Detroit DACA Recipient with Dreams of Practicing Law: ‘I’ll Lose All of That’
Jake Neher/WDET Dozens of Detroiters and local immigration activists are protesting the Trump Administration’s decision to end the federal program...
What’s Stopping Michigan from Shutting Down Enbridge’s Line 5?
Jake Neher/WDET The growing concern over an aging oil and gas pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac has reached a...
Michigan Bat Organization Takes Control of Huge Cave
An unused mine in southern Illinois is now in the hands of the Pontiac-based Organization for Bat Conservation. The “Magazine...
State Lawmakers Want to Rein In Prescription Drug Price Increases
State lawmakers are headed back to work this week. Democrats say they are anxious to introduce a bill aimed at...
Who Wants to Live Downtown?
Demand for housing in downtown Detroit continues to increase at a rapidly growing rate. A new report conducted for the...
What Trump’s Military Surplus Reversal Means for Michigan Police Departments
Jake Neher/WDET Police departments can once again receive certain surplus equipment from the military. The Trump administration this week reversed...
Detroit News’ Kaitlyn Buss: ‘Future of Republican Party Is a Crap Shoot’
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Disaster and destruction dominated the national news this week in the wake of Harvey in the Gulf...
Study Finds a New NAFTA Deal could Hurt Michigan
Steven Taylor A new report finds that Michigan’s economy could be hit harder than any other state in the nation...
Can Standardized Tests Tell Us What’s Working – And What’s Not – in Michigan Schools?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET This week, the Michigan Department of Education released results from last year’s standardized test scores for Michigan students....
Michigan Senator says Workers Must Acquire New Skills
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Michigan U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow says there are many good-paying jobs in the state that are not being...
How Prepared Is Metro Detroit For a Major Weather Disaster?
Michigan State Police Emergency Management Division Hurricane Harvey’s devastation this week reminds us of a few things. That Mother Nature relents...
Beau Taylor Takes Over As Detroit’s Lighting Chief
Detroit Public Lighting Authority It’s one of Mayor Duggan’s favorite campaign lines -- especially when people accuse him of not paying...