Livonia Elementary School Closings Highlight Statewide K-12 Funding Issues
Jake Neher/WDET Two elementary schools in Livonia will close next school year. The Livonia school board voted this week to...
Did Michigan Electors Do The Right Thing Casting All Votes For Trump?
Cheyna Roth/MPRN There were protests yesterday at the state Capitol as Michigan’s electors cast their votes for president. Demonstrators urged...
Obama Point Person for Detroit says City Posed Challenges
As the Obama Administration prepares to leave office it also leaves a lasting imprint on the city of Detroit. The...
Michigan AG Files Criminal Charges Against Former Flint Emergency Managers
Michigan’s Attorney General is filing new criminal charges in regards to the lead contamination in the city of Flint’s water...
Is Trump’s Plan For “Urban Renewal” Bad News For Cities?
Jake Neher/WDET In October, then-candidate Donald Trump laid out his plans for “urban renewal” and the rebuilding of our inner...
Michigan Could Use New Election Legislation, Says State Director of Elections
Jake Neher/WDET The recent recount showed multiple problems with voting precincts across Michigan. Those include inaccurately recorded voting numbers rendering...
Researchers to Hold Massive Archive Session to Copy Climate Data They Fear Trump Could Make Vanish
President-elect Donald Trump has made some contradictory statements regarding the science of climate change, calling it at different times a...
What’s On The Agenda For Detroit’s City Council in 2017?
Jake Neher/WDET With a new year brings new issues for public officials to deal with here in Detroit. In 2017,...
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters Talks Trump Transition, Russia, and Flint
Laura Weber Davis, WDET U.S. Senator Gary Peters joins Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson to talk about the year in...
Lawmakers Approve Overhaul Of Michigan’s Energy Policies
Sandra Svoboda/WDET A major rewrite of Michigan’s energy policy is on its way to Gov. Rick Snyder. The main focus...
Feds Sue Sterling Heights for Denying Mosque Permit
The U.S. Justice Department is suing officials in Sterling Heights for denying a group the right to build a mosque...
Bigger Cities Don’t Want to Pay for State Roads Anymore
As the legislature wraps up the 2016 session, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments is hoping legislators will approve a...