New Ordinance Aimed to Prevent Gentrification in Detroit
Detroit City Council Member Mary Sheffield says residential developers asking for public funds should include affordable housing in their buildings....
Detroiters Leave $80 Million on the Table During Tax Season
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit taxpayers leave up to $80 million unclaimed each year when they do their taxes. That’s just the money...
L. Brooks Patterson Answers Community Questions After State of the County Speech
Matt Trevethan/WDET Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson says the county is strong and getting stronger. He laid out a...
Local Governments Want More Revenue Sharing from Lansing
Governor Rick Snyder presented his proposed budget to the legislature yesterday. The recommendations include a $50 per student increase in...
Detroit Business Accelerators Keep Pulse on The Next “Big” Idea
Detroit’s reputation for encouraging entrepreneurship and small business development is continuing to expand. The number of business accelerators and incubators...
Patterson: “Good Things Are Happening” [AUDIO]
In a speech peppered with references to "technology" and "business," Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson delivered his 2017 State...
“Pints & Postcards” Parties Aim To Increase Political Action
Postcards and Pints Detroit 1/26/17 from Diane Cheklich on Vimeo. After the massive, international Women’s March on January 21st,...
Bill Would Restrict Public’s Access to Information About Bids for State Business
Jake Neher/WDET There could soon be tighter restrictions on the public’s access to information in bids for state business. A...
State Budget Forecast Shows Emphasis on Education and Infrastructure… Not Tax Cuts
Jake Neher/WDET Education, public safety, and paying down the long term debt will be Gov. Rick Snyder’s top priorities when he...
What Question Do You Want L. Brooks Patterson to Answer During His State of the County Speech This Week?
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson will give his State of the County address at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Add your voice to...
Were Democrats’ Late Efforts to Block DeVos’ Confirmation Anything More Than Political Theater?
National Park Service UPDATE (1:11 p.m.): The U.S. Senate has confirmed Betsy DeVos as U.S. secretary of education on a...
Gov. Snyder Plans to Tackle Unfunded Liabilities, Pensions and Retiree Healthcare
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder is going after Michigan’s mountain of unfunded retiree liabilities. He created a task force to...