Presidential Power and Gun Control, a History
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Yesterday President Barack Obama issued an executive order to strengthen regulations around purchasing guns in the United...
Governor Snyder Weighs Straight-Ticket Voting in Michigan
Pkay Chelle/Creative Commons UPDATE at 11:29am on 1/5/16 Breaking from Michigan Public Radio's Rick Pluta: Governor Rick Snyder has signed a...
Feds Sue Volkswagen
The federal government is suing automaker Volkswagen, alleging the company violated the Clean Air Act by using illegal devices to...
New Year Brings New Laws to Michigan
The new year is bringing with it a new series of laws in Michigan, affecting everyone from drivers to diners....
Great Lakes Water Authority Officially Takes Over Operations
As of January 1, 2016 the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and seven counties in SE Michigan officially merged operations...
Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Mary Beth Kelly Advocates for Juvenile Justice
Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Mary Beth Kelly has a new job. She’s become the Vice Chair of Litigation and...
State Rep Asks Governor and State Agencies to Look at Oil Recovery and Carbon Capture Technologies
A group of mostly Republican state lawmakers is pushing for more oil to be recovered from wells that have already...
Kurdish Chef Given Extension to Avoid Deportation from Michigan
A quiet Kurdish chef who’s lived and worked in Michigan for more than two decades has been granted a temporary...
Former Detroit Council President Ordered to Pay Accuser in Sex Tape Lawsuit
A federal judge has ruled that former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh must pay a quarter of a million...
New Federal Budget Brings Michigan More Money to Fight Blight
The new federal budget includes up to $2 billion additional dollars to fight blight in American cities hit hardest by...
Census Shows Michigan Population Up but Exodus Continues
New census data shows Michigan’s population barely increased in the past year, even as experts say thousands of residents were...
Ta-Nehisi Coates Voices His Thoughts on Mass Incarceration in Detroit and Beyond
Sean Carter Photography Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote what is arguably the most important book on race in a generation. "Between The...