Veteran Pollster: It Looks Bad For Proposal 1
Early polls showed overwhelming opposition to Proposal 1, the ballot question that would raise more than $1 billion in new revenue to fix...
DNR Wants Volunteers to Help Clean Up Trash
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to help pick up illegally dumped trash....
Wayne County Executive Announces Recovery Plan
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Wayne County Executive Warren Evans released his plan today to address the county’s $52 million structural deficit. Evans says...
Hundreds of No-show Jurors Ordered to Wayne County Circuit Court
This week hundreds of people are being ordered to Wayne County Circuit Court to explain why they failed to show...
Detroit And International Diplomacy: Getting A Seat At The Table
Business and political stakeholders in Detroit met last week for a conference called “Diplomacy Begins Here: Detroit”. The event was...
Colorado’s Pot Culture
In 2012, Colorado voters legalized marijuana for recreational uses, joining a few other states in a trend that started with...
Who Is Detroit’s City Council?
Stephen Henderson is joined by M.L. Elrick of Fox Detroit news and Christine MacDonald, who covered the old City Council for...
Boon or Boondoggle? The Pros and Cons of Proposal 1 [Download Ballot Language]
On Tuesday, May 5, Michigan residents will decide whether to raise the state's sales tax from six percent to seven...
Feds Sue Quicken Loans
The federal government is suing lending company Quicken Loans for allegedly issuing improper mortgages. The Justice Department accuses...
US Seeks Cut In Greenhouse Gasses From Farms, Forests
The Obama Administration is unveiling a plan to significantly cut so-called greenhouse gas emissions from US farms and forests. The...
Governor Snyder Fills Detroit Potholes to Campaign for Proposal 1
Marissa Gawel/WDET Governor Rick Snyder filled in potholes along Michigan Avenue in Detroit today while campaigning for a ballot proposal that...
Sugar Center Suing Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency
Marissa Gawel/WDET A group of Michigan citizens is suing the state’s unemployment insurance system. They say the computer system that...