Infrastructure and the Presidency

  Sandra Svoboda The water crisis in Flint has helped focus the presidential campaign on the national issue of aging infrastructure:...

Sanders Upsets Clinton, Trump Wins Big in Michigan Primary

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pulled-off an upset victory over rival Hillary Clinton in last night’s Michigan primary. Recent polls...

Democrat Sanders Narrowly Defeats Clinton, Trump Beats GOP Field

Senator Bernie Sanders won a surprising victory over Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary Tuesday. ...

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...