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Station Programming June 24, 2016

Jake Neher/WDET Donald Trump could be the first Republican presidential nominee to win Michigan since 1988, says Gongwer News Service...

Jake Neher June 23, 2016

Brett Levin, flickr. A campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan is suing the state to get on the November ballot....

Station Programming June 23, 2016

John Lewis Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives began a sit-in over a vote on gun control measures yesterday....

Quinn Klinefelter June 22, 2016

Michigan’s Attorney general is filing a civil lawsuit against several companies that allegedly contributed to lead contamination in the city...

Rick Pluta June 22, 2016

Detroit Public Schools Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a $617 million dollar bailout of the Detroit Public Schools – which...

Station Programming June 22, 2016

Jake Neher/WDET A few weeks ago a sophomore at Renaissance High School, Imani Harris, penned an open letter to legislators about her...

Station Programming June 22, 2016

WDET Recently the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan unveiled its plan to expand mass transportation throughout the region. It would...

Amy Miller June 21, 2016

The company that owns a 63 year old oil and gas pipeline running under the Straits of Mackinac says it’s beefing...

Quinn Klinefelter June 21, 2016

Metro Detroit members of Congress are expressing concern over the formal approval of a plan to divert millions of gallons...

Detroit Today June 21, 2016

“What we see is I think what’s being seen around the country, which is poverty changing zip codes,” says Grand...

Pat Batcheller June 21, 2016

When President Barack Obama took office in 2009, the Democratic Party controlled both houses of Congress. Two years later, Republicans had...

Quinn Klinefelter June 20, 2016

Each year on this day the United Nations celebrates what it calls World Refugee Day, with events scheduled in more...