Farmington Public Schools Layoff List Grows to 231
Employees with the Farmington Public School system may find themselves out of work next fall. The school is cutting 231 teachers, administrators and...
Wayne County Library System Closes Its Doors
After being in operation for almost a century, the Wayne County Library system is closing. The cities of Taylor and Ecorse are...
Palmer Park Neighbors See the Light, but Don’t Curse the Darkness Anymore
Detroit residents have told WDET they want working street lights and safe parks. But is there a connection between...
Great Lakes Water Levels Highest in Years
Marissa Gawel/WDET Water levels in Lake Michigan are almost a foot higher than they were last year and are still...
Civil Rights Leader Andrew Young Compares Atlanta to Detroit
Civil rights leader Andrew Young compared the rise of Atlanta with that of Detroit during a visit to the city....
Former DMC CEO Arthur Porter Passes Away in Panama
Former Detroit Medical Center CEO Arthur Porter has died. Porter left the city around 2004 to serve as director general...
June Sales Rise for Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Drop for GM
Detroit’s Big Three automakers are reporting mixed sales results for last month. June provided good news for the Ford Motor...
Wayne County Declared in Probable Financial Stress
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Wayne County is under “probable financial stress.” That determination was made today (Wed) by the state’s Local...
Increasing Gas Tax By 15 Cents per Gallon to Pay for Roads
On Detroit Today, Stephen Henderson speaks with Michigan Senate Minority Leader, Jim Ananich, to discuss the 15-cents-per-gallon gas tax proposal...
Could Voters End Gerrymandering in Michigan?
Stephen Henderson talks with Jocelyn Benson, Dean of Wayne State Law School, about SCOTUS’s recent decision that popular ballot initiatives...
Putting a Woman on the $10 Bill
Stephen Henderson and Anita Johnson, financial psychologist as well as the founder and CEO of Money Wisdom for Women, talk about the...
New Road Plan Could Mean Higher Fuel Tax, Lower Income Tax
The Michigan Senate could vote Wednesday on a plan to raise the state’s gasoline tax to pay for road and...