First Ladies of Wayne County Pledge to Take on Backlogged Rape Kits

Eli Newman / WDET Wayne County is launching a faith-based partnership to help fund the investigation and prosecution of more...

How Many Presidential Candidates Have Been From Michigan?

Heading toward Michigan’s March 8 primary, we wondered how many U.S. presidents or presidential candidates have had Michigan connections.  ...

Pothole Costs Pile Up

AAA says pothole damage cost American drivers $15 billion over the last five years, an average of $3 billion annually. The auto...

Global artist SEAN BLACKMAN to appear on this weekend’s The Progressive Underground, Sunday, February 21, 8pm

Sean Blackman Music On this weekend's The Progressive Underground, we profile international recording artist SEAN BLACKMAN as he talks about...

Caring for Kids: How One Detroit Pediatrician Entered the World of Policy and Advocacy

United Way for Southeast Michigan Children in Detroit deserve better than what adults and officials are giving them and their...

Why the Falling Price of Oil is Good for Some and Bad for Others

Pat Batcheller The price of oil has been dropping over the last month or so and analysts say it could...

Michigan Accepting Proposals for Minority Health Inequity Awareness

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is seeking proposals to address ethnic and racial health inequality. The agency...

Are Cities Getting Short Changed in Proposed State Budget?

State lawmakers are mulling over next year’s proposed budget. Governor Snyder released his funding priorities and other expenditures last week....

Michigan Extends Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine in the U.P.

Michigan is expanding its quarantine for the Emerald Ash Borer. State regulators are adding four counties in the Upper Peninsula...

L. Brooks Patterson: One Man’s Sprawl is Another Man’s Economic Development

MML, Flickr Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced during his State of the County address that he plans to...

Southfield Residents Ready to Grill DEQ on Drilling Permit Request

The City of Southfield is embroiled in controversy over whether or not a church at Evergreen and 9-Mile Road should...

Furry Flint Residents Need Protection

As the investigation into how lead leeching into Flint’s water system should be abated, residents there continue to use bottled and...