How AG Sessions’ Marijuana Reversal Will Affect Michigan

Jake Neher/WDET Late last week Attorney General Jeff Sessions removed an Obama-era rule that instructed federal drug authorities not to...

Michigan School Dashboard Seeks to Solve Huge Problem for Parents

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan parents have long struggled to evaluate and compare public schools in a data-based way. More often than...

What Oprah 2020 Buzz Tells Us About Celebrity and Politics

Jake Neher/WDET Politics and celebrity are not natural bedfellows in America, but they are also not terribly estranged. They are...

Prevailing Wage Set to Be Big Issue in Coming Months

Jake Neher/WDET Prevailing wage will likely be a hot topic in Lansing this year. That’s the state law that requires...

State Launches New Tool for School Transparency

Michigan Department of Education Michigan parents now have a new tool to vet their child’s school. The state launched the...

Are Trump’s Tweets, Like, Changing the Way We Think About Language?

whitehouse.gov Over the weekend, President Trump made headlines -- again -- for his use of language on twitter. In a...

Do Controversial Bills Have A Chance of Passing in An Election Year?

MPRN It’s an election year, which usually means it’s tougher for controversial bills to make their way through the state Legislature....

New Federal ‘Farm Bill’ in the Works–Could Emphasize Broadband Access

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow says getting high speed internet to rural communities in Michigan is a priority for...

Michigan State Police Call on Clergy to Calm Crowds at Crime Scenes

WDET/Laura Herberg Officials with the Michigan State Police are searching for clergy in Oakland and Macomb Counties who can help...

Detroit Casino Revenue Increases in 2017

Detroit’s three casinos' combined 2017 revenue of $1.4 billion was up 1.1 percent from 2016, according to the Michigan Gaming...

Detroit’s Skyline Will Soon Change — Is That A Good Thing?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET When you think about New York City, what do you picture? Perhaps the Empire State Building, or...

Why You Should Care About Michigan’s Open Records Law

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guarantees residents access to public information. But the law does not cover the...