Mayor Urges Detroit Residents to Seek Tax Refunds
Eli Newman / WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is urging residents to file their tax returns. City officials say last...
Are We Heading Into a New Era of School Choice?
Dr. Steve Perry It’s National School Choice Week. To mark the occasion, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, the Great...
Working to Preserve History in the Trump Era
At his job, Dan Golodner cares for decades of teachers' union records. He sees in that past the future, as partially described...
Going for the Save: Archivists Caution Trump Administration Against Destroying Records, History
Librarians, archivists and other information professionals who spend their lives preserving history and organizing data -- which are essential to fact...
Michigan Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Juvenile Lifer Cases
Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about how the state handles juvenile life without parole...
Happy Birthday, Michigan!
Michigan was admitted to the Union on Jan. 26, 1837, becoming the 26th state. DTE Energy is marking the occasion...
CFL vs. LED: One’s Future Brightens While The Other Dims [CHART]
Compact fluorescent lights have been around for about 20 years. They were designed to replace incandescent bulbs, because they’re more energy...
MSU Sends Beans to Haiti
Michigan State University is sending bean seeds to Haiti to help restore farms that were hit by Hurricane Matthew late...
Detroiters in Foreclosed Homes Can Still Get Water Service
WDET The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is working to combat fake letters that allow residents in foreclosed homes to...
Judge Says Schuette Can’t File His Own Brief in Flint Water Case
Rick Pluta/MPRN A federal judge has rejected Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s request to weigh in on a lawsuit related...
Michigan Senate Rolls Out Large Prison And Parole Reform Package
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Michigan Senators are making a big push for prison and parole reform this year. Over 20 of the...
What Will Trans-Pacific Partnership Withdrawal Mean For Michigan’s Economy?
NOAA President Donald Trump is making good on his campaign promise to keep the United States out of the Trans-Pacific...