Lawmakers Could See Smart Meter Showdown This Week

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) A debate between lawmakers and utility providers is brewing in Lansing.  Legislation in...

Will Republicans Soon Become The Party of Deficit Spending?

National Park Service An expansive wall along the border with Mexico. A plan to dramatically improve infrastructure throughout the country. Numerous proposals to...

Trump’s Michigan Co-Chair Spars Over Week’s News with Stephen Henderson

Jake Neher/WDET This week President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims that President Barack Obama’s administration had wiretapped his home in...

Snyder Wants to Create Permanent Lead Commission

Amber Neher Gov. Rick Snyder will create a commission this week that has the mission of tackling the problem of...

President Trump’s tweets, Annotated

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Warren Evans Answers Your Questions After State of Wayne County Speech

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Wayne County Executive Warren Evans gave his annual State of the County speech last night. He talked about...

Fewer Michigan Schools Are in Financial Peril

Elizabeth Garrett There are fewer school districts in severe financial peril, according to a quarterly report compiled by the Michigan...

Executive Warren Evans Delivers State of Wayne County Address

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans delivered his State of the County address Tuesday evening.  He spoke to an audience at...

Old Soap Factory Near Riverwalk Looking for New Life

The Stone Soap Building on Franklin Street near Detroit’s Riverwalk was built in 1907. The brink exterior of the 80,000...

Restrictions on Special Elections Moving Through State Legislature

Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) State lawmakers who are expelled or resign from their seats in the Legislature shouldn’t get...

Brenda Jones: Evans’ Approach to Rock Ventures Proposal is Smart

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans delivered his State of the County speechTuesday. During his remarks, Evans touted an operating surplus...

Michigan Is Running Out of Environmental Cleanup Money

Sandra Svoboda The state is close to running out of money to clean thousands of abandoned, polluted properties all across...