Want to Ask Your Local Government for Information? Here’s Help [MAP]

Courtesy of Toby Sorios In his legal work, attorney Tony Sorios has made hundreds of requests for public information from...

How Is Trump Reshaping the American Judiciary?

Jake Neher/WDET You may have seen a viral video (see below) recently that shows one of President Trump’s federal judicial...

Congress Members Call for Investigation into Sex Harassment Allegations Against Trump

Jake Neher/WDET About 100 members of Congress are calling for an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment made against President...

Why Won’t There Be A Special Election to Fill Conyers’ Seat Until November?

Jake Neher/WDET We now have dates set for elections to fill the seat in Congress vacated by former Congressman John...

Young II Officially Launches Bid to Replace Conyers in Congress

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Michigan state Senator Coleman Young II, fresh from a losing bid to become mayor of Detroit, is formally...

Michigan Governor Sets Special Elections to Replace Conyers

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says special elections to fill the seat left vacant by former Congressman John Conyers...

Political Dynasties: Why Do Voters Keep Electing People With The Same Last Names?

Jake Neher/WDET Two of Michigan’s longest-serving members of Congress are ending their tenure in Washington. Congressman Sander Levin (D-Royal Oak)...

Will Metro Detroit Voters See Another Transit Millage on the 2018 Ballot?

Matt Trevethan/WDET Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel delivered his State of the County speech on Wednesday night at the Macomb Center for...

Detroit, International Experts React to Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement

Jake Neher/WDET Decades of foreign policy and international consensus has been overturned this week. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump declared that the...

Michigan Governor Weighs Special Election to Fill Congressional Seat Left Open by Conyers

Jake Neher/WDET Voters in Michigan’s 13th Congressional district will face a special election to fill the seat vacated by one...

Conyers’ Resignation Opens Up Possible Free-For-All to Fill Seat

Jake Neher/WDET On Tuesday, the storied congressional career of John Conyers came to an end. Despite Conyers’ accomplishments and legendary...

Conyers Steps Down from Congress Amid Harassment Allegations

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The longest-serving member of Congress says he is leaving office as he faces allegations of sexual harassment. U.S....