Group Recommends Police Oversight Changes, Stripping Mayor’s Office of Appointment Power
City Bureau The Regional Transit Authority is conducting a study on expanding transit services across counties and a focus group proposed...
Whitmer Signs Budgets, But Wields Line-Item Veto Power “In A Way No Other Governor Has”
Rick Pluta, MPRN It’s October 1 -- a date state lawmakers, the governor, and state employees have been counting down to...
Does Civility Mean Abandoning Your Principles?
If you thought this country was divided before last week, well, you may not believe what’s coming next week. Of...
In State Budget Haggling, Anti-Gerrymandering Commission Comes Up Short
The October 1 deadline to pass a state budget and avoid a partial government shutdown is tomorrow. As lawmakers scrambled...
There Is A Lot At Stake For Michigan Kids, Minorities with 2020 Census Count
Jake Neher/WDET The United States is gearing up for the 2020 census. A lot is at stake in communities like Metro Detroit,...
Evidence Against Trump “Clearly Rises to Level of Impeachable Offense,” Says UM Law Expert
Richard Primus Congress has begun hearings to determine the scope — and possible criminality — of President Donald Trump’s solicitation...
Read the Unclassified Trump Whistleblower Complaint Here
The whistleblower complaint at the heart of a developing story involving President Trump and possible abuses of power has been...
Acting DNI Director Maguire Testifies: Watch Live For Updates on Trump Whistleblower Complaint
Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is testifying before the House intelligence committee about a whistleblower complaint reportedly connected...
Listen to Sen. Bernie Sanders Visit Striking UAW Members On The Picket Line
Editor’s note: WDET reporters are members of the Professional and Administrative Union, Local 1979, UAW. The UAW’s strike against GM is into its...
State Lawmakers Send Whitmer Budgets. She Calls Them “A Mess.”
MPRN Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says the budgets on their way to her desk are “a mess.” The state Legislature voted...
Iran Sanctions, Saudi Oil Attack and Changes to Middle East College Programs in US
There are allegations that a Saudi oil facility was attacked earlier this month, there’s an Afghan election coming up and...
Justin Trudeau and the History of Blackface, Racism in Canada
Canada has long been considered our more tolerant and progressive neighbor to the north. While that hasn't always been entirely true,...
