Third Grade Reading Bill Makes Its Way To The Governor’s Desk

Jake Neher/WDET Third graders who fail the state’s reading test might not be able to graduate to fourth grade. That’s if...

Bills Meant To Increase Transparency In Government Make Their Way To The Senate

Sandra Svoboda Lawmakers need to be more transparent. That was the message sent by the House today when it approved...

Snyder Signs New Medical Marijuana Rules

WDET There will be new rules soon in Michigan governing how medical marijuana is grown, shared, and sold. Gov. Rick...

New Sensors Measure Stress on Mackinac Bridge

The Mackinac Bridge is almost 60 years old. It’s held together in part by nearly six million steel bolts and rivets....

Levin Asks IRS to Audit Trump Foundation

The ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee is calling on the IRS to audit the Donald...

Snyder Defends Flint Advisory Board After It Blocked Flint’s Ability To Sue

Michigan Municipal League Gov. Rick Snyder is defending a move by a board he appointed to oversee Flint. The Receivership...

Bills To Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths Head To Gov. Snyder’s Desk

Jake Neher/WDET If you want to call 9-1-1 to report an overdose, you could soon be able to do that...

MSU Fires Former Olympic Doctor Amid Sex Abuse Allegations

Officials at Michigan State University have fired a doctor who is accused of sexual assault. The university fired associate professor...

White House Launches Opioid Abuse Campaign Amid Reports Drug Companies Fighting Effort to Limit Prescription Painkillers

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET The Obama Administration is launching a national campaign this week to highlight the federal government’s fight to combat...

Federal Case Exposes Lack Of Review Process For Formerly Mentally Ill Persons Trying To Own Guns

Jake Neher/WDET A man who was once hospitalized for depression cannot legally buy a gun in Michigan – at least...

AAA Courts Non-Auto Owners As Potential Members

The first Automobile Association of America meeting in Michigan happened at the Detroit Athletic Club in 1916, when most people...

Foundations of Herbalism

A few artists and educators are hosting a community discussion and lunch at a revitalized Hamtramck church on Saturday, September...