Michigan Senate Votes to Gut Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Time Laws
Jake Neher/WDET The state’s minimum wage might not reach $12 an hour until 2030. That’s if proposed changes to a...
GM Decision on Poletown Plant Dredges Up Painful History in Hamtramck, Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET Thirty-eight years ago, the cities of Hamtramck and Detroit helped demolish a neighborhood to make way for the...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Marines in Death of Michigan Muslim Recruit
mcrdpi.marines.mil In 2016 Taylor native Raheel Siddiqui fell to his death from a third story building…after he was injured during...
Reporters’ Choice: The Favorite Stories and How They Were Made
There’s a couple old clichés that go, ”It’s just the tip of the iceberg” or “The story behind the story.”...
GM Layoffs Latest Economic News to Hit Michigan
Jake Neher/WDET General Motors announced devastating news on Monday. They are expected to layoff more than 14,000 workers, and close several...
What Bills Might Waddle Through the Legislature During Lame Duck?
Jake Neher/WDET The Legislature is in its lame duck session and there are a couple big issues they may try...
Federal Judge Orders Iraqi Detainees Freed, Says ICE Lied to Court
A federal judge in Detroit is ordering U.S. officials to release about a hundred Iraqis slated for deportation who have...
MichMash: Don’t Be Dazed and Confused About Where You Can Have Cannabis
WDET Digital Several universities in Michigan say they will not allow marijuana on campus. That’s despite a new law that...
How Do We Address Widespread Student Transience in Detroit?
Jake Neher/WDET One in every three children in Detroit ends the year in a different school than they started in....
Malcolm Gladwell is Not A Fan of Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Oakland University Malcolm Gladwell is a noted author and journalist whose podcast, Revisionist History, takes a look at the misunderstood and...
Recreational Pot in Michigan — What Happens Next?
Jake Neher/WDET The great pot legalization debate is over in Michigan -- at least for now. Voters have spoken, and we will...
MichMash: Why We Will Probably Never See Another Election Like 2018 In Michigan
WDET Digital Voter turnout was huge in the midterm election. That turnout -- combined with a new ban on straight ticket...