Tribe Working to Make Sure Money Isn’t Obstacle in School Mascot Debate
Belding Area Schools Many schools in Michigan have grappled with whether they should dump Native American mascots and nicknames. Plenty...
Michigan Supreme Court Hears Cases on Criminal and Civil Rights
Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court convened in Lansing this week. Whether or not a student can sue a...
City Hosts Pop-Up Event for New Municipal ID
Laura Herberg / WDET The city hosted a pop-up event at Lasky Recreation Center tonight for residents looking to apply...
New State Pot Bureau Ready to Regulate and Collect $$$
The State of Michigan announced this week the establishment of the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation. The new organization, under...
Whistleblower Act Up for Debate in Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is considering whether conversations with an attorney trigger the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act. A...
City Council Plans for Future Pension Payments
City of Detroit The Detroit City Council has voted to earmark $50 million for pension funding. It’s part of the...
UM Professor Wins Pulitzer Prize: Hear Heather Ann Thompson’s WDET Interview Here
Blood In The Water University of Michigan history professor Heather Ann Thompson won a Pulitzer Prize this week for her nonfiction book...
What Can Justice Department Learn from Detroit’s Consent Decrees?
Jake Neher/WDET U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed a memo in early April for the Department of Justice to review...
State Launches New Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan is updating what state officials call a useful tool for fighting the opioid epidemic. The problematic state...
Progressive Group Sues Schuette for Emails
Rick Pluta/MPRN A left-leaning group has filed a lawsuit to find out how often Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and...
City of Detroit Has Only Three Fully Licensed Medical Pot Shops
“Only three are approved right now. There are some that are still going through the process. 61 of them are...
What’s The Future of the Middle Class in America?
Jake Neher/WDET We've been hearing reports for several years now about the slow erosion of a Middle Class in America. That...