Grand Rapids Taking Big Steps to Protect Water Amid Climate Change–Is Your City?
Michigan.gov The prospect of more frequent and severe storms due to climate change could lead to increased runoff and pollution...
New State Rule Requires Water Systems To Eliminate Lead Service Lines
A new state rule requires local water systems to get rid of all their lead service lines over the next...
ACLU Files Motion Accusing ICE Officers of Threats and Coercion Against Iraqi Detainees
The ACLU of Michigan wants a Detroit judge to order immigration authorities to stop coercive tactics against Iraqi immigrants in...
BOOK CLUB: Author Matthew Desmond Talks EVICTED And The Cycle Of Poverty Through Eviction
Matthew Desmond Detroit's Public Radio Station, WDET, invites metro-Detroiters to read Matthew Desmond’s Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City this summer. ...
Bridge Magazine: HUD Says Oakland County Engages in Discriminatory Housing Practices
Gus Navarro/WDET This week, Bridge Magazine reported that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sent a letter in...
Detroit Casinos’ Monthly Revenue Rises in May
Detroit’s three casinos' combined May revenue of $124.6 million was up 4 percent from the same month a year ago,...
It’s Been a Weird Week in U.S. Foreign Relations, and it’s Only Tuesday
Steffen Seibert, Germany Federal Press Twitter By now, we’ve all seen the photo of President Donald Trump at the G-7...
‘The Hardest Work I’ve Ever Done’–What It’s Like Living Without Water in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit’s water department has shut off water to tens of thousands of homes in recent years. Officials say...
Blue Wave, Shmoo Wave… This Professor Says Liberal Smugness Hurts Dem Chances This Fall
Jake Neher/WDET Democrats are hoping for a big blue wave this fall. One that will sweep them into power in...
Will Governor Snyder Sign a Measure that Could Kill The Medicaid Program He Created?
Laura Weber-Davis, WDET Last week the state Legislature approved a measure that would require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work, or...
In Search of Solution to Detroit’s Water Shutoffs, Could Philly Hold the Answer?
Jake Neher/WDET Reverend Roslyn Bouier opens a door at the Brightmoor Connection Food Pantry, where a single pallet of bottled water...
MichMash: Prevailing Wage and the Power of Your Signature
Jake Neher/WDET The Legislature made a controversial move this week. It took up a ballot proposal to get rid of...