“HIV Saved My Life” But Stigma, Discrimination Still Persists in 2019
Annamarie Sysling An HIV diagnosis used to be a death sentence. Today, many people who are HIV positive are living...
Michigan Resident Aimee Stephens’ Case Could Shape Transgender Rights in America
This week, Aimee Stephens became the first person ever to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear a discrimination complaint on...
Reimagining an Urban Future With Self-Sustaining Eco Villages
If you could live in a self-reliant neighborhood where water, electricity and food all came from right outside your door,...
Birmingham, White Lake Township Find High Levels of Lead in Water
Oakland County’s Health Division recently announced that they are helping the City of Birmingham and White Lake Township with an...
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...