Top Democrat in State Senate Says He’ll Sign Snyder Recall Petition
The top Democrat in the state Senate says he’ll sign a petition to recall Gov. Rick Snyder if given the...
Detroit Financial Review Commission May Oversee Detroit Public Schools Finances
Members of the Michigan House of Representatives approved legislation March 16 that would send Detroit Public Schools the money it needs to pay...
Is This Quote From “House of Cards” or From a Real Presidential Candidate?
Netflix Which presidential candidate said, “The last time I actually drove a car myself was in 1996.” Was it Hillary Clinton?...
March Madness Is One Unpredictable Ride
Is your NCAA bracket already busted? You're not alone. Detroit News columnist, John Niyo joins host Laura Weber-Davis and WDET's...
State House Approves $50M to Keep Detroit Schools Open through School Year
An emergency spending bill to keep Detroit Public Schools open through the school year has cleared the state House. It...
Michigan Government Tight Lipped on Transparency
An advocacy group says Michigan is one of the nation’s least transparent states when it comes to government activities. The...
Are Protesters Motivated to Vote?
Annette Bernhardt/FLICKR The Black Lives Matter movement and others in recent years have brought to the forefront some of the...
The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America
Flickr Between the 1960s and 1990s the United States saw an increase in violent crime that left Americans fearful and...
Can an Inner City School District Attract and Retain Middle Class Families?
Motown31 Detroit Today’s Stephen Henderson investigates the relationship between the Detroit Public School system and Black middle class families, focusing...
Presidential General Election Beginning to Take Shape
marist.edu Tuesday's Presidential primaries saw Marco Rubio losing Florida, forcing him to drop out of the race, while John Kasich hung in...
MDOT Launches Web Site Ahead of I-275 Project
One of the biggest summer road projects in Metro Detroit will be the reconstruction of I-275 north of I-96 and...
When Mad Men Meet Dark Money
Money in U.S. politics once was a straightforward thing. In 19th-century America, a politician running for office would pay to...