Are Tax Breaks for Big Businesses Worth the Jobs They’re Supposed to Create?

Jake Neher/WDET State lawmakers are sending $200 million in new tax incentives to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk. Those incentives are meant...

The Legacy of the White Panther Party

Jake Neher/WDET Revolution.  Any number of groups in the late 1960s dreamed of it, a radical reconstruction of society forged in...

Tax Incentives for Big Businesses Head to Governor

Jake Neher/WDET State lawmakers passed legislation to give big tax incentives to a handful of large employers Wednesday. The bills...

How “Red” or “Blue” are Michigan’s Political Maps and Election Results? [CHARTS]

Do Michigan's political maps give Republicans an unfair advantage in elections because of how the voting districts are drawn? It's...

Survey Shows Southeast Michigan Residents Feel Safe in Downtown Detroit

WDET The Downtown Detroit Partnership reports the results of an annual perception survey show people are feeling increasingly positive about...

The Milo Minute: White Bee, Pig & Whiskey and Tunde Olaniran

Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...

Judge Rules Iraqis Facing Deportation Must be Allowed Time to Plead Their Case

Eli Newman / WDET A federal judge in Detroit has ruled that he has the jurisdiction to temporarily halt the...

State Superintendent Expects ‘Tough Negotiations’ on Help for Failing Schools

Michigan Department of Education Michigan’s education chief forecasts some contentious negotiations with federal officials on the state’s plans for identifying...

Opioid Crisis vs. the War on Drugs: A Double Standard?

Yeshua University & Stanford University Opioid addiction and related deaths disproportionately affect both poor, rural white communities and middle class,...

What’s The Political Fallout From Donald Trump Jr.’s Emails?

National Park Service On Tuesday, the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., tweeted out a series of emails ahead of a New...

First 80 Families Completed the DLBA’s Buy Back Program

WDET More than 80 families in Detroit are buying back their homes that had been lost to foreclosure. The first...

Freep Reporters Find System Protects Bad Cops in Michigan

Laura Weber Davis/WDET When we see violence involving police, we long for justice. When police are targeted at the receiving...