Ford’s First Quarter Earnings Lower than Expected

Marissa Gawel/WDET Ford Motor Company released lower than expected first quarter earnings today. The automaker earned $924 million during the first part of this...

Baltimore: State of Economic Despair

Veggies (Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons)   Stephen Henderson opened Detroit Today with a short commentary about Baltimore and the violence that...

DNR Wants Volunteers to Help Clean Up Trash

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to help pick up illegally dumped trash....

Wayne County Executive Announces Recovery Plan

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Wayne County Executive Warren Evans released his plan today to address the county’s $52 million structural deficit. Evans says...

Report: Michigan Has Highest Auto Insurance Rates In US

   A new report finds that Michigan has the highest auto insurance rates in the nation.    The report, by...

Hundreds of No-show Jurors Ordered to Wayne County Circuit Court

This week hundreds of people are being ordered to Wayne County Circuit Court to explain why they failed to show...

Detroit And International Diplomacy: Getting A Seat At The Table

Business and political stakeholders in Detroit met last week for a conference called “Diplomacy Begins Here: Detroit”. The event was...

Colorado’s Pot Culture

In 2012, Colorado voters legalized marijuana for recreational uses, joining a few other states in a trend that started with...

Who Is Detroit’s City Council?

Stephen Henderson is joined by M.L. Elrick of Fox Detroit news and Christine MacDonald, who covered the old City Council for...

Boon or Boondoggle? The Pros and Cons of Proposal 1 [Download Ballot Language]

On Tuesday, May 5, Michigan residents will decide whether to raise the state's sales tax from six percent to seven...

The Progressive Underground Show 120

Kristian Hill On tonight's episode we interview filmmaker Jennifer Washington, founder of the Micro Music Film Festival who will chop...

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 4-25-15

This week on RREM... Neil Young tickets, a new song from Lianne La Havas, My Morning Jacket, a studio take...