State Has Invested $30 Million Into Belle Isle Improvements

Three years after the State of Michigan assumed management of Belle Isle, managers say about $30 million has gone into...

Are We Headed to a Dark Age for American Science and Research?

President Donald Trump's budget proposal calls for major cuts to science and research, areas that have helped propel America to...

Ann Arbor Overtakes Detroit in Total Property Value

Jake Neher/WDET As recent as three years ago Detroit still had the highest total property value of any city in...

What Would Halt to Fuel Mandates Mean for Auto Industry?

President Donald Trump says it’s time to rethink America’s fuel economy mandates. He made that announcement during a visit to...

Trump Tells Autoworkers in Ypsilanti U.S. will Display ‘Manufacturing Might’

Jake Neher/WDET President Trump told a crowd of autoworkers at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti that the Trump Administration will...

Michigan and Other Trump States Could Be Affected Most By GOP Healthcare Plan

Jake Neher/WDET Republicans backing a plan to overhaul federal healthcare policy received what seemed to be bad news this week...

Religious Leaders to Communities of Faith: Step Up and Fight

Sascha Raiyn An interfaith group of local religious leaders says President Trump’s immigration policies raise both political and moral issues. Six...

What St. Louis’ Controversial Mayoral Contest Says About Race in Local Politics

Office of St. Louis City Treasurer Tishaura Jones Last week, St. Louis City Treasurer Tishaura Jones lost the city’s Democratic...

State Democrats Want to Let the Sunshine In With Conflict of Interest Laws

Jake Neher/WDET It’s Sunshine Week – a time of year when issues of transparency and open government are put front...

State Lawmakers Get Preview of New Lead Rule

Amber Neher Some state lawmakers got an early peek at Gov. Rick Snyder’s new lead rules that are supposed to...

Carson Launches Tour at Carson High in Detroit

Sascha Raiyn U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson visited Detroit Wednesday to launch a national listening tour. Carson...

Exiting U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade: Sudden Resignations Are “Disruptive”

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Over the weekend Attorney General Jeff Sessions requested the resignations of all Obama-era federal attorneys. That’s more...