Study: Helping Immigrants Buy Homes One of Best Ways to Help Detroit Neighborhoods

Global Detroit There are a lot of challenges keeping good Detroit neighborhoods intact, and even bigger challenges trying to shore...

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans Talks Tax Foreclosures, County Finances on Detroit Today

Warren C. Evans Wayne County Executive Warren Evans is fresh off his fourth State of the County speech. During the...

Republican Consultant Wayne Bradley: How Far Left Are Dem Candidates Going to Go?

Jake Neher/WDET The 2020 presidential race continues to shape up. That's especially clear here in Michigan as Beto O'Rourke --...

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funds Projects Large and Small

President Donald Trump's 2020 budget proposal calls for a 90 percent funding cut for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which...

College Bribery Scandal: Is the Idea of Meritocracy Shattered?

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) The college admissions scandal was definitely the head scratcher of the week. Not because...

Benson Discloses Personal Finances [DOCUMENT]

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and her husband reported $535,000 in combined personal income in 2018. Benson disclosed their...

MichMash: Government Watchdogs Say Effort to Increase Transparency Falls Short

WDET Digital Michigan is one of the only states where the Legislature and the governor don’t have to respond to...

[LIVE STREAM] State of Wayne County Address

  Wayne County Executive Warren Evans delivered his State of Wayne County address March 14th, 2019. He discussed the county’s finances...

Does ‘Socialism’ Mean Anything Anymore in American Politics?

The New Republic When you talk about ideas like Medicare for All or other broad-based safety net programs, the nearly...

Rep. Dingell on Medicare for All: People in Other Countries Don’t Have to Choose Between Medicine and Food

Joan Isabella/WDET Not so long ago, the idea of "Medicare for All" was relegated to the world of the far...

Expert: UAW Contract Talks could Impact U.S. Economy

The United Auto Workers is closing a special convention in Detroit designed to set the union’s agenda for upcoming contract...

Study: Bad Roads Cost Michiganders $14 Billion Each Year

MIchigan Department of Transportation A new study says Michigan’s crumbling roads cost motorists over $14 billion a year in added costs due...