Meet Dave Coulter, Oakland County’s New Executive
Jake Neher/WDET For the first time ever, a Democrat is Oakland County executive. After two weeks of political wrangling, the County...
Meet Dave Coulter, Oakland County’s New Executive
Jake Neher/WDET For the first time ever, a Democrat is Oakland County executive. After two weeks of political wrangling, the County...
GOP State Sen. Peter Lucido Talks Road Negotiations, Budget, Possible Run For Congress
State lawmakers head back to Lansing on Tuesday after their summer break. They have some hefty tasks to tackle between...
Is It Time To Get Rid Of Michigan’s Law Requiring Schools To Start After Labor Day?
Crain's Detroit Business For a generation of Michigan school children, Labor Day has always marked the end of summer and...
Dave Coulter is Now Oakland County Executive. What’s Going to Change?
Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter will be the next executive of Oakland County. His appointment comes after the death of longtime...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Cancelled Israel Trip Sparks Questions On Diplomacy, Bigotry
Jake Neher/WDET Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s, D-Mich., is not going to Israel and the West Bank after a tumultuous back-and-forth with...
New Book Shares Stories from the European Migration Crisis
Kenny Karpov Detroit photographer Kenny Karpov spent more than four years documenting the migration crisis in the Mediterranean. Now, he...
Ann Delisi Previews Essential Conversation with NPR’s Don Gonyea
WDET's Essential Music Host Ann Delisi sits down with Detroit Today Host Stephen Henderson ahead of her chat with NPR's...
Michigan Man’s Death in Iraq Ignites Backlash Against Trump Immigration Policies
Jake Neher/WDET As the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration intensifies, everyday tragedies are becoming the norm. Last week, U.S. Immigration...
“Flint Fights Back” Looks at State of Democracy, Environmental Justice After Water Crisis
Jake Neher/WDET As part of the 2019 WDET Book Club, WDET is exploring the Flint Water Crisis through Dr. Mona Hanna Attisha’s book on the...
Highland Park Turns Attention to Water Line Repairs, Funding, After Lead Scare
Eighteen homes have tested for elevated lead levels in the second round of testing in Highland Park, water department director Damon...
Here’s How Detroit Will Count Every Resident for the 2020 Census
Detroit had the lowest U.S. Census participation rate out of the entire nation in 2010. Now, the city is determined to do...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Says Recent ICE Raids, Deportations “Racialized, Hate-Filled, Un-American”
She might be a first-term member of Congress, but no one in Michigan’s delegation is getting more attention than Rep....