MichMash: Whitmer Joins Growing Trend of Governing By Hashtag

WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used part of her first State of the State speech this week to get people talking...

Unpaid Auto Loans Skyrocketing

Laitr Keiows/CC New data this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows roughly 7 million people in...

Automakers Fight Fear of Driverless Vehicles

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET General Motors is in the midst of restructuring its operations, including cutting jobs and halting production at some...

What Are Michigan Members of Congress Saying About the Shutdown?

Jake Neher/WDET As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second month, it is beginning to take a very personal...

As Pavement Crumbles, What Are The Chances Gov. Whitmer Will Fix the Damn Roads?

Gretchen Whitmer Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ran a campaign to “fix the damn roads” and now she has to find a way...

The Flying Car is Getting Closer [VIDEO]

It's 2019, and we still don't have a flying car. But a Detroit company is developing perhaps the closest thing...

Is it Time Detroit Stopped Being the ‘Motor City’?

Hear WDET's report by clicking on the audio player above. Ralph Nader, pedestrians on Woodward Avenue, Detroit City Councilmember Scott...

Electric Cars and Trucks At Crossroads as Auto Show Kicks Off

Jennifer Pruss/WDET The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is back, and that means the future of the auto companies...

Is Our Obsession With Cars ‘Insane?’ How Are Those Behaviors Changing?

Remi Jouan The North American Auto Show (NAIAS) kicks off this week as it opens its doors to journalists, industry...

RTA Makes Adjustments in 2019 [MAP]

If at first you don't succeed, try something a little different. The Regional Transit Authority is reworking its long-term plan to...

Why Is the Motor City Encouraging E-Scooters?

Eli Newman / WDET A version of this story originally aired on Marketplace. For a city that built its name...

MichMash: These Whitmer Cabinet Picks Will Inherit Huge Problems At Pivotal Moments

WDET Digital We’re beginning to get a clearer picture of what state government might look like under Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer....