State Board To Certify Votes, Set Stage For Recount
Jake Neher/WDET An elections board will meet Monday afternoon at the state Capitol to certify the results of the November...
Trump Picks Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate a Michigan school choice advocate to serve as his Secretary of Education. Conservative activist Betsy...
Head Start Program Changes Prove Successful; Leads to Expansion
Detroit is helping to lead the way on a new model for the early childhood learning program Head Start. Officials...
What Will A Trump Administration Mean For American Jews?
Jake Neher/WDET Like many minority groups in the United States, American Jews are processing what the incoming Trump administration will...
How Can Politically Divided Families Come Together On Thanksgiving?
Jake Neher/WDET This week, families across the country will gather together to share a Thanksgiving meal, and perhaps some awkward...
Michigan’s Close Ties to China Mean Business
Governor Rick Snyder returned from China this week and announced several new partnerships with Chinese companies. The deals include a...
MIchigan Activists Oppose Senator Jeff Sessions Nomination for US Attorney General
Several Michigan civil rights organizations are opposing President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as U-S Attorney General. Sessions...
New Online Directory Launches for District 1 Businesses
Detroit City Council and partners introduced an online local business directory on Monday. The website lists 620 neighborhood shops...
Michigan Appeals Order to Deliver Bottled Water to Flint
State officials say they will appeal a judge’s order that Michigan deliver bottled water to some residents in Flint. A...
Getting a Job Can Be More Complicated for Some Detroiters
One of Detroit’s biggest employment services is beefing up its mission with a new C-E-O. The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation...
How Can Kids and Schools Deal With Post-Election Turbulence?
Jake Neher/WDET A viral video recently spread across the internet showing middle school students chanting “build that wall” - a...
Detroit Photographer Chronicles Standing Rock Standoff
Cybelle Codish Over the weekend there was another flare-up between protesters and police near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North...
