MichMash: Analyzing Michigan’s gubernatorial race ahead of the midterms
In this episode What makes this gubernatorial race different from previous ones?Which candidates are drawing the most attention to their campaigns,...
The Metro: How America has changed — and hasn’t — 25 years after 9/11
Tomorrow marks 25 years since the twin towers came down. That day, before people mourned, they were in shock. What...
The Metro: An initiative wants to remove money from Michigan politics. Can it?
Is money corrupting Michigan's politics? According to a Politico poll, 72% of Americans say there’s too much money in politics....
The Metro: Is Detroit’s police oversight board able to hold cops accountable?
Detroit voters created a board of civilian commissioners in 1974 with the power to investigate their own police department....
The Metro: School attendance is improving quickly in Detroit. Here’s why.
Since the pandemic, Michigan schools have faced a persistent problem: Students are not showing up enough to class. In Detroit...
The Metro: Why Michigan’s Senate race reveals gaps between candidates and voters
Michigan is in the national spotlight. That’s in part because of the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. If Democrats lose,...
MichMash: A Flint water crisis report; disputes with ballot proposals; and funding for a UP copper mine
In this episode: Why did the flint water crisis report come out now?Citizenship voting proposal blocked from Michigan ballot.Controversial UP copper...
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne County reports first human West Nile virus case of the year
Wayne County has reported its first human case of West Nile virus this year. The Wayne County Public Health Division...
The Metro: El-Sayed won Michigan and lost Detroit. Pastors could shape what comes next
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed ran the health departments of both Detroit and Wayne County. Three weeks ago he won a U.S....
The Metro: Why ‘the last vestige of acceptable racism’ is intensifying
A week ago, the Dearborn City Council moved its meeting to the public library because they expected a crowd. Police...
The Metro: Jay Inslee on where the climate movement should go next
What should we make of the climate movement’s accomplishments over the last decade? On one side, the Inflation Reduction Act...
MichMash: Should Michigan opt in to the federal education freedom tax credits?
In this episode What comes with the federal education freedom tax credits? How many states have opted into the tax...