The Race for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District

via GovTrack.us Republican Congressman Tim Walberg is the U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. He sits on the House...

Wayne State University Breaks Ground on Mike Ilitch School of Business

Courtesy of Wayne State University City of Detroit officials and Wayne State University broke ground today on the Mike Ilitch School...

Donald Trump Jr. And The GOP Push for School Choice at RNC

WDET The 2016 Democratic primary has focused a lot on the cost of higher education. Bernie Sanders' campaign heavily influenced...

Detroit News’ Chad Livengood Gives Us the Lay of the Land From RNC 2016

Courtesy of the Detroit News We can stop calling Donald Trump the GOP’s “presumptive" nominee. The Republican National Convention (RNC) made...

Make America Work Again? Where Was GOP Economic Message on Tuesday?

John Sellek Republicans pitched voters on their economic policies during the second day of the GOP national convention… sort of....

Know Your Congressional District: Michigan’s 13th

  Melissa Mason WDET is examining the candidates and issues in the 2016 elections. You can find interviews with the candidates, information...

Governors Veto Means Bigger Cities Will Pay for State Road Work

Governor Snyder’s veto of a road funding bill is raising the ire of officials in Michigan’s larger communities including Detroit and...

DEQ Task Force Re-Thinking Trash Rules

Jake Neher/WDET Plans are getting underway to send less trash to landfills in Michigan and to find more ways to...

Gilbert’s Departure Leaves Big Question Mark on 8th Congressional District Ballot

Jake Neher/WDET Democrats in Michigan's Eighth Congressional District have no way of knowing yet who they’ll be casting a ballot...

Breaking Down Melania Trump’s Speech and Other First Day RNC Highlights

"If a student had done that... that student would be facing a very unpleasant conversation with his or her professor...

Michigan AG Bill Schuette Breaks Down His RNC Address

WDET Yesterday at the opening of the Republican National Convention, Michigan’s Attorney General Bill Schuette spoke before convention-goers from all...

Detroit Knocks Down 10,000th Structure

The Duggan Administration demolished its ten thousandth vacant building this morning…marking a milestone in Detroit’s blight removal effort. The program...