Straight Ticket Voting Not So Rigid
For the 125th year in a row Michigan’s November ballot will include an option for straight ticket voting. The U-S Federal Appeals...
What Does Record-High Voter Registration Mean For The Election In Michigan?
Jake Neher/WDET More Michiganders are registered to vote in this election than any in history. According to the Secretary of...
What Would Four More Years of SCOTUS Obstruction Mean For The Court And The Country?
Jake Neher/WDET Since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the United States Supreme Court has been limited to just eight...
How Are Republican Voters Feeling About This Election?
Jake Neher/WDET Since its inception, the GOP has boasted about being a “big tent” party, attracting a broad coalition of voters...
Michigan Money: Which Presidential Candidates Are Getting It? [MAPS, CHARTS]
A slim majority of Michigan money given to presidential candidates has gone to Democrats, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission...
Anti-Fracking Group Challenges Petition Limits
Jake Neher/WDET The campaign to outlaw fracking in Michigan is asking the state Court of Appeals to strike down a...
Wikileaks, Propaganda, and Hacking: Russia Continues To Influence American Politics
J. Carlisle Larsen Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin has been in the news for months. But this...
Detroit Today Sorts Through Another Wild Week In The News
Rick Pluta/MPRN Between sexual assault claims against Donald Trump and a Wikileaks dump against Hillary Clinton, it was a big...
Is It Appropriate Or Useful To Question Candidates’ Mental Health In Clinical Terms?
Rick Pluta, MPRN We’ve all heard it, people speculating that Donald Trump’s antics and temperament can be attributed to some sort...
New Report: State Lawmakers Receiving Millions In Corporate Cash Through Secretive Funds
"It's not just a back door, it's almost as if the entire back side of the house has been blown...
Confusing Instructions for Absentee Voters in Waterford Township
Tom Arthur Waterford Township residents who are voting absentee will see two different instructions on how to vote. One note...
Detroit School Board Members Discuss Return To Local Control And Upcoming Election
Jake Neher/WDET On election day, Detroiters will choose an entirely new school board. Not just one or two seats are...