White Smoke From the Capitol as Governor and Republican Leaders Make Deal

Jake Neher/WDET A deal for the state’s budget and teacher retirement has been made. Top Republican lawmakers and Gov. Rick...

“Sitting Ducks”: Rep. Bishop Describes Shooting at GOP Baseball Practice

Three members of Michigan's congressional delegation were among several Republican lawmakers who were practicing for a charity baseball game when...

Kildee Says Democrats Worried About Republicans After Shooting

Several members of Congress, including Michigan Representative Mike Bishop, were among those targeted by a gunman on a baseball field...

Is Another Recession Around the Corner?

Bureau of Labor Statistics It's been almost ten years since the last major recession in the United States. Since then,...

Snyder Touts Healthy Michigan, As House Republicans Move to Stop Enrollment

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Republicans in Lansing are trying to roll back the state’s Medicaid expansion – but their...

Detroit Casino Monthly Revenue Up from a Year Ago [CHARTS]

Detroit’s three casinos' combined May revenue of $120 million was up from the same month a year, according to the...

Enbridge Says Pressure Test Shows Mackinac Straits Pipeline is Safe

Pat Batcheller Enbridge Energy says it’s pressure testing the structural integrity of Line Five beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The...

How’s Detroit’s Housing Landscape Doing?

Jake Neher/WDET There are plenty of questions about how Detroit is doing with housing in 2017. Are people paying their property...

The Intersection: Poverty [CHARTS]

Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and the Detroit...

How’s Detroit Doing? New Statistical Index Offers Answers [CHARTS, TRANSCRIPT]

Economists are using a new combination of statistics and measures to create a better picture about how Detroit is doing....

White House Official Violated Law by Calling for Defeat of Michigan Congressman

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Federal officials say the White House Director of Social Media violated the law...

Women Offered Coaching to Hone Political Savvy

A divisive political climate in the United States may be inspiring some to become more involved in government. One organization is...