Governor Snyder Announces Plan to Create New Detroit School District
Marissa Gawel/WDET Governor Rick Snyder is proposing a plan to create a new district for public schools in Detroit, while the...
Detroit’s NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Dinner Honors Historic March on Selma
“We should not have to live below our privilege.” -Rev.Wendell Anthony Courtesy of NAACP-Detroit Stephen Henderson speaks with Reverend Wendell Anthony...
Who Owns the Great Lakes?
Photo Courtesy of NASA Goddard Photo and Video Join Stephen Henderson, Professor of Environmental Law from Wayne State Noah Hall and...
Ambassador Bridge Company Promises to Install Train Station Windows and Add Land to Riverside Park
Marissa Gawel/WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced this morning that he wants to give the owners of the Ambassador Bridge land...
Michigan Legislators Expected to Vote on No-Fault Auto Insurance Reform
Jimmy Wayne (FLICKR/CC) In an attempt to lower Michigan's extremely high auto insurance rates, the Michigan legislature is considering a...
How Bad are the Roads in Your Community? [Map]
Next week, voters will decide on Proposal 1, the ballot measure that would raise the state’s sales tax from 6 percent...
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging Michigan’s Same-sex Marriage Ban
Ian McWilliams (Supermac 1961 - FLICKR/Creative Commons) April 28th was a big day in Washington D.C., as the U.S. Supreme...
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy On Police Brutality
The issue of excessive use of force and police brutality seems to be daily headlines now. Baltimore, Cleveland, Ferguson, Brooklyn,...
The Word on Detroit’s Streets: Roads Are Bad, Hiking Taxes to Fix Them Would Be Worse
Michigan voters head to the polls next Tuesday to decide whether to increase the sales tax from six to seven...
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...