Cobo Hall Gets a New Name, Leaving Behind Complicated Racial Legacy
Alex McLenon The red lettering once mounted on the side of Detroit's largest convention center is gone. The building once known...
The Flint Water Crisis’ Latest Victim Died Earlier This Year
This February, one of the most recent deaths caused by the Flint Water Crisis occurred: Jassmine McBride, who died 6 months...
Rep. Haley Stevens Concerned About Recession, Calls Out Tariffs as Obstacle to Job Creation
Members of Congress head back to Capitol Hill in early September, returning to a political environment that is rich with problems...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Talks Roads, Budget Impasse at State Capitol
Lawmakers are back in Lansing trying to hammer out a deal to both fix the roads and pass a state budget....
Michigan Budget, Road Funding Impasse Has Big Impact on State Workers and Schools
WDET Digital State lawmakers are back to work after their summer break. The clock is ticking to get a state...
Detroit Police: New Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Will Have Minimal Impact on Operations
The Detroit Police Department said new laws regarding civil asset forfeiture will have a minimal impact on their street-level operations during...
Can We Have a Productive, Civil Conversation About Reparations in 2019?
Library of Congress One of the big surprises of the early 2020 presidential campaign is the role that reparations has...
A Former Inmate and a Prison Abolitionist Weigh In on Whether We Should Eliminate Prisons
Dr. Ruth Wilson Gilmore Is prison necessary? That’s the question posed by a recent New York Times piece spotlighting Dr....
Detroit Launches Financial Counseling Centers for Residents
Alex McLenon Detroit's first two Financial Empowerment Centers are now open for business. The program is set-up to provide free...
Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett Discusses New Book and What’s Next
Meta Stange/WDET During the presidency of Barack Obama, there was perhaps no one closer to him as an advisor than...
Jam Out Like a Presidential Candidate [PLAYLIST]
2020 presidential candidates are starting to roll out one of the most important parts of their campaigns -- their rally playlists....
Michigan’s Secretary of State Promised to Reduce Wait Times. That’s Not Happening.
WDET Digital Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has promised to significantly reduce wait times at branch offices. During her...