The Intersection: What Is Detroit’s Business Community Doing to Address Poverty?

Nick Mattar As part of our work with the Detroit Journalism Cooperative, WDET is reporting on the issues the Kerner...

The Intersection: Focus: HOPE CEO Talks Tackling Poverty in Detroit

wjgomes FOCUS: Hope was one of the organizations founded after the 1967 uprising in Detroit. It's focused on racial healing...

Gov. Snyder Signs New Budget With Money for Flint, Invasive Species

Asian Carp by Kate Gardiner/Creative Commons Gov. Rick Snyder has signed the final bill in the state’s $55 billion dollar...

The Intersection: Documentary Producer Talks Growing Up In Detroit

Laura Weber Davis, WDET A documentary film crew is driving around the country in Elvis Presley's Rolls Royce for a film...

Funeral Arrangements Set for State Rep. Julie Plawecki

Official Photo Visitations for late state Rep. Julia Plawecki (D-Dearborn Heights) begin Thursday evening in Garden City. Plawecki died last weekend of...

Paradise Valley Returns to Detroit

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit’s Downtown Development Authority is approving a plan to redevelop a historic neighborhood. Paradise Valley Cultural and...

Republicans in Lansing Keep Trying To Send Public Funds to Private Schools

Elizabeth Garrett Gov. Rick Snyder signed a $16 billion K-12 education budget this week. That’s despite that fact that it would send taxpayer...

Trade Issues Likely Topic During North American Leaders Summit

President Obama travels to Ottawa today for a meeting with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. The discussions are likely...

How Can Schools Do Better By Special Education Students?

WDET A couple weeks ago on Detroit Today we talked about the achievement gaps suffered in suburban school districts between white and...

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...

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...