Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller Questions GLWA Accounts of June Floods
The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) says it does not believe human error was a problem in its response to last...
Add These Family-Friendly Southeast Michigan Destinations to Your 2021 Summer Bucket List
WDET’s “How to Summer” is a season-long series that offers insider tips and advice from social media and listeners on...
Activists and Politicians Ask Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to Reassess Property Tax Foreclosures
Activists and politicians are calling for an end to tax foreclosures and over-assessments in the City of Detroit. Sonja Bonnett...
Author Matt Haig Confronts Personal Struggles with Mental Health in New Book “The Comfort Book”
A year and a half after the COVID-19 pandemic began, we are still reckoning with the traumas of isolation, fear...
Detroiters Still Sorting Through Aftermath of Flood
People all over metro Detroit are still recovering from last month's flooding, but residents on Detroit's east side have been devastated by the heightened impacts of every...
Hundreds of Thousands of Retail Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs, Finding Better Ones
As we transition from more than a year of COVID restrictions into some return to life as before, two jobs...
In First Political Speech, James Craig Slams Democrats, But Does Not Announce Run for Governor
As police chief of Detroit, James Craig said he tried to remain apolitical but privately had been very open about...
How Michigan Can Keep Evictions Low Even After Moratorium Ends
July 31 will mark the end of the eviction moratorium implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
K-12 Schools Budget a Historic Balancing of Funding for All Michigan Schools, Proponents Say
State lawmakers have left Lansing for the summer without completing the state’s budget. But they did approve one important part...
Former U.S. Prosecutor Barbara McQuade Reflects on How Constitution Advances Issues of Inequality
The WDET Book Club is reading the U.S. Constitution this summer in an attempt to understand the origins of our country’s modern-day...
Sen. Stabenow Addresses Confusion Over Expanded Child Tax Credit
When the American Rescue Plan passed, it included an increase to the child tax credit to $3,000 per child over...
Coalition Says Ensuring Health and Wealth at Home Depends on Sending Money Abroad
The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition is launching a campaign called “Foreign Aid – What’s It Worth?” Coalition President Liz Schrayer...