Michigan Democrats, GOP Will Solidify Statewide Tickets This Weekend
Cheyna Roth/MPRN This weekend, Michigan Democrats and Republicans will meet to pick their nominees for various elected offices this fall, throw their...
Historian, Author Heather Ann Thompson on Prison Strikes
Michigan Legislature Prisoners incarcerated across 17 states have joined a strike that is expected to last into mid September,...
Are Midwest Voters Choosing ‘Safe’ Candidates?
Jake Neher/WDET The major party candidates running for governor of Michigan are offering voters a diverse mix of choices. Republican...
What Are Some Solutions to Tax Foreclosure Problem in Wayne County, SE Michigan?
Jake Neher/WDET The Wayne County foreclosure auction is fast approaching, which means hundreds of homeowners could lose their houses in...
Former Michigan U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade Puts Cohen, Manafort Trials Into Context
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Yesterday brought a couple of big developments in the many facets of Robert Mueller’s investigation into the...
Whitmer on Schuette: ‘I’m Not Going to Get Distracted by His Superficial, Sexist Barbs’
Joan Isabella/WDET Democratic nominee for governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling out her GOP opponent Bill Schuette for what she calls "superficial,...
Michigan’s Top Health Official Faces Trial on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Linked to Flint Water Crisis
The head of Michigan’s Health Department will stand trial on two charges of involuntary manslaughter connected to the water crisis...
Gretchen Whitmer Names Detroit Native Garlin Gilchrist II as Running Mate
Cheyna Roth/MPRN A native Detroiter and one-time candidate for the city’s clerkship will be on the November 2018 ballot. Democratic...
Michigan Health Director Nick Lyon Will Stand Trial
Michigan's health director will stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of two men linked to an outbreak...
Michigan GOP Political Consultant Reacts to Democratic Ticket of Whitmer, Gilchrist
Jake Neher/WDET Most weeks, Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson invites someone to join the show who sits on a different side...
U.S. Fights Immigration Ruling Preventing Michigan Man from Being Deported
Homeland Security officials are appealing an immigration judge’s order preventing the government from deporting a Michigan chef to Turkey. The...
Abdul El-Sayed: “I Do See Myself Doing It Again”
Jake Neher/WDET Gretchen Whitmer’s selection of a running mate on Monday sets a pretty clear course ahead for the general...