For Sale: Highland Park is Ready to Reinvent Itself

The story of Highland Park is one of a boom and bust economy. The 2.5 square mile enclave surrounded by...

What Oprah 2020 Buzz Tells Us About Celebrity and Politics

Jake Neher/WDET Politics and celebrity are not natural bedfellows in America, but they are also not terribly estranged. They are...

Prevailing Wage Set to Be Big Issue in Coming Months

Jake Neher/WDET Prevailing wage will likely be a hot topic in Lansing this year. That’s the state law that requires...

Do Controversial Bills Have A Chance of Passing in An Election Year?

MPRN It’s an election year, which usually means it’s tougher for controversial bills to make their way through the state Legislature....

Why You Should Care About Michigan’s Open Records Law

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guarantees residents access to public information. But the law does not cover the...

You Are Guaranteed The Right to Public Records — But How Easy Is It Actually to Get Them?

If you want to find out what government is up to, you have a Michigan law on your side: The...

What The Fallout from ‘Fire and Fury’ Looks Like In Washington

Jake Neher/WDET This week the political world has been abuzz with anticipation over a startling book depicting life in the first...

Republican Bob Young Steps Down from U.S. Senate Race

Bob Young for Michigan Michigan's 2018 U.S. Senate race got a shake up Wednesday, but not because of someone entering...

What’s Ahead for Congress in 2018?

congress.gov With the new year comes new ambitions and new agenda items in Congress. But not every agenda is the...

Michigan Politics Could Get A Lot of National Attention in 2018

Rick Pluta/MPRN It’s 2018 -- and that means it’s an election year. It's already shaping up to be an especially...

Looking at the Year Ahead in National Politics with NPR’s Tamara Keith

Jake Neher/WDET President Donald Trump kicked off the new year with a controversial tweet, this time throwing into question the United...

Buckle Up: 2018 Shaping Up To Be Huge Year for Michigan Politics

Jake Neher/WDET The new year will bring lots of important decisions for Michigan voters to make at the ballot box....