Dow Plans Hundreds of Job Cuts in Michigan
The Dow Chemical company plans to eliminate about 700 jobs in Michigan. Officials with Dow Chemical say they will cut...
Candidates Largely Ignoring Obamacare, But It Could Have Profound Effect on 2016 Election
Courtesy of POLITICO For such a controversial law that has been so politically toxic in recent years, we haven’t really...
What Has The Affordable Care Act Meant for Patients?
Enroll Michigan Hundreds of thousands of low income Michiganders have signed up for affordable health insurance thanks to Obamacare. Thousands more...
What Kind of GOP Convention Will Donald Trump Plan for Cleveland?
GOP Convention, Flickr In just a few short weeks, the two major political parties will whip-up as much excitement as...
VW Settles Diesel Cheating Claims
Volkswagen has agreed to settle claims that it rigged diesel vehicles with two-liter engines to cheat on government emissions tests....
Former Detroit Mayor Bing Remembers Ali, Questions Rising Demolition Costs
Groups supporting the “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative are meeting in Detroit this week. And they are hailing the humanitarian efforts...
K-12 Budget Could Face Challenge Over Aid to Private Schools
Marissa Gawel/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder traveled to a middle school in Oakland County on Monday to sign a $16 billion...
High Court will Not Hear Kilpatrick Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s appeal of his public corruption conviction. Kilpatrick is serving...
What Has Obamacare Meant for Michigan Small Businesses?
J. Carlisle Larsen All this week, Detroit Today is exploring the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Is it working?...
Enbridge, Environmentalists Spar Over Mackinac Straits Pipeline
flickr What would happen if the oil pipeline beneath the water in the Straits of Mackinac suddenly starts leaking? Some researchers...
John Dingell Weighs In On Presidential Election, Government Unity
“Is there perfection here?” says Dingell. “Hell no, there’s not perfection here. But there is opportunity.” “You’re going to have perfect...
Emergency Curfew in Effect for Ford Fireworks
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET It’s summer time in Detroit. The River Days festival is underway. The annual Detroit Ford Fireworks takes place...