesse Jackson is making the case for Detroit’s youngest eligible residents to exercise their right to vote. The...
Wayne County Executive Says State Budget Growing While Local Funding Shrinks
After three months of traveling to other communities across Michigan, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans says he sees a trend in the...
Former POTUS Bill Clinton Does Labor Day Detroit Stop-By
Rick Pluta/MPRN Former President Bill Clinton was a crowd-stopper as he marched in Detroit’s Labor Day Parade on behalf of...
It Looks Increasingly Likely Republicans Will Lose On Straight-Ticket Voting Ban
Rick Pluta/MPRN Republicans who want to end straight-ticket voting in Michigan are running out of legal options. State Attorney General Bill...
Schuette Must Decide Whether To Take Voting Case To SCOTUS [UPDATE]
Jake Neher/WDET UPDATE: Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court. A legal...
Bill Clinton to Campaign at Detroit Labor Day Parade
A former U.S. president who could become the nation’s First Gentleman is set to campaign in Detroit next week. Bill...
Detroiters: Proposal A…Proposal B…Both or Neither?
Detroit residents will decide in November whether to approve a Community Benefits Agreement, or C-B-A. But the ballot is expected to...
Trump Targets Michigan with New Ad Buy
The Donald Trump campaign says it plans to air a series of television advertisements in Michigan promoting the Republican’s bid...
Trump Continues Effort To Win Black Votes Ahead Of Detroit Visit
Jake Neher/WDET Right now, polling suggests Donald Trump is getting two percent of the black vote nationally. As of July, zero percent of...
Gawker’s Demise And What It Means For Media Landscape
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Last week the website Gawker.com published its final post. Not because the site was unpopular and unprofitable, but...
Marijuana Advocates Continue The Fight For The November Ballot
Brett Levin, flickr. There will be a new round of court filings this week in the battle to get marijuana...
How Does This Year’s Election Affect America’s Standing In The World?
Jake Neher/WDET In recent presidential elections, it seems it’s the candidates’ tone and tenor that grabs the most attention. It...
