The Year in Weather; Bitter Cold, Ice Storm, and Tornadoes [MAPS + GRAPHS]

Oh, the weather outside was occasionally frightful in Metro Detroit this year.  We had it better than other parts of...

MichMash: These Whitmer Cabinet Picks Will Inherit Huge Problems At Pivotal Moments

WDET Digital We’re beginning to get a clearer picture of what state government might look like under Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer....

Detroit Races Past Bankruptcy Amid Fears Some Residents Being Left Behind

The city of Detroit has reached a major milestone. Five years ago the Motor City filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy...

1968: A Look Back

1968.  It’s a year that’s unparalleled in recent American history.  It started with a major scare for the U.S. military...

Tax Time Is Coming; What’s New for 2019 [BOOKLET + CALCULATOR]

Last Christmas, Congress gave U.S. corporations a big tax break as part of an overhaul of the nation's tax code....

MichMash: Is Compromise Possible After Contentious, Chaotic Lame Duck?

WDET Digital The state Legislature’s contentious and chaotic lame duck session is done. But the stark partisanship on display these...

CuriosiD: Detroit’s Citywide Address Change and the Search for 203 Pingree

Listener Kathy Hall Knall has a question about a home from her family's past in Detroit: My father grew up...

Canadians Face Travel Ban for Talking With U.S. Pot Industry While Michigan Dispensaries Fear Product Shortage

Investors are smelling the profit potential in legal marijuana. And the latest fertile field for financiers is Michigan, the 10th...

‘World’s Smartest Intersection’ in Detroit: Like Adding a Smartphone on Traffic Lights

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Imagine a traffic light that stays yellow long enough for cyclists or pedestrians to get across, no matter...

MichMash: Attempt to Make Petition Campaigns More Difficult Could Backfire on GOP

WDET Digital Republican state lawmakers are moving forward with measures that would make it more difficult to put questions on a...

Republicans Power Through Controversial Lame Duck Legislation

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Republicans in the state Legislature are trying to increase their power and limit the powers of statewide offices...

Controversial Measure Targeting Michigan Unions Could Clear State Senate This Week

Jake Neher/WDET It’s the third week of the Michigan Legislature’s frenzied lame duck session. There are plenty of hotly debated...