Michigan Courts Planning for Systemic Reform
The recently established Michigan Judicial Council was created to streamline the state's justice system reforms. This council, in addition to...
What You Need To Know About Gov. Whitmer’s Benchmarks to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions
This week Gov. Gretchen Whitmer introduced the "Vacc to Normal" plan, a four-step process detailing the vaccination rates needed to lift...
Hospitality Workers Laid Off During Pandemic Want Guarantee They’ll Get Jobs Back
Although the pandemic is still dragging on here in Michigan, signs of life are starting to come back in our local...
Canton Merchants Fear Fixing Roads Could Drive Business Away
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Ties Vaccination Goals To Lifting of COVID-19 Pandemic Orders
State health officials are banking on vaccines being Michigan’s best bet to end the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a news...
In Joint Address to Congress, President Biden Paints Positive Outlook and Highlights Challenges Ahead
President Joe Biden highlighted a bold and progressive policy agenda on Wednesday during his first address before a joint session...
Michigan Will Lose a Congressional Seat. Here’s What That Means for Redistricting.
Last year's Census count found that Michigan is not growing as fast as other states, which will result in the state...
Uncovering the Flaws of Forensic Science
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are in prison, serving sentences based on forensic evidence like fingerprints, gunfire analysis and even...
How To Solve Vaccine Hesitancy, Refusal and Access in Communities Like Detroit
Michigan’s efforts to vaccinate residents are chugging along. As of late last week, the state had administered more than 6 million...
A Year Into the Pandemic, Some People Are Fatigued, Less Polite and Confused About Vaccines
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met...
Census Shows Michigan Grows, Still Loses U.S. House Seat
Michigan’s slow population growth over the past decade will cost the state a U.S. House seat, continuing a decades-long trend...
Michigan Falling Behind Other States, Countries in Ending ‘Period Poverty’
State lawmakers and advocates are renewing efforts to get rid of the sales tax on menstrual products in Michigan. It...