Calley: Part-Time Legislature Ballot Drive Destined for Court Fight

Jake Neher/WDET The ballot campaign to adopt a part-time Legislature amendment in Michigan decided to skip getting its petition approved...

Online Retail Giant Alibaba Wraps Up Detroit Pitch for Small Business Sales

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET One of the world’s largest online retailers is making a pitch for small companies in the U.S. to...

Michigan Environmental Agency Scraps Line 5 Safety Report

Sandra Svoboda/WDET The state of Michigan has scrapped a risk study on Enbridge’s Line 5 and fired the contractor just...

Airport Officer Stabbed in Flint

Amber Neher The FBI is investigating the stabbing of a police officer at a Flint airport. Officials say it is...

Can Religious Progressives Become A Political Force Again?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Many of the major progressive movements of our nation were rooted in the church. Political strategy centered...

Teacher Pension Overhaul Headed to Gov. Snyder

Jake Neher/WDET New teachers will get different retirement options than current school employees under a bill sent to Gov. Rick Snyder....

Members of Congress Search for Answers to Workers’ Concerns

dingell.house.gov A Michigan Congresswoman says numerous workers in the state tell her they are living in a climate of uncertainty and...

Ford to Move Focus Production to China

Ford Motor Co. will export vehicles from China to the U.S. for the first time starting in 2019. Ford says...

Judge Denies Request to Block Funding Tied to Little Caesars Arena

A judge has denied a request to block some public funding for Little Caesars Arena and the Detroit Pistons' move...

Could We See A President Pence?

Eli Newman / WDET All at once, Vice President Mike Pence seems to be everywhere and nowhere in the scandal-ridden...

Media’s Role In What ‘Terrorism’ Means to Americans

Gus Navarro/WDET Over the weekend in London, a van driven by an angry white man plowed into a group of...

Top Legislators Give Mixed Response to Snyder Keeping Lyon in Office

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Gov. Rick Snyder is raising a lot of eyebrows by keeping the state health...