How Growing Number of Women in Politics is Shaping Perceptions of Power, Strength

Bill Cardoni/Rutgers University There are more women than ever serving in Congress right now. And there are more women running...

Detroit Bus to Airport More Than One Year Old

WDET/Laura Herberg In the age of Uber and Lyft, it might seem like transit service to the airport doesn’t matter...

All Along the Lodge Playfield

Alex McLenon In the shadow of a recently opened automotive factory on Detroit's east side sits a 12 acre slice of...

MichMash: Whitmer Joins Growing Trend of Governing By Hashtag

WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used part of her first State of the State speech this week to get people talking...

Historian: Trump’s Idea of an ‘Emergency’ Defies Historical Meaning

Southern Methodist University President Donald Trump says there is an emergency at the southern border, and that he should be...

Turmoil in Venezuela Resonates in SE Michigan

Jake Neher/WDET Venezuela has been in the news a lot lately. Last month, Juan Guaido declared himself the country’s interim president. But...

How Did Gov. Whitmer Do In First State of the State Speech?

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan faces multiple crises, including education, water quality, infrastructure, and more, according to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who sent that...

Whitmer Sets Big Goals In First State of the State, Republicans Question Feasibility

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set some big goals in her first State of the State Address on Tuesday night.  She’s...

Detroit Property Owners Have More Time to Appeal Proposed Assessments [Transcript]

Detroit residents were supposed to have from Feb.1-15 to appeal proposed assessments, but the city recently extended the deadline to...

MichMash Digs Into State of the State In Hour-Long Special

WDET Digital There will be a lot to unpack as soon as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begins her first State of...

All The Donald’s Men: Watergate Reporters say Trump Era Demands Aggressive Journalism

Legendary reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein say the presidency of Donald Trump has distinct echoes of the Watergate scandal...

Does Suspension Prevent School Violence? New Study Says No

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Our automatic response to students who are violent in school is to suspend them. And that makes...