How Worried Should We Be About the Dow Dip?

Library of Congress On Monday, the Dow Jones stock market index fell a record 1100 points. It was more than...

DTE Ordered to Explain Improper Power Shutoffs

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) A state commission will take a hard look at DTE Energy’s past improper...

Ex-USA Gymnastics, MSU Doctor Nassar Receives Second Sentence for Sexual Assault

A Michigan judge is sentencing disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar to between 40 and 125 years in prison for sexually abusing...

Poor People’s Campaign Wants to Look Lawmakers in the Eye

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Groups in 25 states including Michigan are launching an effort to bring legislators face-to-face with those dealing with...

Cape Town Water Crisis and What Shortages Could Mean for the Great Lakes

National Geographic What is going to happen when people all over the world start running out of fresh water? How...

State Lawmaker Wants to Overhaul How Major University Boards Selected

Cheyna Roth/MPRN State lawmakers want to overhaul how three major universities select their governing bodies. This stems from ongoing criticism...

Snyder Still Has Leverage To Get Stuff Done in 2018

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder spent the past week rolling out a series of new policy proposals he hopes to...

Warren Evans Advocates for Transit: “It’s My Obligation as a Leader” [TRANSCRIPT]

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans showed strong support for a November millage election to raise funds for a regional transit...

Snyder Trying to Kick Start Plan to Block Invasives from Great Lakes

Pat Batcheller/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder says a new shipping lock in Joliet, Illinois is needed to stop Asian carp from...

MDOT Director: Michigan Roads Bad Right Now and About to Get Worse

Cheyna Roth/MPRN If you think pothole season is particularly bad this year -- you're not alone.  As Michiganders, we reserve the...

Snyder Calls for Increased Cost to Dump Waste in Michigan Landfills

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder wants to increase the cost of dumping waste in the state’s landfills. This is part of...

State of the Union Reflects ‘Hyper-Partisan Atmosphere in Washington’

Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address was predictably a show of bravado, fallacy, bipartisanship, and partisanship all at...