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...

The Army Would Like to Lock Up New Funds for the Soo [VIDEO]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been waiting three decades to build a new shipping lock in Sault Ste....

HUD Secretary says Low Income Rent Increase may Not be Needed

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is backing away from a proposal to substantially raise rents on millions...