Will Whitmer’s New Plans for Roads And Schools Work?
“Fix the damn roads” has evolved from a campaign rallying cry to an anxious plea. With little headway made on...
India’s Democracy Faces New Test With Citizenship Law
There’s an event happening today at Wayne State University devoted to examining Indian democracy. Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson delves...
Whitmer Ready With ‘Plan B’ for Road Money, Potential Affordable Care Act Repeal
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she’s ready to go-it-alone to come up with money to pay for road repairs. That’s if...
Play WDET Bingo With Gov. Whitmer’s ‘State of the State’ Address Tonight
Meta Stange / WDET Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is scheduled to deliver her second ‘State of the State’ speech tonight at...
Border Agent On Blocked Iranian MSU Student: ‘We Don’t Coerce People’
An incoming Michigan State University student from Iran was blocked from entering the U.S at Detroit Metro Airport. Alireza Yazdani...
This 19th Century Political Power Couple Holds Lessons for Modern America
It was an era of political division, a rapidly changing media environment and anti-immigrant sentiment. No, not 21st century America. This was...
Michigan Has A New Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Meta Stange If it's not green ooze leaching onto I-696, it's the air pollution in southwest Detroit. If it's not...
State Capitol’s ‘Boy’s Club’ Culture Impacts Everyone
The burgeoning scandal concerning allegations of sexual harassment at the State Capitol have spurred a conversation around toxic masculinity in...
Detroit Delays Recreational Marijuana Until March, Citing Industry Barriers for Residents
Recreational marijuana sales in Detroit are banned until the end of March, after the Detroit City Council voted unanimously for...
Harnessing the Power of the Black Voter in 2020
Since the passing of the Voting Rights Act, the African American voting bloc has proved consequential in United States presidential...
From Bush Recount to Trump Rallies, NPR’s Don Gonyea On 20 Years of Presidential Reporting
NPR Political Correspondent, Don Gonyea, was anchoring at WDET in Detroit when NPR called him to Washington, D.C. to cover...
New Public Safety App in Detroit Draws On 9-1-1 Dispatch Information
Today, a new app for personal safety is launching in Detroit. It’s called Citizen and it combines location information with...