Nearly Half of All Federal Spending Goes to Health Care. How Do We Fix It?

Jake Neher/WDET The current healthcare system is just not working for millions of people in America. It's extremely confusing terrain to...

Want Good Roads, Schools and Government? Raise Taxes, Expert Says

Michigan State University Funding for schools, roads and many other state services took a hit during this year’s budget negotiations...

Pure Michigan Isn’t Quite Dead After Gov. Whitmer Veto… Yet

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has eliminated funding for Pure Michigan. It was one of 147 line-item vetoes Whitmer made before signing...

These Three Businesses Are Creating A Worker-Owned Economy in Detroit

Jake Neher/WDET October is National Co-op Month. In the business context, a co-op is a company where the workers are...

No Hurricanes, But Michiganders Should Still Fear Climate Change, Sen. Stabenow Says

Climate change has been in the headlines a lot lately. But what would it mean for us here in Michigan,...

Trump’s Food Assistance Cuts Having Impact on Michiganders

The Trump administration is expected to cut off food aid to more than 3 million people as part of a...

Rep. Brenda Lawrence: Pelosi Wants Impeachment Inquiry Complete by Thanksgiving

Alex McLenon As Congressional committees move forward with the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Representatives are away from Capitol...

NPR Census Reporter Discusses Michigan’s Important Role in 2020 Census

The U.S. Census Bureau is gearing up for its decennial count of the country's population. The results determine not only...

Trump to Take Questions with Finnish President Amidst Ongoing Impeachment Inquiry

President Trump is holding a press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between the...

GOP Rep. Fred Upton on Trump Impeachment Inquiry: “I Want the Answers to the Questions”

Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) says he wants answers about President Trump's conduct related to a recent whistleblower complaint alleging...

Rep. Upton and Rep. Dingell Discuss Bipartisanship Amid Impeachment

If you haven’t heard, Congress is pretty divided right now. Add an impeachment inquiry on top of the deep divides...

Here’s How Michigan Will Fight Election Hackers in 2020

Potential election-related hacking includes everything from plots to obtain voter information to disinformation spread by planting stories online that ballots...