Former State Senator Smith Makes Moves for Detroit City Council Seat
Former State Senator Virgil Smith is taking the initial steps to run for Detroit City Council. The Detroit Department of Elections...
Experts say Female Genital Mutilation is Both Crime and Cultural Practice
A metro Detroit doctor has been ordered detained while she awaits a trial on charges of mutilating the genitals of...
Legislative Leaders Hope to End Standoff on Money for Flint, Macomb Sinkhole
Jake Neher/WDET Lawmakers are back at the state Capitol following their spring break. One job facing them is ending a...
Are Efforts by Facebook, Google to Filter Out “Fake News” Problematic?
WDET Throughout American history, it’s been up to journalists to decide what information was worthy of publishing to the masses....
Flint to Stay on GLWA Service
The City of Flint announced Tuesday it will keep the Great Lakes Water Authority as its drinking water source under...
What Does it Mean to “Buy American, Hire American”?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday encouraging government agencies to fulfill his campaign...
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Assesses Trump’s First 100 Days on Detroit Today
Oakland University Next week marks the end of President Trump’s first 100 days in office. Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning...
GOP State Senator Says Michigan Should Protect Internet Privacy if Feds Won’t
Office of state Sen. Rick Jones A Republican state lawmaker says Michigan should step in to protect people’s internet privacy....
Michigan Looking to Remove Seven-Day Insurance
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET One insurance company may no longer be allowed to offer seven-day insurance policies to customers in Michigan. The...
Does Growing Up In Cold War Change View of Current Events?
Joan Isabella/WDET The United States’ relationship with Russia is suddenly top-of-mind again for many Americans. That’s after a presidential election...
Sen. Gary Peters: U.S. Military Objectives Aren’t Clear
Photo Courtesy of the Office of Gary Peters Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) says there needs to be more communication between the White...
It Was One Public Relations Crisis After Another This Week
Jake Neher/WDET It seems like this week has brought one public relations crisis after another. Pepsi had to pull an...