Voter Guide: District 3 City Council Candidates and Voter Voices [VIDEO]

The Incumbent: Scott Benson The Challenger: Russ Bellant SCOTT BENSON Age: 48 Experience: Current Detroit City Councilman, Served in the...

Jocelyn Benson On Her Bid for Michigan Secretary of State

Jake Neher/WDET We’re just a few weeks away from some big local elections in and around Detroit. But we’re also...

Detroit Officials call New Park Test Case for Citywide Development

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET                       Detroit officials are breaking ground on a...

Voter Guide: District 2 City Council Candidates and Voter Voices [VIDEO]

Candidate: Roy McCalister, Jr. Candidate: Virgil Smith, Jr. ROY MCCALISTER, Jr. Age: 63 Experience: Investigator at the Federal Defender Office,...

Jocelyn Benson Announces Run for Michigan’s Secretary of State

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Jocelyn Benson announced that she’s running for Michigan’s Secretary of State in 2018. The former Dean of Wayne...

Is the State Failing to Support Local Governments?

Local governments across southeast Michigan are reporting a slow recovery from the recession of 2009. A recent survey by the...

How Will Trump’s Healthcare Actions Affect Michigan?

Jake Neher/WDET Last week, President Trump signed an executive order he says will start the process of ending Obamacare. His...

Michigan Family Sues Marines over Death of Muslim Recruit

marforcom.marines.mil A Muslim family in Michigan is filing a $100 million dollar law suit against the federal government, charging that...

Voter Voices on Education

In advance of Detroit's Nov. 7 general election for mayor, city clerk and city council, WDET is checking in with people who...

Detroit’s Credit Rating Gets a Boost

Jake Neher/WDET Credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service is upgrading its outlook for the city of Detroit. Moody’s is raising...

State Continues to Chip Away at Local Control in Michigan

Jake Neher/WDET A number of bills making their way through the state Legislature would prevent local governments from enacting their...

Columnists Explore Eminem and Kid Rock as Icons of Metro Detroit Politics

Laura Weber-Davis/WDET Eminem's freestyle takedown of President Trump at the BET Awards is going viral this week. In the video, the...