Veteran Democratic Congressman Says Trump is Too Wild for White House
The presidential campaign carousel continues to spin. Former Republican Vice President Sarah Palin is saying she will work to defeat...
Is Free College Tuition Possible in Michigan?
University of Michigan Library, flickr The average four-year college graduate in Michigan has almost $30,000 in student debt. That ranks ninth...
Feds say Michigan Must Reopen Unemployment Fraud Cases
A Michigan Congressman says the state’s government is wrongly penalizing tens of thousands of people on unemployment for fraud they...
Watkins: “The War Will Rage On” Over Privatizing State Mental Health Services
Credit: Detroit-Wayne Mental Health Authority May is mental health awareness month. Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders struggle with mental health...
Detroit Schools Legislation Faces Skeptical Michigan Senate
Detroit Public Schools A controversial GOP plan to overhaul Detroit’s schools has landed in the state Senate, and is getting...
Free Press Columnist Tells Her Best Mom Stories and Talks News of the Week
Michael Hayball Mother's Day is this weekend. We want to hear the touching or funny stories you have about your mother. What...
Levin: Michigan Violating Feds Order to Revisit Unemployment Penalties
A Michigan Congressman alleges the state’s unemployment system is violating a directive from the federal government. Federal officials say Michigan...
Obama Tells Flint to Keep Kids and Hope Alive
President Obama told a crowd in Flint the nation has not forgotten their plight. The President said the water crisis...
Do You Feel Over-Taxed in Michigan?
Citizens Research Council of Michigan It's been a year since Michigan voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot proposal that would have...
Obama: We Can’t Rely on Volunteers to Fix Infrastructure
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET President Obama says it is up to the government to fix infrastructure in Flint. He made the...
What Happens to #NeverTrump As Trump Marches Toward Nomination?
J. Carlisle Larsen/WDET Rory Cooper/Purple Strategies The Republican presidential primary cycle is all but over. Donald Trump is now the...
State Board of Education President Talks DPS and LGBT Guidelines
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit Public Schools teachers and students are back in the classroom after teacher sick-outs closed almost every...