Gordie Howe International Bridge opening delayed again
The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been delayed. That comes despite an initial plan to hold a...
The Metro: Windsor mayor says Gordie Howe Bridge ‘will transcend Donald Trump’s presidency’ when it opens
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is widely interpreted as strengthening the connection between Canada and the United States, making travel...
Black women face obstacles to funding, recruitment in running for office
The Michigan Senate is set to lose three women of color from Detroit-area districts. Erika Geiss, Stephanie Chang, and Sylvia...
The Metro: Why an eviction defense program creating trust in Detroit’s legal system may not exist next year
For about three years, Detroit's Right to Counsel program has given free legal representation to low-income tenants facing eviction. The...
Former Detroit-based US attorney says more federal guardrails are needed to control Trump
Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, who prosecuted ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick for racketeering, accuses the Trump administration of adopting many...
Small Business Association of Michigan CEO says health care reckoning coming for small businesses
New tariffs and threats to annex Canada were the concerns small businesses at the last Mackinac Policy Conference. This year,...
Can and bottle returns are losing steam. What can Michigan do to increase recycling rates?
Michiganders have been taking their pop bottles and cans back to grocery stores for nearly half a century to collect...
Former US attorney accuses President Trump of running the government like a mob boss
President Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. Justice Department has been “weaponized” against him.But one former Justice official argues the...
Federal funding cuts test resilience of Focus: Hope nonprofit
Focus: Hope was founded in 1968 as a way to bring Black and white Detroiters together in the aftermath of...
Inside a race weekend at the Detroit Grand Prix
This year’s running of the Detroit Grand Prix is in the books. The temporary walls along Jefferson Avenue will be...
Eli Savit aims to be Michigan Attorney General
Eli Savit is the Washtenaw County Prosecutor and the Democratic endorsed candidate for Michigan attorney general. Savit spoke with WDET's...
The fight to save Michigan’s hemlock trees is far from over
Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the spread of hemlock woolly adelgid along Lake Michigan is increasing. Native...