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...
U.S. Auto Workers Face Competition from Other Nations and New Technology
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Trump has repeatedly pledged to bring outsourced auto jobs back to the U.S. and make Michigan the...
Local Experts Weigh In on Syrian Conflict and Balance of World Power
J. Carlisle Larsen The civil war in Syria is six years old, and there’s no end in sight. Last week...
Italian Film Festival Opens in Detroit
Over a dozen films produced in Italy come to Detroit this month as part of the Italian Film Festival-Detroit. The...
Former Principal Gets Day in Court on Whistleblower Claim
Michigan Supreme Court A former Livingston county principal is getting her day in court. The Michigan Supreme Court rejected an...