Charlie Beckham Leaves Public Office After 44 Years With The City Of Detroit

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Stephen Henderson writes: Charlie Beckham has worked just about every high-ranking job in Detroit City government, he...

Wayne County Tax Foreclosure Auction–‘We Know a Lot of People are Falling Through the Cracks’

Laura Weber Davis/WDET We are in the first round of Wayne County’s annual tax foreclosure auction. Online bidding continues over...

City Collects More in Casino Taxes in August 2018 Than Previous Year

Detroit’s three casinos’ combined August revenue of nearly $121 million was up from the same month a year, according to...

Sen. Stabenow: Trump ‘Shooting in All Directions’ When It Comes to Trade

Jake Neher/WDET Ford has announced it will stop producing economy sedans in China that are sold in the United States,...

Will Michigan Republicans Gut New Minimum Wage Law in Lame Duck?

Jake Neher/WDET Last week the state Legislature approved two voter-led measures that would increase the minimum wage and require employers to...

Is Anything Standing in the Way of Kavanaugh’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court?

Libby Casey/Washington Post President Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court moves into the next stage...

MichMash: Will We or Won’t We Be Allowed To Vote Straight-Party Ticket This November?

WDET Digital Michigan voters won't be able to fill in one bubble to vote for all candidates of a single...

Speed Humps Now Allowed on Detroit Streets

For Detroit residents with problems of drivers speeding down neighborhood streets, a solution is coming. Earlier this year, WDET reported on...

Detroit Today Hosts Robust Conversation on Housing Insecurity in Final Book Club Event

Detroit Today is concluding its summer community read of Matthew Desmond's book "Evicted", a Pulitzer Prize winning look at poverty and housing insecurity....

GOP-Controlled Legislature Approves Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave Proposals

Jake Neher The state Legislature has approved two proposals that were otherwise headed for the November ballot. The measures, approved on...

WATCH LIVE: Kavanaugh Hearings Continue

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is set to face a second round of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on...

Shouting, Confusion, Politics Rule at First Day of Kavanaugh Hearing

POLITICO This week, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has held hearings for Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh that could be...