MichMash: How does the state budget affect the cannabis industry?
In this episode, cannabis attorney Lance Boldrey joins the show. He chats with WDET's Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's...
The Metro: Everything you need to know about Hamtramck’s mayoral race
Next week, the Hamtramck will residents will elect a new mayor. That’s because the outgoing mayor, Amer Ghalib was picked...
Detroit mayoral candidates poised to make Motor City history
Detroit is preparing for a mayoral election filled with “firsts.” For the first time in a dozen years voters will...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Detroit on Election Day
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit voters will choose a new mayor Tuesday in the city’s first open-seat mayoral race in a...
Michigan SNAP benefits set to pause Nov. 1
The federal government shutdown nearing the one-month marker. Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill remain locked in a standoff over...
Lynn Blasey runs as write-in candidate for Hamtramck mayor as alternative choice
Lynn Blasey, 42, is a write in candidate for Hamtramck mayor. She says she decided to run after community members...
The Metro: What Americans think about President Trump’s foreign policy
Almost a decade ago, President Donald Trump began campaigning on a very different American policy than the one we previously...
The Metro: How Detroit’s next mayor can reduce homelessness
Poverty is going up in Detroit. So too are the costs of food and housing. All of this means that...
MichMash: What are earmarks? A breakdown of the 2026 state budget
Even though Michigan's 2026 state budget was already passed and signed into law, the drama continues as the Senate and...
The Metro:‘Something compelling about the democratic ideal’ — the case for more representative democracy
When it comes to our federal system, we often don’t have a representative, majoritarian democracy. That means the idea of...
The Metro: Why Michigan’s clerks are against the ranked choice voting initiative
There are several initiatives to get on the 2026 ballot. One of them is to help implement ranked choice voting...
A second proclamation of No Kings: Rallies in Detroit, Ann Arbor
Editor’s note: Some photos in this story contain language that may be considered offensive to some readers.Millions turned out at...