Newsweek: Dirty Air Killing Metro Detroiters
A recent story in Newsweek magazine reports that the air pollution is so bad in Detroit that it could kill...
Lack of State Regulations Leaves Michigan Marijuana Industry in Limbo and Largely Illegal
Industry analysts say Michigan’s lack of oversight and regulation of medical marijuana businesses has, all-in-all, created an illegally operating industry....
Detroit Education Commission set to anchor Detroit School Reform
Michigan lawmakers are set to consider reform legislation for Detroit Public Schools when they return from Spring recess this month....
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...