Michigan Sued After Gay Couples Are Rejected for Adoption [COMPLAINT]
By Ed White, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan is illegally allowing faith-based groups to reject same-sex couples who want to adopt...
U.S. Government Will Appeal Order Blocking Iraqi Deportations [COURT FILING]
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government says it will appeal an order that suspended the deportation of 1,400 people to...
Bedrock: Four New Developments for Downtown Detroit
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Four developments totaling more $2 billion in new investment are planned for...
Researchers Find Flint Had Drop in Births, Spike in Fetal Deaths During Water Crisis
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET A new study finds a significant drop in pregnancies in Flint during the time residents there were exposed...
Dlectricity Lights Up Detroit Design Festival
Dlectricity In 2015, Detroit was selected as a "City of Design" by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization...
New LGBTQ Podcast from WNYC Explores Being ‘Out at Work’
WNYC Studios Michigan is one of the 28 states in the nation that doesn’t have civil-rights protections for LGBTQ people. That...
Doctor Accused of Genital Mutilation to be Released on Bond
Sandra Svoboda A Michigan doctor indicted in the nation’s first federal female genital mutilation case will be released on bond...
Wage, Leave-Time Petition Drives Moving Ahead
Jake Neher/WDET Voters might have the chance to decide a pair of workers’ rights questions next year. A petition campaign...
‘Citizens United’ Bills: From Senate to Governor’s Desk in Less Than a Week
Jake Neher/WDET Republicans in Lansing worked at a breakneck speed Tuesday to pass legislation that would allow politicians in Michigan...
Duggan and Leonard Huddle on No-Fault Insurance
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET An unlikely alliance has formed to overhaul Michigan’s auto no-fault system. State House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt) and Detroit’s...
Outreach Efforts Have Reduced Tax-Foreclosures in Detroit, Officials Say
About half as many homes were tax-foreclosed in Detroit this year as in 2016, officials say. 12,552 houses...
Schuette Asked Whether Commission Can Add LGBT Protections
Jake Neher/WDET The Michigan Civil Rights Commission is asking state Attorney General Bill Schuette for a formal ruling on whether...