City of Detroit Reaches Out to Residential Contractors
WDET/Laura Herberg About a hundred people were crammed into the lobby of the Patton Recreation Center in southwest Detroit last...
Why Is MSU Allowing White Nationalist Richard Spencer to Speak on Campus?
Michigan State University White nationalist and alt-right organizer Richard Spencer is scheduled to speak at Michigan State University on Monday. Spencer...
Netflix ‘Flint Town’ Series Explores Policing At Low Point in Public Trust
Flint Town/Netflix We may never really be able to wrap our minds around the full extent of the devastation caused...
Fairgrounds Development Coalition Says Enough is Enough
A group of neighbors around the Michigan State Fairgrounds at 8 Mile and Woodward are pushing Michigan Land Bank Fast...
Ben Carson’s Furniture Spree and What It Means for People Desperate for Help
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Poor and homeless Americans face a significant cut to programs that help them with housing and...
Government Food Boxes? It’s Nothing New for Native Americans
KNBA When we think of food assistance, we usually think of food stamps, which now come in the form of the Supplemental...
DTE Linemen Return from Puerto Rico Where They’ve Been Working to Restore Power
Jake Neher/WDET It's been five months since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. Still, to this day, hundreds of...
Snyder Signs Tax Cut, Says State Can Afford to Fix Roads and Cut Income Tax
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation on Wednesday that ensures the personal exemption on state income taxes will not disappear...
New Bill Could Allow 30-Day Grace Period for License Plates
WDET Marketing Michigan State Senators have unanimously approved a House bill that would allow a 30-day grace period for displaying...
The NCAA Scandal and the Corruptibility of Major Sports Organizations
John U Bacon Last week, the NCAA came under fire as an FBI investigation revealed several players throughout the country...
Detroit Clerk Orders Second Look at Poll Workers
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Detroit’s City Clerk is requiring all poll workers to be re-evaluated before they begin training for the upcoming...
Scrap Auto No-Fault? One Longtime Capitol Watcher Says ‘Slow Down’
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan has some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country. It’s a huge problem here, especially in...