DPS School Board Says State Created Problem it’s Trying to Fix

Wikipedia This morning on Detroit Today, host Stephen Henderson speaks with Detroit Public Schools Board of Education member LaMar Lemmons about...

Have Adequate City Services Become a Luxury?

Sandra Svoboda   Residents in some of Detroit's wealthiest neighborhoods will soon pay higher taxes for better city services. That...

Former Detroit Mayor Gribbs Dies

Former Detroit Mayor Roman Gribbs has died. He spent roughly half-a-century in public life, moving from roles as a prosecutor...

Detroit Water Director Says City Targeting Past-Due Business Owners

Recent published reports say the city of Detroit shut off water service to more than 20,000 residents behind on utility...

Who Will Win the Day in the Wisconsin Primary?

Flickr Today Wisconsin votes in its presidential primary elections. The Midwestern state has a lot in common politically with Michigan, often voting...

Water Officials Say They’re Boosting Efforts to Collect on Delinquent Commercial Water Accounts

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Yesterday on Detroit Today, host Stephen Henderson spoke with a Detroit News investigative reporter about water shutoffs that continue...

Lawmakers In Trouble: What Happens When Constituents Go Without Representation?

Jake Neher/WDET State Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit) is in jail for shooting his ex-wife’s car last May. He submitted his resignation...

Pontiac’s Post-Emergency Management Board Relinquishes Some Powers to Mayor, City Council

Pontiac is slowly regaining control of its local government. The city’s mayor and city council will regain some authority previously...

Water Shutoffs Still Plague Detroit

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Michigan has made international news on a few occasions over controversies surrounding one of the most basic necessity...

Group Revives Effort to Overturn Emergency Manager Law in Court

Emmanuel Huybrechts It’s been more than three years since lawmakers and Governor Rick Snyder approved a beefed-up emergency manager law for...

U.S. Attorney Talks Charges in DPS Kickback Scheme

Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons This week, 13 Detroit Public Schools administrators and a supplies vendor were charged with bribery in a...

The Intersection: What Does It Mean to Have Power?

Dorret, Flickr As part of WDET’s series examining the 1967 Kerner Report with the Detroit Journalism Cooperative this year, Detroit Today...