Organizers Talk About Focus of This Week’s Mackinac Policy Conference
Matt Trevethan/WDET This week Detroit Today is broadcasting live from the Mackinac Policy Conference. Host Stephen Henderson speaks with Detroit...
Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel Talks Regional Transit, His Political Future
Laura Weber Davis, WDET We're still two years out from the gubernatorial race in Michigan but there is already plenty...
Sen. Gary Peters: We Need to Work Toward Shutting Down Straits of Mackinac Oil Pipeline
Laura Weber Davis, WDET U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D) says the oil company behind the Line 5 pipeline under water in the Straits of...
Flint’s Water Improving But Work Remains
Experts say the water quality in Flint continues to improve. Flint residents are still struggling with lead contamination in the...
Head of Michigan ACLU Wishes Flint Would be Bigger Focus For Mackinac Conference
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/ Public Domain The head of Michigan's primary civil liberties advocacy group, ACLU of Michigan, says business...
“Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” Explores Final Words of Black Men
“The very question of ‘why?’ sort of sets up the whole rest of the piece," says composer Joel Thompson. "Why is...
Other Rust Belt Cities Should Get Grand Bargains, Manhattan Institute Says
Manhattan Institute Foundations in other Rust Belt cities should contribute to underfunded municipal pensions, argues a Manhattan Institute author,...
Actress Melissa Gilbert Ends Bid for Michigan Congressional Seat
Former Little House on the Prairie actress Melissa Gilbert says she is withdrawing as a candidate for Congress from Michigan....
Andy Meisner Shares Strategies to Deter Land Speculation
Jay Tafilowski/WDET "We have a real vested interest in fighting foreclosure, preventing the effects of blight and avoiding the effects...
What Happens to the 8th District Congressional Race Now that Melissa Gilbert Dropped Out?
Melissa Gilbert was widely criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike for running a lackluster campaign for Congress. And now the...
Michigan Members of Congress Propose $700 Billion Water Fix
Several Michigan members of Congress want to target hundreds of billions of federal dollars to repair the nation’s water infrastructure...
Michigan Must Do Better By Its Vets, GOP And Democratic Lawmakers Agree
Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) One thing many Democrats and Republicans can agree on at the state Capitol...