Proposal N: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Detroit’s Demolition Question
Proposal N is a city-led initiative to borrow $250 million in bonds to eliminate blight throughout Detroit. The accrued funds...
How Michigan’s Failures in Detroit, Flint Could Inform Urban Policy Nationwide
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has upended countless American cities and unearthed longstanding inequities in the country’s urban environment. This seismic...
Detroiters Prioritized Under City’s Recreational Marijuana Proposal
When Michigan legalized recreational marijuana in 2018, Detroit chose to "opt-out" of the new law, prohibiting recreational marijuana businesses from...
How Relevant Are Newspaper Endorsements in 2020?
Newspapers and media outlets have been formally endorsing candidates for well over 100 years in this country. For some, those...
Metro Detroit: State and Local Candidates on Your Ballot in 2020
101.9 WDET, Detroit's NPR Station, is committed to providing fair and accurate coverage of the 2020 November presidential election. Our newsroom is taking...
Check Out These October Releases From Third Man Records
Discovering new music is one of the things you’ve told us you love the most about WDET. To satisfy your...
It’s Halloweek At WDET
Jon Moshier/WDET Join WDET for a week-long celebration of everything scary. WDET is in the Halloween spirit offering radio programs...
Unifor Enters Bargaining Talks With General Motors
The Canadian union “Unifor” has set a November 4th strike deadline in contract talks with General Motors. A work stoppage would...
The Role of America’s Hispanic and Latinx Vote In 2020
As we inch closer to Election day, the WDET newsroom and Detroit Today are continuing to explore how the 2020 presidential...
Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Talks Future of ACA, November Election
Healthcare is one of the top issues on the ballot in 2020. According to a study from Pew Research Center,...
Michigan Voters Vow to Cast Ballots In Person Despite Pandemic
President Trump has claimed repeatedly, without providing evidence, that massive absentee voting creates the potential for massive voter fraud. It’s...
Vincent Gregory and Mike Bouchard Face Off in Oakland County Sheriff Race
The presidential contest may be the most talked-about race of the November election, but Michiganders will be casting their votes...
