New Show Alert: WDET’s “The Don Was Motor City Playlist” Spotlights Detroit Music and Deep Cuts

There’s a new show coming to WDET. Blue Note Records President and music industry powerhouse Don Was is launching a...

University of Michigan Board Censures GOP Regent Ron Weiser for ‘Witches’ Comment

LANSING -- The University of Michigan’s governing board on Friday censured a Republican regent who called the state’s female Democratic...

Burnout: It’s Here, It’s Real and Your Boss Can Play A Big Role in Helping or Exacerbating It

The World Health Organization classifies burnout as an exclusively occupational phenomenon that results from "chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed."...

Detroit Automakers Idle Plants Amid Semiconductor Shortage

Detroit’s auto industry is navigating a number of supply chain issues -- the most significant of which is a shortage of small...

Introducing “The Don Was Motor City Playlist” on WDET

Blue Note Records President, six-time Grammy Award Winner and music industry powerhouse Don Was is launching a weekly broadcast program...

What You Need To Know as Michigan Enters Third Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic

More of Michigan's population is getting vaccinated as the rollout picks up steam in Detroit and across the state. Despite this,...

Stabenow Highlights Big Investment in Mental Health Coming to Michigan

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is chock-full of policy aimed at helping the country's most economically vulnerable. Much has...

More Than 1,000 Homeowners Apply for Assistance From New Gilbert Detroit Property Tax Fund

Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert recently unveiled a very ambitious goal to eliminate the property tax burden for up to 20,000...

Is the Line 5 Tunnel a Bridge to Michigan’s Energy Future or a Bad Deal?

The Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Energy plans to spend a $500 million building a 4-mile-long tunnel to encase the part...

As COVID-19 Cases Surge in Michigan, Detroit Expands Vaccination Program

The Detroit Health Department is expanding its daily coronavirus vaccine capacity. Starting Monday, the TCF Center mass vaccination site is expected to provide 8,000...

Online Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic Comes With Positive and Negative Effects

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 education has been conducted largely online for more than a year. Researchers are examining the impact on...

Why Michigan Schools Are Losing So Many Teachers

Teacher turnover is the phenomenon when schools continually lose teachers, or when teachers leave the profession entirely. In Michigan, more than 1 in 6...