As Pavement Crumbles, What Are The Chances Gov. Whitmer Will Fix the Damn Roads?

Gretchen Whitmer Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ran a campaign to “fix the damn roads” and now she has to find a way...

Will Government Shutdown Sour Macomb County Voters on President Trump?

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET It’s been more than a month since the federal government shutdown began, the longest in history. Many, if not...

Is it Time Detroit Stopped Being the ‘Motor City’?

Hear WDET's report by clicking on the audio player above. Ralph Nader, pedestrians on Woodward Avenue, Detroit City Councilmember Scott...

MLK Day Special Afternoon Programming

12 -1 pm: King Stories. A hour documentary of captivating stories told by close friends and associates of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....

MSU Trustee Reflects on John Engler’s Tenure, Departure as Interim President

Laura Weber-Davis, WDET "John Engler’s reign of terror is over!” That’s how MSU Trustee Brian Mosallam characterized the removal of...

What Does Gillette Toxic Masculinity Ad Tell Us About Ourselves?

This week, Gillette released an ad challenging men to be better -- to women, to kids, to each other. It calls out...

Local Expat and Expert React to Latest Brexit Kerfuffle

Jake Neher We have many of our own political quagmires in America right now -- but across the Atlantic, in England,...

Engler Out as MSU Interim President

Michigan State University Just a year into his interim presidency at Michigan State University, former governor John Engler is out....

Detroit Attorney: Federal Shutdown Taking Toll on Immigrants and Families

Jake Neher/WDET Local activists say the partial federal government shutdown is taking a toll on immigrants and their families. They...

Government Shutdown Draws the Ire of Activists in Southwest Detroit

Jake Neher/WDET A group of activists rallied to oppose the on-going partial shutdown of the federal government Tuesday — staging...

How Does Russia Find Its Insiders in American Politics?

Jake Neher/WDET In an extraordinary story late last week, the New York Times revealed that the FBI began an active...

MichMash: Experts Weigh Michigan’s Piggy Bank, Setting Stage for Divided Government

WDET Digital The state will have more than $24 billion to work with as it gets ready to kick off its...