Wayne County to Spend $82 Million on Roads in 2019

MDOT Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan lawmakers are a long way from fixing the state's roads. She proposed higher fuel...

Detroit, State Officials Say New Fiat Chrysler Plant Shows City Has ‘Turned the Corner’

Courtesy of City of Detroit Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says the city has “turned the corner” now that it is...

Why Are Drug Prices So High? What Can We Do About It?

Chris Williams/WDET Back in January, drug makers started out the new year with a whole lot of new price hikes...

Michigan Lawmaker’s Indictment Sparks Debate On Money In Politics

Michigan Campaign Finance Network “We never had this discussion.” That was what state Rep. Larry Inman (R-Williamsburg) wrote at the end of...

Four Tips on Appealing Your Property Tax Assessments

In Detroit, property owners are mailed letters in January that say how much the city has assessed their properties at....

Trump Officially Lifts Steel, Aluminum Tariffs From Canada and Mexico

Manufacturing groups in Michigan are welcoming President Trump’s proclamation that he’s formally lifting tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and...

Author, Detroit Native David Maraniss Reflects on How 1950s Red Scare Upended His Family

Jake Neher/WDET The Red Scare of the 1950s was a persecution of liberal intellectuals and activists for their supposed ties...

Is Space The Next Frontier for Michigan’s Economy?

NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis Michigan's economy may soon find itself racing into the cosmos.  At least, that's the goal of the Michigan Launch...

MichMash: Abortion Procedure Ban Could Become Law Despite Whitmer’s Opposition

WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vowed to veto controversial anti-abortion legislation if it reaches her desk. The House and...

Teens Say The Suburbs Are Depressing. Here’s What To Do About It.

Jake Neher/WDET There's a lot of conversation surrounding the way we design the places we live — our cities, our towns and...

WATCH LIVE: Trump Unveils Immigration Plan

President Trump is unveiling an immigration plan that would vastly change who's allowed into the United States. The administration's proposal...

David Brancaccio of Marketplace Digs Into Financial Abuse of Aging Americans

David Brancaccio The total cost of elder financial exploitation is anywhere between $3 billion and $36 billion a year.  For individuals...