Peters Impressed But Undecided On Trump Transportation Pick

Photo Courtesy of the Office of Gary Peters President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next transportation secretary faced a...

New Detroit School Board Begins Work Wednesday Night, Faces Big Challenges

Jake Neher/WDET Today marks a new era of local control for public schools in Detroit. Seven members of Detroit’s new...

Does Betsy DeVos Confimation Delay Spell Trouble For Her Nomination?

Rick Pluta/MPRN The confirmation hearings for president-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are in full swing. But the process to confirm...

Joe Biden Says Farewell to Detroit, Sort of

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gave something of a preview of President Obama’s farewell speech to a crowd...

Is Macomb County The Epicenter For American Political Realignment — And Why?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET In the wake of the November election, reporters from all over the country flocked to Macomb County...

Gretchen Whitmer Talks Jumping Into 2018 Governor’s Race Early

Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) So, you thought you could take a little break from election season after the...

What Would Obamacare Repeal Mean For Michigan?

Jake Neher/WDET Republicans in Congress say their first priority in the new year is to repeal the federal health care...

Quicken Loans Founder Gilbert says Trump may be Good for Detroit

Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert told a crowd at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit that the election...

Ford Chair Says Trump Not Coercing Company

Pat Batcheller Officials with the Ford Motor Company say they will build several new, high-profile vehicles in the U.S. But...

Tons of Floating Plastic on Surface of Great Lakes

For the first time…scientists have been able to calculate how much small particle plastic may be floating in the Great...

Snyder Signs Speed Limit Increases Into Law

Federal Highway Administration Gov. Rick Snyder is letting Michigan drivers go a little faster. Snyder signed a package of bills...

Michigan Unemployment Director Reassigned Amid Massive False Fraud Allegations

The head of Michigan’s unemployment insurance agency is being moved to a different position amid complaints that the state falsely...