ACLU of Michigan Ad Campaign Translates First Amendment In Arabic, Spanish
Jake Neher/WDET Officials with the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is launching an ad campaign this week the group...
Mark Bernstein: “I’m Taking Every Step I Need to Take” to Run For Governor
Jake Neher/WDET There’s one name that’s coming up in many conversations on Mackinac Island this week as a potential Democratic candidate...
Detroit Mayor: “This is our history, and it’s something we still have to overcome.” [TRANSCRIPT, VIDEO]
Detroit’s history of racial segregation is evident today as economic segregation between the city’s thriving and struggling neighborhoods, says Mayor...
State Superintendent: Move Kids Up a Grade Because They’re Ready, Not Just Older
Photo Courtesy of Dearborn Public Schools State Superintendent Brian Whiston says it’s time to re-think how kids move through the school system...
Sen. Gary Peters: Withdrawing From Paris Agreement Would Send Bad Message to World
Jake Neher/WDET UPDATE (6/1/17 4:43 p.m.): President Trump has announced the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, but...
The Intersection: Power and Inequality in Detroit
Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and the Detroit...
PBS Examines Science Behind Lead Poisoning in Flint
Courtesy of PBS Residents in Flint continue dealing with the fallout from a government decision that left the city’s water...
Detroit Future City’s Anika Goss Foster On City’s Turnaround, Mackinac Policy Conference
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit Future City is a model by which the city could be re-imagined, where and how to concentrate resources...
AG Bill Schuette Talks Governor’s Race, Support for Trump
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is a man who has served in just about every elected roll you can...
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley On Push for Part-Time Legislature, Possible Run for Governor
michigan.gov The first big news of this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference comes by way of Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. The Republican...
GOP Leery of White House Request to Raise Debt Ceiling Soon
congress.gov Trump Administration officials are calling on Congress to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and to do it far sooner...
Army Corps May Dredge Four Feet from Rouge River
“It could be the difference between a ship carrying 26,000 tons of iron ore versus carrying 18,000. And when you look...