Former Detroit Treasurer Under Kilpatrick Sentenced to Prison for Bribery, Extortion

A federal judge is sentencing a former Detroit city treasurer during the Kilpatrick Administration to 11 years in prison for...

Religion and the Presidency

In a recent interview on NBC's "Meet the Press", Republican presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson made waves when he told...

Biden Brings Bus Investment to Detroit

Detroit officials say for the first time in two decades the city has enough functioning buses to properly staff all...

GOP Debate Hints at Who’s in the Bullpen

Guest hosts Laura Weber Davis and Travis Wright speak with National Journal Senior  Political Correspondent Tim Alberta about last night’s GOP...

Snyder Says State Will Continue to Work with Flint on Water

Sarah Razak / CC Governor Rick Snyder says the state will continue to help the city of Flint work through...

Detroit Taxpayers to Have Electronic Filing Option

In January, Detroit taxpayers, for the first time, will be able to electronically file their city income tax returns along...

Metro Detroit Groups Say Region is Ready for Influx of Syrian Refugees

The Obama Administration says the U.S. will accept 10,000 additional refugees from Syria. And many of them may resettle in...

Center for Michigan’s Report on Upward Mobility: Tuition, Loans and Counseling

President and CEO of the Center for Michigan John Bebow talks to Stephen about his organization’s report, “Getting to Work,”...

Courser, Gamrat Out; Special Elections to be Held

  The Michigan House voted Friday morning to expel Rep. Cindy Gamrat (R-Plainwell) and accepted the resignation of Rep. Todd...

News Review: Courser and Gamrat Ousted and 14th Anniversary of 9/11

Representative Courser resigns and the House expels Representative Gamrat.  Reporter M.L. Elrick and WDET Producer Laura Weber Davis join Stephen Henderson on...

Obama Touts Job Training, Free Tuition at Macomb Community College

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Obama is pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to increase apprenticeship programs as a way to develop...

Flint Mayor Candidate Calls for Federal Investigation on City Water

Sarah Razak / CC Flint Mayoral Candidate Karen Weaver is calling for a federal investigation of the city’s drinking water....