Activists Try To Create Group Support for Ballot Drives

Jake Neher/WDET A small crowd that held a May Day rally in front of the state Capitol has a big...

Experts Say Outlawing Genital Mutilation Alone Can’t Stop It

Office of state Sen. Margaret O'Brien A state Senate committee holds a hearing Tuesday on bills to outlaw female genital...

Preliminary Work Underway on Gordie Howe Bridge

“We have approximately 60% of the properties that we require on the U-S side"      Three teams have been...

Michigan Congressional Delegation Praises Budget Deal

Laura Weber Davis, WDET Congress has reached a budget deal that includes funding to help restore the Great Lakes. The...

Attorney General Blocks Pensions for Administrators Involved in DPS Kickback Scheme

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office says Detroit school officials convicted in a kick-back scheme will have to give back part...

Old Oil Pipeline Under Straits of Mackinac at Center of Petition Drive

"The reason we got involved is that we think the State is taking too long and we can’t afford a...

Auto No-Fault Overhaul Sees Resurgence in State Legislature

Jake Neher/WDET The state Legislature is resurrecting legislation to end mandatory, unlimited medical benefits for car crash victims.  Proponents of...

State Lawmakers Finally Approve Money for Flint

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET After stops and starts, the state Legislature has finally adopted a bill to send $100 million dollars to...

Marathon Plants Trees as Part of Green Buffer Near Refinery [PHOTOS]

It's been about a decade since Marathon Petroleum Corp. announced plans to expand its Detroit refinery. In 2011, the company...

“The Intersection”: Book Provides Perspective on 1967

Sandra Svoboda/WDET WDET reporters and producers have some of their work included in a new book -- a published version of "The...

Trump says U.S. will Negotiate a ‘Fair’ NAFTA Deal

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET President Donald Trump says he is ready to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA,...

U.S. and Canadian Officials Discuss Trade Issues at Great Lakes Economic Forum

Trade delegations from the U.S. and Canada traveled to Detroit and Windsor this week for the Great Lakes Economic Forum....