Evans: Rock Venture Proposal Needs Vetting

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans says there needs to be a thorough vetting of the Rock Ventures’ proposals to build...

Construction on M-59 to Begin Next Month

  The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin a two-year reconstruction of M-59 next month.  MDOT crews will keep three...

WSU Student-Athletes Post 3.25 GPA in Fall 2016

Wayne State University says 73 percent of its student-athletes earned a grade-point average higher than 3.0 in the 2016 fall...

The Future of Michigan’s Successful Bipartisan Medicaid Expansion Plan is Uncertain

With the Trump administration’s vow to “repeal and replace” Obamacare, it’s unclear what will carry over if action is taken....

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The Dearborn-based Arab American Civil Rights League, joined by Asian-American and Native American legal groups. A Colorado community college student...

A Faint Comet Follows Friday’s Full Moon

When the full moon rises in the evening of Feb. 11, it will be passing through the Earth's outer shadow...

New Ordinance Aimed to Prevent Gentrification in Detroit

Detroit City Council Member Mary Sheffield says residential developers asking for public funds should include affordable housing in their buildings....

State Audit Finds No Voter Fraud in Detroit’s November Election

Flickr A Michigan Bureau of Elections audit found a handful of ballot problems in Detroit’s November election resulted from human...

School Reform Office Faces Challenges from Legislators and Districts

Sascha Raiyn State School Reform Officer Natasha Baker testified before the Michigan Senate’s Education Committee today as legislators consider a...

L. Brooks Patterson Answers Community Questions After State of the County Speech

Matt Trevethan/WDET Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson says the county is strong and getting stronger. He laid out a...

Local Governments Want More Revenue Sharing from Lansing

Governor Rick Snyder presented his proposed budget to the legislature yesterday. The recommendations include a $50 per student increase in...

Detroit Business Accelerators Keep Pulse on The Next “Big” Idea

Detroit’s reputation for encouraging entrepreneurship and small business development is continuing to expand. The number of business accelerators and incubators...