Health Care Failure Entirely Trump’s Fault, says Michigan GOP PR Specialist

Jake Neher/WDET Between the stalled status of the Republican's healthcare bill, the feuding between President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the somber news...

Effect of July 1967 on Detroit’s East Side Is Often Overlooked

Editor's note: Brian Rentschler filed this story for WDET. It aired in 2007. Detroit’s east side is one of the...

Unemployment Fraud Lawsuit Against State Dismissed by Court of Appeals

Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency The Michigan Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit claiming the state wrongfully accused thousands of people...

The GOP’s Healthcare Failure and the Political Evolution of Mitch McConnell

Office of Sen. Mitch McConnell This week's implosion of the GOP health care overhaul in Congress may be the biggest...

As Repeal-Replace Implodes, What Is the Future of Healthcare Reform?

Courtesy of POLITICO Now that it looks like the Senate GOP health care overhaul is dead, where do we go...

State House Forms Mental Health Task Force to Fix ‘Archaic’ System

Jake Neher/WDET State lawmakers have formed a task force to look for ways to improve mental health treatment in Michigan....

‘A Big Mess’ — Local Russia Expert Puts Trump Jr. Emails into Context

Laura Weber Davis/WDET A clearer picture is coming into focus regarding Russia’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 election. Last...

Detroit Journalists Risked Their Lives Covering 1967 Unrest

Members of Detroit’s media corps risked their lives in July 1967 to cover perhaps the city’s most important story of...

How Could a Healthcare Overhaul Affect Michigan Insurance Companies?

Henry Ford Health System The possible repercussions of the U.S. Senate’s plan to overhaul the federal health care law are...

Detroit Mayoral Candidate Coleman Young II: ‘We Need Leadership’ [VIDEO]

Jake Neher/WDET There is a familiar name running for mayor against Mike Duggan in Detroit, Coleman Young II. The son...

Mackinac Bridge Making Security Plans for Labor Day Walk

Mackinac Bridge Authority The operators of the Mackinac Bridge are warning there could be big traffic backups leading into the...

New Public School Employee Retirement Plan to Take Effect Next Year

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law controversial changes to the state’s public school employee retirement system. Starting in...