The New DPS Superintendent Speaks Out

Courtesy of Detroit Public Schools The so-called transition manager for Detroit Public Schools -- former Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes --...

DPS Gets Interim Superintendent

The Detroit Public Schools announced the selection of an interim superintendent on Monday. Just a week after becoming the district's new...

Voters: A Wide Range of Factors Figure Into Decisions [VIDEO]

Voters choose their candidates by political party affiliation, personality and other issues.  WDET wanted to know what the "other issues" were,...

African-American Impact Likely Limited In Michigan’s Primary Election

Michigan’s presidential primary takes place Tuesday.  Voters around the state will travel to the polls to cast their ballots for...

Snyder Says “I’m Not Resigning. I’m Going to Fix It.”

Governor Rick Snyder is holding firm to his vow to stay in office amid growing calls for his resignation. Both...

Are the 2016 Primary Candidates Acting Presidential?

WyoFile WyoFile With the Michigan primary tomorrow, many voters are still undecided as to which candidate they will support.  That's...

Michigan’s Whirlwind Primary Election Week

  marist.edu This morning Detroit Today's Stephen Henderson speaks with Detroit News political reporter Chad Livengood to debrief last night's democratic...

Federal Funding, Local Programs

Four women are playing their weekly game of mahjong at the Senior Activity Center in St. Clair Shores. They’re among...

Federal Money, Local Communities [QUIZ]

Hundreds of millions of dollars come to southeast Michigan communities through the federal government's Community Development Block Grant program. Different...

How the States, Local Governments Get Federal Money [CHART]

In 2014, about $3.3 trillion dollars went from the federal government to state governments, some of it passing through to local...

How Many Presidents Have Been Mayors? [MAP]

As WDET looks to answer the question of how the next president could affect communities in southeast Michigan, we wondered:  How many...

Republican “Civil War” Sees First Major Battle in Detroit

Candice Fortman, WDET Who knew Detroit would be the setting of the first major battle of a civil war? That’s...